Arsenal and Dinamo will meet at the Emirates on Tuesday knowing that their fate is out of their hands.
Arsene Wengerâs side briefly gave themselves hope at the halfway point, beating Bayern Munich 2-0 in London, but they were thrashed 5-1 by the German champions last time out, leaving them bottom in Group F.
Dinamo Zagreb made a bright start to the group stage, beating Arsenal in their opening fixture, but they have lost all three of their outings since then. Since their last outing in Europeâs top club competition, Dinamo have secured back-to-back domestic wins.
Both sides need a victory to close the six-point gap to the two sides above them in Group F, but they are depend on the result of other match because a draw between Bayern Munich and Olympiacos would eliminate both.
Head to head
Arsenal and Dinamo Zagreb met in a qualifying round in the 2006-07 season, which Arsenal won 5-1 on aggregate, winning both legs of the tie.
Dinamo ended their 16-year wait for a group-stage win with a 2-1 victory over the Gunners in Zagreb.
Match facts
- Dinamo Zagreb have not won any of their last 11 away games in the Champions League (D2, L9), failing to find the net in eight of those games.
- Arsenal were victorious in their last home game in the competition (2-0 v Bayern Munich) but have not won consecutive Champions League games at the Emirates since 2012.
- Only Maccabi Tel Aviv and BATE Borisov (both 11) have conceded more goals in the competition this season than Arsenal (10).
- If Arsenal lose this game, itâll be their 50th defeat in the Champions League; only three sides have already reached that milestone (Porto, Galatasaray and Olympiakos).
- The Gunners have conceded more goals from outside the penalty area than any other side this season in the Champions League (3).
- Arsenal have conceded more goals from a corner situation than any other team in this edition of the Champions League (3).
- No side has conceded more goals in the final 15 minutes in the CL this term than Dinamo Zagreb (3) whilst no team has scored more in that time than Arsenal (3).
- Dinamo have lost five of their last ten fixtures in all competitions, having gone into matchday two (against Bayern) 45 unbeaten.
- The Croatian champions have never qualified from the group stage in their four previous attempts.
Team news
Theo Walcott (calf), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring), Jack Wilshere (leg), Arteta (calf), Danny Welbeck and Tomas Rosicky (both knee) are all out for Arsenal, including Francis Coquelin, who suffered a knee injury in the loss to West Brom at the weekend. Aaron Ramsey will be in the squad after picking up a hamstring problem in the win over Bayern last month.
Dinamo Zagreb will be without Josip Pivaric after he was sent off in their last outing and Gordon Schildenfeld, who is still out as he recovers from a long-term thigh problem.
Also, Dinamo will be without midfielder Arijan Ademi, who failed a drugs test following Dinamoâs surprise 2-1 victory over Arsene Wengerâs side on matchday one and has been banned for four years by UEFA.
Possible Line-ups
Arsenal: Cech; BellerĂn, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Flamini, Cazorla; SĂĄnchez, Ăzil, Gibbs; Giroud.
Dinamo Zagreb: Eduardo; Pinto, Sigali, Taravel, Musa; Machado, AntoliÄ, Rog; Soudani, Fernandes; Pjaca.
From : SS.com
