We’re counting down to the Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk Champions League match which is scheduled to start shortly, and the teams have just been announced.
First off, the starting eleven for Arsenal which has been officially confirmed as:
Arsenal
David Raya Martin
Also known as David Raya
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Barcelona, Spain
William Saliba #2
Defender
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 23
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Bondy, France
Gabriel Magalhães #6
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Riccardo Calafiori
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Rome, Italy
Ben White #4
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 27
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Declan Rice
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 25
Nationality: England
Place of birth: London, England
Thomas Partey #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 31
Leandro Trossard #19
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Maasmechelen, Belgium
Gabriel Martinelli #11
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Guarulhos, Brazil
Gabriel Fernando de Jesus #9
Also known as Gabriel Jesus
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Kai Havertz
Forward
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Aachen, Germany
The team sheet line-up for Shakhtar Donetsk has also been confirmed as follows:
Shakhtar Donetsk
Dmytro Riznyk
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Ukraine
Pedrinho, P
Valeriy Bondar
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Mykola Matviienko
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Saki, Ukraine
Yukhym Konoplia
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Donetsk, Ukraine
Dmytro Kryskiv #18
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Artem Bondarenko
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Cherkasy, Ukraine
Heorhii Sudakov
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Brianka, Ukraine
Eguinaldo
Oleksandr Zubkov
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Makiivka, Ukraine
Danylo Sikan #14
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Zhytomyr, Ukraine
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