Arsenal is forced to beat Shakhtar Donetsk today (3:00 p.m.) at the Emirates Stadium in London.
The match will be valid for the third date of the “league phase” of the UEFA Champions League.
The Gunner team comes from drawing (0-0) against Atalanta (visiting) and beating Paris-Saint Germain (PSG) (2-0), at home in the English capital.
Those led by Mikel Arteta also lost (2-0) on Saturday in their visit to Bournemouth in the Premier and saw how Liverpool and Manchester City moved away from the top of the best league in the world.
The team needs to “regain sensations” quickly because after today’s game against the Ukrainian club, they will have to host the Red in London this Sunday (12:30).
But the first thing is to overcome the challenge that lies ahead on this day.
It must be remembered that the first eight of the table of 36 clubs in the Champions League will advance directly to the round of 16.
While from ninth to 24th step, there will be a previous playoff.
If Arsenal intends to fight for direct tickets to the round of the 16 best in Europe, they will have to carry out this match against Shakhtar. Then, they will visit Inter on November 6 (4:00 p.m.).
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Unay Emery’s pupils have just beaten Young Boys (0-3) in Switzerland and hit home after beating Bayern Munich 1-0 at home.
Likewise, from 3:00 p.m. (Bolivian time), PSG “will face” PSV in Paris; Juventus, against Stuttgart; Girona, with Slovan Bratislava and Sturm against Sporting Club.
