Arsenal welcome Lens to the Emirates Stadium with a easy equation dictating their passage to the Champions League final 16. Some extent and they’re by means of, all three and they are going to be assured to complete as group winners. Securing a passage to the knockout rounds could be no imply feat for a staff again within the competitors for the primary time since 2017, irrespective of how favorable the group.
Mikel Arteta will want no reminding although that qualification is way from a given in opposition to final season’s Ligue 1 runners up. Certainly when these two met on Matchday 2, Lens emerged 2-1 victors in entrance of a raucous Stade Bollaert-Delelis, the height of a a lot improved run of type for the French aspect, who’ve misplaced solely as soon as in all competitions for the reason that Champions League started. Right here is how one can watch the match and what you should know:
Viewing data
- Date: Wednesday, Nov. 29 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Emirates Stadium — London
- Watch: Paramount+
- Odds: Arsenal -350; Draw +450; Lens +750
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Storylines
Arsenal: Apart from their long term absentees, the Gunners might nicely be with out Ben White and Fabio Vieira for Wednesday’s sport after each missed coaching on Tuesday. The absence of the previous might pose a selected headache for Arteta, who may be reluctant to make use of Takehiro Tomiyasu and Oleksandr Zinchenko thrice in per week at full again.
Thus far, nonetheless, it has not notably mattered who has lined up within the Arsenal backline; regardless of the personnel they’ve seemed impregnable. That’s notably true within the Champions League, the place the two.1 anticipated objectives they’ve allowed is a tally bettered solely by Manchester Metropolis. That fearsome protection might be extraordinarily useful come the knockouts and Arsenal can be hoping their place in them is confirmed very quickly.
Lens: Outcomes are on the up for Franck Haise’s aspect, who beat Clermont 3-0 on their return from the worldwide break, a 3rd win in 4 Ligue 1 matches. Nevertheless, within the Champions League Lens have slowed down at a decisive second, selecting up only one level from two video games in opposition to PSV Eindhoven, who they’re degree with on 5 factors, 4 behind Arsenal however two forward of Sevilla.
Having missed the win over Clermont, left again Deiver Machado made the squad that traveled throughout the Channel. The Colombian excelled within the 2-1 win over the Gunners on dwelling turf and can be out to impress once more.
Prediction
Arsenal have developed fairly the behavior of profitable tight video games and may have the ability to do the identical on Wednesday. PICK: Arsenal 2, Lens 0
Champions League broadcast schedule
All instances Japanese
Galatasaray vs. Manchester United |
12:45 p.m. |
Paramount+ |
Sevilla vs. PSV |
12:45 p.m. |
Paramount+, CBS Sports activities Golazo Community |
UEFA Champions League In the present day pre-match |
2 p.m. |
Paramount+, CBS Sports activities Community |
The Golazo Present | 3 p.m. | Paramount+ |
Bayern Munich vs. Copenhagen |
3 p.m. |
Paramount+ |
Actual Madrid vs. Napoli |
3 p.m. |
Paramount+ |
Actual Sociedad vs. RB Salzbrug |
3 p.m. |
Paramount+, CBS Sports activities Community |
Braga vs. Union Berlin |
3 p.m. |
Paramount+ |
Arsenal vs. Lens |
3 p.m. |
Paramount+ |
Benfica vs. Inter |
3 p.m. |
Paramount+, CBS Sports activities Golazo Community |
UEFA Champions League In the present day post-match |
5 p.m. |
Paramount+. CBS Sports activities Community |
The Champions Membership |
6 p.m. |
CBS Sports activities Golazo Community |
Scoreline |
9 p.m. |
CBS Sports activities Golazo Community |