Match Day

Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb | Champions League | League Stage - Jan 22

Arsenal, who are on the verge of securing their spot in the Champions League round of 16, will play Dinamo Zagreb at the Emirates on Wednesday in their final league-phase home game.

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Match Details:

NAME: Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb
DATE: Jan 22, 2025
TIME: 8pm UK
VENUE: Emirates Stadium

When is Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb?

Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb is scheduled for an 8pm UK kick-off on Thursday, Jan 22, 2025.

How to watch?

SonyLiv in India, TNT Sports Ultimate and TNT Sports 2 in UK, Paramount+ in the USA & DAZN in Canada will all be airing live coverage of the event.

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Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb Team News

Arsenal Team News

William Saliba's hamstring injury, which is expected to keep him out of action for a few weeks, is the Gunners' most recent crushing blow. The Arsenal medical staff is definitely earning their keep this season.

While Riccardo Calafiori will have a difficult time recovering from a muscle injury in time for Wednesday's match, Saliba joins Ben White (knee), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Gabriel Jesus (knee), and Ethan Nwaneri (muscle) on Arsenal's list of players who will not play.

In response to Saliba's blow, Arteta started Thomas Partey at right-back and Jurrien Timber at center-back against Villa. However, the latter was responsible for Ollie Watkins's equalizer, so Arteta might now have to take the risk of bringing Jakub Kiwior back into the fold.

Dinamo Zagreb Team News

In the meantime, it appears that Dinamo Zagreb will need to make due without veteran striker Bruno Petkovic, who missed both of the team's friendlies earlier this month due to an adductor issue.

Petkovic, who scored four goals away from home in the 2020–21 Europa League, is currently the only player in Dinamo Zagreb history to do so. However, teammate Sandro Kulenovic could tie that record with a goal on Wednesday night.

Cannavaro's team is in good shape overall, but highly regarded midfielder Petar Sucic is also out with an undisclosed injury and is unlikely to return in time to play the Gunners.

Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb Match Summary

Highlights - Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb

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Champions League games at the Emirates Stadium have given Arsenal a safe haven since their long-term ban from Europe's top table ended. The Gunners haven't lost in the competition at home since their humiliation under Bayern Munich in 2017.

According to Mikel Arteta, who has led Arsenal to three North London victories and three clean sheets in 2024–25, the only time Arsenal have conceded at home in the Champions League is the 2-2 draw with the Bavarian powerhouses in the first leg of the quarterfinal last season.

The Gunners easily defeated Ligue 1 powerhouse Monaco 3-0 on the sixth matchday of the league phase, moving them up to third place in the standings with 13 points out of a possible 18. However, Arteta's team could still win on the penultimate matchday.

But a win in midweek could not only earn Arsenal a spot in the playoffs at worst, but also a piece of club history. The hosts could win three straight Champions League/European Cup games by at least three goals for the first time ever after crushing Sporting Lisbon 5-1 and then hitting Monaco for three goals without a response.

After Saturday's disappointing 2-2 draw at home against Aston Villa in the Premier League, where Arteta's team blew a two-goal lead to fall six points behind Liverpool, and with just one win in five for the damage hosts, Gooners may also believe that the UCL is their team's best chance to win a trophy.

Arsenal's success at home in Europe's top competition deserves praise, but Wednesday's visitors Dinamo Zagreb have won their only two away league games thus far, defeating Red Bull Salzburg and Slovan Bratislava following their humiliating 9-2 loss to Bayern Munich.

But for the Croatian powerhouses, home has not been their strong suit in recent months. They lost 3-0 to Borussia Dortmund before playing Celtic in a goalless draw on December 10 and failed to score in 16 attempts in those two games.

Although they have eight points, one more than Paris Saint-Germain and Stuttgart, the team now led by Italy legend Fabio Cannavaro is barely hanging on to the 24th and final knockout spot. However, they are not practicing competitive matches before their trip to London in the middle of the week.

In fact, Dinamo Zagreb has only played two friendly matches in 2025 as they have yet to return home from their Christmas break. They defeated Polish team Lech Poznan 3-1 on the road before drawing 1-1 at Jagiellonia Bialystok.

The third-ranked Croatian Football League team had lost seven straight games prior to defeating Varazdin 3-2 at the end of 2024. They have lost both of their previous trips to the Emirates, including a 3-0 group-stage loss in 2015 in which Alexis Sanchez scored a brace.

Predicted starting lineup

Arsenal possible starting lineup:

Raya; Timber, Gabriel, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Sterling, Havertz, Trossard

Dinamo Zagreb possible starting lineup:

Nevistic; Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Mmaee, Pierre-Gabriel; Ademi, Stojkovic; Cordoba, Baturina, Pjaca; Kulenovic

Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb