Arsenal will be without Mathieu Flamini and Mikel Arteta – both picked up muscle problems in the trip to Leicester – while Olivier Giroud is suspended.
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Thankfully this week has been kinder on Arsenal as we prepare to put the Dinamo defeat behind us and claim all three points at home to Olympiacos.
Arsenal host Premier League leaders Manchester United on Sunday, but that will not impact on Wenger’s team selection, although goalkeeper David Ospina could again be preferred to Petr Cech.
Under Wenger, Arsenal have reached the second stage of the competition every season since 1999-2000, but for the past five years in they have gone out in the first knockout round.
Francis Coquelin could be available after being sidelined for the last two matches with a knee problem but Wenger admitted he is waiting on a report from his medical staff before declaring him fit to play.
Alexis Sanchez opened his account for the season with a hat-trick in the 5-2 win against Claudio Ranieri’s side on Saturday and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has praised the Chilean’s mentality. I don’t know, but it’s a bit early to come to any conclusions.
“We must concentrate our play and defend well, to have confidence and to avoid mistakes, because whoever makes mistakes loses”.
“He is a top-quality player and even when he is not scoring goals he works so hard for us”.
“I’m quite critical of myself and I try to demand quite high standards of myself”. These are all things that we can all learn, that everyone who watches football could learn from. He added: “It is what my dad says as well so there might be a little bit of a trend here”.
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“He had a scan on Thursday and the evolution is quite positive”.
