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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
ARSENAL  Szczesny Djourou, Koscielny, Vermaelen, A. Santos Ramsey, Song, Rosicky Walcott, Van Persie, Chamakh | BORUSSIA DORTMUND  Weidenfeller Piszczek, Santana, Hummels, Schmelzer Bender, Kehl Gotze, Kagawa, Grosskreutz Lewandowski |
The Gunners have no new injury concerns but still lack the expertise of long-term absentees Jack Wilshere and Abou Diaby.
Visiting boss Jurgen Klopp may well want to continue with a similar side to that which beat their title rivals Bayern Munich 1-0 at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. Their main injury concern involves defender Neven Subotic, who is likely to be out of action until the new year due to a facial injury suffered against Wolfsburg earlier in the month.
| DID YOU KNOW |
- Arsenal are so far undefeated in the group stage of the Champions League, winning two and drawing two. Every other team in Group F has lost at least one match.
- Tomas Rosicky, who could feature against his former team, scored against Arsenal when he played for Borussia Dortmund in the 2002-03 season.
- Both Arsenal and Dortmund had poor starts to the season but have regained form of late; the German outfit are unbeaten in eight games while the Gunners have won five of their last six in all competitions.
- Arsenal’s captain Robin van Persie has scored 31 goals in 2011, averaging 1.07 strikes per game.
- Dortmund were the first German team to win the Champions League after the reformation of the tournament in 1992, triumphing in 1997.
- The first game between the sides ended in a 1-1 draw after Dortmund snatched a late equaliser.
- Arsenal’s only two clean sheets in their last eight games have come in the Champions League while Dortmund have kept five in their last eight fixtures.
Editor's Prediction
Arsenal 3-1 Borussia Dortmund 
