Bayer Leverkusen take on Mikel Arteta's Arsenal on Wednesday in a pre-season friendly at the Emirates Stadium in North London, England. The Gunners have only lost one friendly against Liverpool so far, drawing against Bournemouth and winning against Manchester United.
Meanwhile, Xabi Alonso's men have not lost either of their two pre-season games at the moment, winning 2-1 against Rot-Weiss Essen and drawing 2-2 against Ligue 1 side Lens.
Elsewhere, Aston Villa face La Liga side Athletic an hour and a half later, as do Southampton, who take on Serie A club Lazio. Both matches are friendlies.
Arsenal starting XI: Raya (GK); White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Havertz; Trossard, Jesus and Vieira.
Bayer Leverkusen starting XI: Kovar (GK); Kossounou, Tah, Hincapie; Tapsoba, Garcia, Xhaka, Frimpong; Wirtz, Terrier; Amine Adli.
August 7, 2024
August 7, 2024