Overview
- The round-of-16 opener at the BayArena is not on free-to-air TV and streams exclusively on DAZN.
- Arsenal lead the Premier League and reached the knockouts after a perfect group stage, winning all eight games with a 23:4 goal difference.
- Official lineups list Piero Hincapié in Arsenal’s XI against his former club, with Kai Havertz named among the substitutes.
- Hincapié says the team’s methods stay within the rules and describes a strong hunger for trophies; he joined on loan from Leverkusen with reporting pointing to a €52 million purchase clause.
- Set pieces account for a large share of Arsenal’s goals this season, as Opta also highlights frequent restart delays including 59 in 30:51 against Brighton, and IFAB has approved a five-second countdown option for suspected time-wasting from next season.