In just under an hour, the ball will be rolling at the Emirates Stadium in London. FC Bayern will face FC Arsenal in the Champions League on matchday 5. We bring you the line-ups for the top match in the premier class
After the 2:1 win against Paris Saint-Germain, FC Bayern now face their next big challenge in the Champions League: The German record champions will face FC Arsenal in London: First and second in the table, the top match in the top flight is currently as close as it gets
Vincent Kompany has almost a full complement of players to choose from. Serge Gnabry, who recently had to sit out the 6-2 Bundesliga win over Freiburg due to knee problems, is back in the squad. Joshua Kimmich and Lennart Karl are also ready for action and, according to the Munich head coach, are at 100 per cent
Kompany will still have to do without Alphonso Davies (recovery training after a cruciate ligament rupture) and Jamal Musiala (rehab after a fractured fibula) as well as Luis Diaz (suspended)
Youngster Karl replaces suspended Diaz
In front of Manuel Neuer in goal, Vincent Kompany has opted for a back four of Josip Stanisic, Jonathan Tah, Dayot Upamecano and Konrad Laimer
Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlovic start in defensive midfield, with the attacking trio of Serge Gnabry, Michael Olise and Lennart Karl in front of them, with the 17-year-old youngster replacing the suspended Luis Diaz
Harry Kane is set in the center of the attack
Substitutes are: Ulreich, Urbig – Minjae, Goretzka, Jackson, Bischof, Ito, Guerreiro, Boey, Mike
Kompany makes three changes to the starting eleven compared to the 6-2 home win against SC Freiburg
Overview of the line-ups
FC Arsenal: Raya – Timber, Saliba, Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly – Rice, Zubimendi – Saka, Eze, Trossard – Merino
FC Bayern: Neuer – Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer – Kimmich, Pavlovic – Karl, Olise, Gnabry – Kane