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Arsenal v Basel preview
- Updated: September 27, 2016
Olivier Giroud and Francis Coquelin will be unavailable for Arsenal as they welcome Basel to the Emirates in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
The France forward is suspended after his red card in the 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain, while midfielder Coquelin picked up a knee injury at the weekend and is set to be out for around three weeks.
The Gunners will be buoyed by their 3-0 victory over Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday, but Arsene Wenger is wary of the threat Basel pose in Europe.
“They have beaten everybody in England – Man United, Chelsea and Liverpool. They have strong results in Europe,” the manager said in a pre-match press conference.
The Swiss club are unbeaten in their last six games in all competitions and drew 1-1 with Ludogorets in their opening Champions League fixture a few weeks ago.
Team news
David Ospina could come back in between the sticks in place of Petr Cech, while Aaron Ramsey, Danny Welbeck, Gabriel Paulista and Per Mertesacker remain sidelined with injury.
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka celebrated his 24th birthday on Tuesday and will mark it with a trip back to his homeland of Switzerland, as well as another competitive meeting with brother and Basel midfielder Taulant Xhaka.
Both are in line to start a few months after they became the first siblings to meet in a European …
