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Confirmed line-ups: Napoli vs Arsenal – Gyokeres starts as Arteta makes 4 changes

By on September 9, 2026

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Arsenal are in Italy to take on Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in our opening Champions League game of the 2026/27 season.

After our painful penalty shoot-out defeat to PSG in the final last season, Arsenal will be desperate to go one better this term and finally lift the Champions League trophy.

The boss has rotated his squad and made four changes from the side that beat Chelsea on Sunday. David Raya keeps goal once again but Piero Hincapie comes in at left-back to give Riccardo Calafiori a rest.

Gabriel Magalhaes marshals the back four while Ezri Konsa keeps his place alongside the Brazilian after a hugely impressive full debut at the weekend. Ben White starts at right-back again with Jurrien Timber still working his way back to fitness.

Mikel Merino is recalled to start in midfield alongside Declan Rice with Myles Lewis-Skelly given a breather. Martin Odegaard keeps his place and he’ll be looking to continues his excellent start to the season.

Bukayo Saka keeps his place on the right wing for Arsenal tonight while Eberechi Eze is recalled to replace Cristos Tzolis on the opposite flank.

Viktor Gyokeres has barely played so far this season but the Swedish international is back in the starting eleven tonight so he’ll be hoping to impress.

Kai Havertz drops to the bench where he’s joined by the likes of Max Dowman, Noni Madeuke, Tzolis, Bruno Guimarães and Martin Zubimendi.

These are the line-ups for the game:

Arsenal

Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Hincapie; Rice, Merino; Saka, Odegaard, Eze; Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Meslier, Tzolis, Madueke, Havertz, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Guimarães, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman, Salmon.

Napoli

Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Rafa Marin, Olivera; Gilmour, Lobotka, De Bruyne; Politano, Hojlund, Alisson Santos.

Subs: Contini, Milinkovic-Savic, Favasuli, Badiashile, Neres, Lucca, Vergara, Beukema, Spinazzola