ARSENAL welcome French outfit Monaco to the Emirates TONIGHT - and both have a top-eight Champions League finish in their sights.
The Gunners' last outing in Europe saw them climb up to seventh spot with a 5-1 thrashing over Sporting.
And one of the teams Mikel Arteta's men leapfrogged is Monaco who let a 2-0 lead slip before going on to lose 3-2 to Benfica last time out.
Kick-off time: 8pm GMT
Live stream: discovery+
TV channel: TNT Sports 1
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Monaco starting team: To follow
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Arsenal will be relieved that their former Hale End star Folarin Balogun is not available for this clash.
The Gunners shipped out Balogun to Reims on loan before he made the permanent switch to Monaco.
But he is not available for his homecoming trip due to a shoulder injury.
He’ll be gutted.
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The Gunners could be without SEVEN key stars tonight as they were not pictured in training ahead of this huge match.
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Welcome to SunSport’s live coverage of Arsenal vs Monaco
Arsenal will be determined to quickly get back to winning ways TONIGHT in their crunch Champions League clash - but opponents Monaco have other ideas.
The Gunners seemed as if they were putting quite the run together having won three matches on the spin going into last weekend’s match against Fulham.
However, the Cottagers frustrated Mikel Arteta’s men as they were forced to share the spoils - failing to capitalise on league leaders Liverpool’s postponed match.
But it has been happier times in Europe particularly with Arsenal’s most recent outing to Lisbon where they THUMPED Sporting 5-1.
And a win at the Emirates tonight would see the Gunners all but guarantee a spot in the next stages of this newly formatted Champions League.
Coming up we will the latest team news which could be a problem for Arsenal as several players missed training, any breaking stories and of course the line-ups all before kick-off at 8pm GMT.
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