Lens and Arsenal will measure forces for the second round of the Champions League.
Our Prediction: Arsenal Win
Lens vs Arsenal: match preview
Two teams in different situations in their domestic competitions They will measure forces on the second day of group B of the Champions League.
The local team started the season in excellent shape. It is located in second place in the Premier League with 17 units, thanks to five wins and two draws. They are just one point behind leaders Manchester City.
For his part, in the international tournament he took a victory on the first date against PSV Eindhoven with a 4-0 win. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring to give way to scorers Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesús and Martin Odegaard. Arsenal left no room for doubt and obtained a great result to arrive in great spirit for this commitment.
It is one of the eight teams who has not yet received any goals in the competition, in addition to having the second best offense, the eighth best possession of the ball with an average of 58.7% and the seventh in shots on goal with eight. He has the opportunity to improve those numbers against a rival that arrives at low times.
Those directed by Franck Haise They are in fifteenth position in Ligue 1 with a bad start. They only added 7 units, the product of two wins, one draw and four losses. However, little by little they regain their level with two wins in a row. The last of them was against Strasburg 0-1 with the solitary goal from Elye Wahi.
In the Champions League they got rid of their nerves with a 1-1 draw against Sevilla. They started down on the scoreboard with a goal from Lucas Ocampos, but Angelo Fulgini equalized the actions at 24′ with a goal from a free kick. In this way they made their return to competition after 21 years.
In the direct duels between both teams there is a lot of parity, although Arsenal achieves a small superiority. Account with two victories, two equalities and one defeat in the last five head-to-head games. The last time they met was in a friendly in 2016.
The duel ended with a score of 1-1 with goals from Mattias Autret and Alex Oxlade Chamberlain. Of all the players who were on the field during that match, only Mohamed Elneny will repeat.
Lens vs Arsenal: possible lineups
Lens
Club head coach Franck Haise will use his typical 3-4-2-1 formation to populate the midfield. The Frenchman will take to the field with the following players: Brice Samba; Jonathan Gradit, Kevin Danso, Facundo Medina; Przemyslaw Frankowski, Salis Abdul Samed, Nampalys Mendy, Deiver Machado; Florian Sotoca, Angelo Fulgini; and Elye Wahi.
Losses due to injury: David Costa, Jimmy Cabot, Massadio Haidara and Wuilker Faríñez.
Arsenal
For his part, Gunner strategist Mikel Arteta will seek his second victory in the tournament with his typical 4-3-3 formation. The names of the players who will take to the field will be the following: David Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz; Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesús and Leandro Trossard.
Losses due to injury: Gabriel Martinelli, Jurrien Timber y Thomas Partey.
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2023-10-02 09:42:05
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