Confirmed Arsenal line-up (4-3-3) vs PSG, Merino & Timber start

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May 7, 2025 19:07 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has named his starting line-up for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain tonight.

The Gunners are trailing 1-0 after the first leg at the Emirates Stadium and need to overturn the deficit to make the final of the European competition.

Ahead of the game, there are two changes from the 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League last weekend.

David Raya continues in goal as usual.

In defence, Jurrien Timber comes in for Ben White at right-back. The rest of the backline stays the same. William Saliba and Jakub Kiwior start in central defence with Myles Lewis-Skelly at right-back.

Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard occupy the central midfield positions with Thomas Partey in the number six role. The Ghanaian missed the first leg of the semi-final due to suspension.

In attack, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli start on the right and left wing respectively. Mikel Merino has got the nod to lead the attack ahead of Leandro Trossard against Les Parisiens.

Confirmed Arsenal line-up (4-3-3) vs PSG; Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Partey, Odegaard, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli.