Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen | Club Friendlies - Live, Team News, Match Summary & Highlights

Wednesday night's preseason friendly between Mikel Arteta's Arsenal and Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen at the Emirates will see two former Premier League midfield maestros lining up in opposite dugouts.

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Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen | Club Friendlies - Live, Team News, Match Summary & Highlights
Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen | Club Friendlies - Live, Team News, Match Summary & Higlights

This week, Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen will play an exciting preseason friendly at the Emirates Stadium. As the Gunners prepare for the upcoming campaign, this is the first of their two home games. The German champions, who have won every game in the Bundesliga for the 2023–24 season, travel to London undefeated, as Arsenal continues to chase their first Premier League title in two decades.

Match Details:
NAME: Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen | Club Friendlies
DATE: Aug 07, 2024
TIME: 6pm UK
VENUE: Emirates Stadium

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Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News
Arsenal Team News
Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Aaron Ramsdale, and David Raya resumed training at London Colney over the weekend.
Though they have all had opportunity to shine this summer, young stars like Ayden Heaven, Ethan Nwaneri, and Myles Lewis-Skelly shouldn't make the starting lineup on Wednesday. Instead, Arteta should choose a strong, experienced starting lineup.
 
Italy international defender Riccardo Calafiori, who missed the Gunners' defeat against Liverpool, has been revealed by Arsenal to have cost £42 million. Arteta has indicated that he will gradually incorporate Calafiori into the team.
 
Bayer Leverkusen Team News

The only players the Bundesliga champions are still awaiting their return from their post-Euro vacations are full-backs Jeremie Frimpong and Alejandro Grimaldo. Meanwhile, 19-year-old midfielder Matija Marsenic is recovering from a cruciate ligament injury and would have at most been a substitute.

Cornerstone of defense Since talks with Vincent Kompany's team seem to have reached a standstill, Jonathan Tah—who has been strongly linked to a move to Bayern Munich—was engaged in the draw with Lens and will probably fly to London as well.

Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen Match Summary

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Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen

Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen Pre-Season Battle

This week, Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen will play an exciting preseason friendly at the Emirates Stadium. As the Gunners prepare for the upcoming campaign, this is the first of their two home games. The German champions, who have won every game in the Bundesliga for the 2023–24 season, travel to London undefeated, as Arsenal continues to chase their first Premier League title in twenty years.

During their summer tour in the United States, Mikel Arteta's team has witnessed a mixed bag of results against various English clubs, recording wins, draws, and losses. The club will have one more chance to refine their tactics in advance of the new campaign in the friendly vs Leverkusen. After this game, Arsenal will play Lyon in the annual Emirates Cup, which serves as the season opener for another thrilling one.

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