Arsenal will play without two players at the start of the Champions League

On Tuesday, Arsenal will begin their campaign in the Champions League. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.

In the first round of the group stage, Mikel Arteta's team will face Athletic Club in Bilbao. According to ESPN, the "Gunners" will be without two key players in this match – midfielder Martin Odegaard and winger Bukayo Saka.

Odegaard was substituted in the match against Nottingham Forest on Saturday due to a shoulder injury. Saka was injured in the game against Leeds in August.

However, there is good news – defender William Saliba has returned to the team. He was substituted in the match against Liverpool and missed the recent game against Nottingham Forest.

The match between Athletic and Arsenal will start at 19:45 Moscow time on September 16. Don't miss the text broadcast.