Team news ahead of tonight's play-offs
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
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UEFA.com rounds up the likely lineups and formations for tonight's five UEFA Champions League play-off second legs, including who is out and who is a doubt.
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Arsenal FC v Beşiktaş JK
Arsenal: Szczęsny, Debuchy, Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sánchez, Wilshere, Özil, Sanogo.
• Out: Mikel Arteta (ankle), Aaron Ramsey (suspended), Olivier Giroud (ankle), Kieran Gibbs (hamstring), Theo Walcott (knee)
Beşiktaş: Tolga Zengin; İsmail Köybaşı, Franco, Ersan Gülüm, Ramon Motta, Oğuzhan Özyakup, Veli Kavlak, Mustafa Pektemek, Hutchinson, Olcay Şahan, Ba.
• Out: none
Athletic Club v SSC Napoli
Athletic: Iraizoz; Susaeta, Gurpegui, Laporte, De Marcos, Balenziaga, Iturraspe, Rico, Beñat, Muniain, Aduriz.
• Out: none
Napoli: Cabral; Ghoulam, Henrique, Albiol, Koulibaly, Callejón, Jorginho, Hamsik, Gargano, Mertens, Higuaín.
• Out: none
Bayer 04 Leverkusen v FC København
Leverkusen: Leno; Jedvaj, Toprak, Spahic, Boenisch; Castro, Rolfes; Bellarabi, Son; Çalhanoğlu; Kiessling.
• Out: none
• Doubtful: Lars Bender (thigh)
København: S Andersen; Högli, Nilsson, Antonsson, Bengtsson; Amankwaa, Amartey, Delaney, Claudemir; Cornelius, Kadrii.
• Out: Mikkel Wohlgemuth (knee), Kris Stadsgaard (knee), Nicolai Jörgensen (thigh)
• Doubtful: Youssef Toutouh (rupture of muscle fibre), Rúrik Gíslason (back), Christoffer Remmer (adductor)
PFC Ludogorets Razgread v FC Steaua Bucureşti
Ludogorets: Stoyanov; Júnior Caiçara, Moţi, Terziev, Minev; Dyakov, Fábio Espinho; M Aleksandrov, Marclinho, Misidjan; Younés Hamza.
• Out: Vitinha (ankle), Brayan Angulo (strain)
• Doubtful: none
Steaua: Arlauskis; Râpă, Szukała, Varela, Latovlevici; Breeveld, Prepeliță, Sânmărtean; Popa, Tănase; Keșerü.
• Out: Chipciu
• Doubtful: Cristian Tănase (groin)
Malmö FF v FC Salzburg
Malmö: Olsen; Tinnerholm, Johansson, Helander, Konate; Eriksson, Halsti, Adu, Forsberg; Thelin, Rosenberg.
• Out: Guillermo Molins (knee), Ricardinho (knee), Simon Thern (leg)• Doubtful: Simon Kroon (illness)
Salzburg: Gulacsi; Schwegler, André Ramalho, Hinteregger, Ankersen; Kampl, Ilsanker, Leitgeb, Bruno; Sabitzer, Soriano.
• Out: Sadio Mané (unavailable), Franz Schiemer (thigh), Andreas Ulmer (shoulder), Rodnei (groin), Isaac Vorsah (knee), Valon Berisha (knee)
• Doubtful: Martin Hinteregger (thigh)