Arsenal vs. Barcelona: Starting XIs, Teams for 2016 Champions League Game

Arsenal face the unenviable task of halting the Barcelona juggernaut on Tuesday evening in what should be a pulsating clash at the Emirates Stadium in the Champions League.

Having won their last two games in succession to secure qualification for the knockout rounds, the Gunners will feel as though there’s little to lose in this one when they go up against European football’s most formidable side. Here’s the XI named by manager Arsene Wenger, per the Arsenal Twitter feed:

Barcelona head to the Emirates having not lost in their last 32 matches in all competitions, and in Luis Suarez, Neymar and Lionel Messi, they have arguably the three best players anywhere in world football at the moment. Here is their starting lineup:

The Blaugrana are seeking to become the first team to retain the Champions League in its current format, and although they could have potentially gotten an easier draw in the last 16, they’re big favourites to progress. Arsenal need to secure an advantage in this fixture if they’re to stand any chance of making it into the quarter-finals, you suspect.