Arsenal is expecting a difficult Champions League debut match against Atalanta due to a serious injury situation.
The Gunners defeated Tottenham 1-0 in the North London Derby despite being without a number of important players, including Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Mikel Merino, and Riccardo Calafiori. This showed the team’s flexibility and perseverance under duress.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta lauded his team’s resilience in the face of hardship. We suffered because we had to change the plan to accommodate the guys that were available, but the team pulled through admirably. We accepted the challenge rather than looking for reasons not to do it,” Arteta said following the game.
But there are more difficult tasks to come, including a pivotal Premier League matchup with Manchester City. Arsenal must first defeat Atalanta, a formidable European foe with a track record of upsetting more established teams.
Arsenal lineup prediction
Raya, the custodian
White, Saliba, Gabriel, and Timber in defence
Rice, Jorginho, Havertz in the middle:
Attackers: Trossard, Sterling, and Nwaneri
