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Ludogorets v Arsenal preview
- Updated: October 31, 2016
Arsenal travel to Ludogorets in the Champions League on Tuesday night looking to remain top of Group A.
Arsene Wenger’s side thrashed the Bulgarian champions 6-0 at the Emirates when the two teams met in the previous round of fixtures, with Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil scoring a hat-trick.
The Frenchman must decide, though, whether to pick a full-strength starting line-up at the Ludogorets Arena, with the north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur to come on Sunday lunchtime.
However, with the Gunners currently level on points with second-placed Paris Saint-Germain – who travel to Basel on Tuesday – in the group after three games, Wenger and Co cannot afford to drop any points in Bulgaria if they wish to win the group and in theory earn an easier draw come the round-of-16.
Arsenal, who won 4-1 at Sunderland on Saturday to remain joint top of the Premier League with Manchester City and Liverpool, host the Ligue 1 champions in three weeks’ time in a fixture that looks like determining who will win the group and who will be runners-up.
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