Champions League 24/25: Arsenal squad, starting 11 and odds

Below is the squad that Arsenal have and will be taking into this season's Champions League campaign

• David Raya, Tommy Setford, Neto
• William Saliba, Kieran Tierney, Ben White, Gabriel, Jurrien Timber, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riccardo Calafiori, Myles Lewis-Skelly
• Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Declan Rice, Mikel Merino, Ethan Nwaneri
• Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz
  

With Aaron Ramsdale leaving for Southampton, there was never a debate over who was going to start in goal, with that honour going to David Raya.

The back four is made up of four of Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ben White, Gabriel, William Saliba, Calafiori and Timber, but Arteta has barely had all of his star defenders available at the same time.

As for the midfield three, Thomas Partey and Jorginho play when needed, but many feel as if Arteta's ideal starting 11 sees new signing Merino play alongside Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard.

Kai Havertz can also play in midfield, but he's been the starting number nine for the season, with ex-Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling competing for minutes with Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli on the left.

As expected, Bukayo Saka always plays on the right when fit, with Arteta showing an unwillingness to rotate his star man out of the side when not absolutely needed.

PSG are the current betting favourites for the Champions League though, with the bookies feeling that Luis Enrique's side have a better chance then competition's other big hitters.

Arsenal are seen as less likely to win the competition than Inter Milan, and also have longer odds than their semi-final opponents, PSG.

Europa League winners Atalanta were up first for Arsenal in the Champions League this season, with that game taking place in Italy on September 19 and ending in a 0-0 draw.

It was another tricky game for the Gunners up next, but they beat PSG in North London 2-0 on October 1 before playing at the Emirates again on October 22, this time beating Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0.

Matchday four saw the Gunners come up against Inter Milan on November 6, losing that game 1-0, with another away game three weeks later on November 26, this time against Sporting Lisbon, ending in an emphatic 5-1 win.

On December 11, in what was their final UCL game of 2024, Arsenal beat Monaco 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium, ending the year with a win in Europe's top club competition,

Things resumed in 2025, with Arsenal beat Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 on January 22 before playing away in Spain against Girona the following week on January 29, winning that game 2-1.

In the last 16, Arsenal thrashed PSV 7-2 in the Netherlands in their first leg to give themselves one foot in the quarter-finals, with a 2-2 draw at the Emirates confirming their spot in the final eight against Real Madrid, which they emphatically walked away with the win from after a 5-1 aggregate win.

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