After two and a half weeks of continuous football over in Qatar, the action has been briefly halted ahead of the World Cup quarter-finals which get underway tomorrow (Friday). Thankfully, Arsenal are back in action today as Mikel Arteta’s side face Lyon in the Dubai Super Cup.
The Gunners will then face AC Milan on Tuesday as part of the competition before heading back to the UK and playing Juventus on December 17th in a separate friendly at the Emirates Stadium.
Attention then turns back towards the Premier League which resumes on Boxing Day and Mikel Arteta will be hoping his men can maintain the impressive form that has seen them claim top spot at Christmas.
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With all of that in mind, football.london has everything you need to know ahead of today’s match including how to watch and the latest team news out of the Arsenal camp.
How to watch Arsenal vs Lyon
The match will not be televised but will instead be streamed live on Arsenal’s website and official app.
In order to gain access, you will need to purchase a pass on Arsenal.com. A joint pass for both Dubai Super Cup games is priced at £9.99, while individual passes are £5.99.
Arsenal state that viewers in the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) region, France, Monaco and Andorra will not be able to stream the match.
Alternatively, you can follow all the action via the live football.london match blog, which will be providing regular updates including team news and key moments, as well as pre-match and post-match analysis. The blog can be found on our website here.
What time is kick-off?
Proceedings at the Al Maktoum Stadium will get underway at 3:30pm UK time, with live build-up coverage beginning 30 minutes prior at 3pm.
Arsenal team news
After handing minutes to a number of academy players in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Watford last week, it would be no surprise to see Arteta do the same again today.
The experienced heads of Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kieran Tierney and Eddie Nketiah are all expected to feature, while youngsters Matt Smith, Reuell Walters and Ethan Nwaneri, who made his first-team debut against Brentford aged 15, could also play a part.
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