Arsenal will not only have to gain all 3 points tonight against Brugge, but also hope for Manchester City, Borrusia Dortmund, and Newcastle United lose their concurrent games.
Arsenal will not only have to gain all 3 points tonight against Brugge, but also hope for Manchester City, Borrusia Dortmund, and Newcastle United lose their concurrent games.
If all three lose, then the Gunners will more than 6 points clear of the 9th placed team with 2 games in hand.
Club Brugge are placed well below in the 28th spot, having won only once in their opening 5 league matches. They have suffered a defeat, had 4 draws and as a result, Brugge have only 4 points. They need a win tonight at all costs to stay alive in the competition.
"Declan was ill. He was quite sick after the game [vs Aston Villa]. He hasn't travelled with us." - Arteta said.
"William is still not available. Leo picked up another knock in an area where he had a previous issue. I don't expect it to be long, but unfortunately he cannot be with us." - Arteta spoke on Saliba's fitness.
Starting XI: Mignolet (GK), Siquet, Ordonez, Mechele, Seys, Onyedika, Stankovic, Vanaken, Forbs, Tresoldi and Tzolis.
Substitutes: Van den Heuvel, De Corte, Meijer, Spileers, Romero, Sabbe, Vetlesen, Sandra, Furo, Campbell, Diakhon, Nilsson
Starting XI: David Raya (GK), Ben White, Norgaard, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyokeres.
Substitutes: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Setford, Bukayo Saka, Jesus, Eberchi Eze, Nwaneri, Calafiori, Copley, Nichols and Salmon



The Gunners are in superb European form, boasting the UCL's only perfect record (5/5), including a brilliant 3-1 win over Bayern Munich on matchday 5.
However, their 8-game winning streak in the Premier League was halted a late 2-1 loss against Aston Villa last Saturday.
Mikel Arteta's side needs to bounce back to regain confidence and extend their League Phase lead.
Fixture: Club Brugge Vs Arsenal, Matchday 6
Venue: Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Streaming: SonyLIV
Live Telecast: Sony TEN 2 SD & HD, Sony TEN 3 SD & HD, Sony TEN 4 SD & HD
Club Brugge, famously known as Blauw-Zwart, welcome Premier League leaders Arsenal, the only team with a perfect record in this season's Champions League, at their fortress home turf of Jan Breydel Stadium. Match begins from 1:30 AM (IST) onwards, so stay tuned for the build-up, team sheets and real time updates.
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