Confirmed Arsenal Team to face Athletic in UCL Opener – Rice returns, Mosquera for Saliba | OneFootball

The Arsenal squad are in Spain this evening, to take on Athletic Club in their UEFA Champions League 2025/26 opener. The match will kick-off at 17:45PM UK in Estadio de San Mamés in Bilbao.

The Gunners take on Athletic Club for the first time in a competitive game when they clash tonight. The most recent meeting between these two ended in a 3-0 win for Arsenal in a pre-season friendly, played just before the start of the new campaign, when Arsenal won the Emirates Cup fixture. Todays match promises to be a fascinating contest with Athletic appearing in the Champions League for the first time since 2014, and the Gunners hungry for European success this season.

Here is the the Confirmed Arsenal Team for tonight’s fixture:

COYG!

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