Arsenal vs FC Basel Live Stream: Watch Champion's League Online
Arsenal’s second match of Champions League play comes at home against FC Basel. With plenty of story lines to follow, here are all the ways to watch.
Arsenal‘s Champions League campaign continues against FC Basel on match day two. With the Emirates as the battlefield, we have to expect nothing less than three points. PSG are certainly going to take maximum pointage from Ludogorets, so Arsenal are going to have to keep top slot with a win over Basel.
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That doesn’t mean that we will see all of the big guns out in force against the Swiss giants. Wenger will have to utilize some much-needed squad rotation in order to keep everyone fresh for Burnley at the weekend.
The first place that squad rotation will take effect is in the midfield. With Francis Coquelin and Aaron Ramsey out for a few weeks, Le Prof is going to have to get creative. The most likely scenario is a Mohamed Elneny-Granit Xhaka combination.
Not only has this combination been proven effective, but with only Santi Cazorla the remaining option, it has to go to the young guns.
Plus, with FC Basel the former home of both Xhaka and Elneny and with Granit’s brother Taulant being a regular in the Swiss starting XI, it only makes sense that for sentimentality sake, we will see the dual holding-midfielders out in force.
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With that out of the way, we have to consider who starts up front. Everything considered, we have to see Olivier Giroud. The big Frenchman is pining for an opportunity to reassert his claim to be the Gunner’s top striker. He has played less than a full match worth of minutes thus far and as such, he is destined for a good chunk of exposure.
But he also has to make the most of it. With 90 minutes ahead of him, we have to see a Giroud that wants to be out there. A Giroud like we saw in the second leg against Monaco.
Other than that, Wenger’s starting XI should be pretty clear. Lucas and the Ox should find playing time. David Ospina will be back out between the posts and most everything else will remain the same. We have to keep in mind that in the Champions League, Wenger will deploy some big guns.
All of that being said, here are all the ways to watch:
Date: 28 September 2016
Venue: The Emirates, London, England
Time: 14;45 EST, 19:45 BST
TV: Fox Sports Local
Stream: Arsenal Player, FoxSoccer 2GO
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