Arsenal vs. PSG: Team News, Preview, Live Stream and TV Info for UCL Match

Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain will meet with the top spot in Group A of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League on the line on Wednesday, as the two giants square off at the Emirates Stadium.

Both teams have already booked their ticket to the next round, and all that's left to play for is the top spot in Group A and a chance to avoid the other top finishers in the next round.

For the Gunners in particular, that would be a major bonus―Arsenal have faced heartbreak at the hands of Europe's giants too often in the knockout stage in recent years.

Here's everything you need to know about Wednesday's clash.

Date: Wednesday, November 23

Time: 7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET

Venue: Emirates Stadium, London

TV Info: BT Sport 3 (UK), Fox Sports 1 (US)

Live Stream: BT Sport app, Fox Soccer 2Go

Team News

As reported by James Benge of the London Evening Standard, Arsenal will miss a host of players for this pivotal clash. Hector Bellerin, Santi Cazorla, Lucas Perez, Danny Welbeck and Per Mertesacker are all sidelined with injuries.

Alexis Sanchez should be able to start, but he didn't seem fully recovered from the knock he picked up during the international break in the 1-1 draw against Manchester United on Saturday. In-form Olivier Giroud could be his replacement.

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PSG also have several question marks. Angel Di Maria left the pitch during the first half of the win against Nantes, and Javier Pastore and Adrien Rabiot are expected to miss the match. Alphonse Areola and Layvin Kurzawa are question marks.

Predicted Arsenal XI: David Ospina, Carl Jenkinson, Shkodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Francis Coquelin, Granit Xhaka, Theo Walcott, Mesut Ozil, Alex Iwobi, Alexis Sanchez.

Predicted PSG XI: Kevin Trapp, Serge Aurier, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Maxwell, Marco Verratti, Thiago Motta, Blaise Matuidi, Angel Di Maria, Edinson Cavani, Lucas Moura.

Preview

Arsenal entered the international break in excellent form, but their last match—the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford—should give manager Arsene Wenger cause for concern.

The Gunners have dominated teams this season by winning the midfield battle, executing breaks quickly and working the wings with patience. Against United, none of that happened. The Red Devils were in full control of the ball for most of the encounter, and Giroud's late equaliser made for a flattering result, to say the least.

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By contrast, PSG have been excellent for some time, winning all but one of their matches since the shock loss against Toulouse in September. Les Parisiens may not have made a great start to the season, but they're one of the form teams on the continent right now.

One of the keys has been PSG's depth, with the team barely losing a step whenever a starter drops out with an injury. Kevin Trapp has been overshadowed by star youngster Areola this season, but when called on against Nantes, he delivered, per the team's official Twitter account:

The absence of Cazorla means Arsenal will have to dig deep in midfield to combat the strong duo of Marco Verratti and Thiago Motta. The Italian in particular runs PSG's midfield, and stopping him with a double defensive wall of Granit Xhaka and Francis Coquelin may not be a bad idea.

Kurzawa's absence should open up the flanks for the Gunners, but the secret to stopping the French champions is shutting down the centre of the pitch and not letting Verratti and Co. pick up Di Maria, Edinson Cavani and Lucas Moura over the top.

On the other side of the pitch, Wenger will have some choices to make against the rock-solid duo of Marquinhos and Thiago Silva.

Per the club's official website, the Arsenal boss explained his decision to play Sanchez at Old Trafford, despite the Chilean only just returning from injury:

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It’s very unusual [to play someone after that]. I chose him because Alexis is a guy who can take people on and I knew that would be a quality that would work. He is good on the counter-attack, good in short spaces as well. He’s always a player who is not scared of anybody.

He played very well in the first half but we didn’t give him enough service in the second half because we dropped off too much and we played too many balls in our own half. We didn’t give him enough support by coming out more.

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The more physical Giroud could be a better option against PSG's mobile centre-backs, allowing the Gunners to fire in cross after cross and rely on the Frenchman to do what he does best.

Final prediction: Arsenal 1-1 PSG