Athletic Club vs Arsenal Confirmed Lineups for September 16

These are the two confirmed lineups for Athletic Club vs Arsenal in the first fixture for both teams in the 2025/26 Champions League campaign. Arsenal continue to have some injury problems, while Athletic Club have won three out of their four La Liga fixtures so far this season. Both teams will be eager to get their Champions League off to a winning start. Read More: Top Five Greatest Arsenal Goalkeepers of All Time

Athletic Club vs Arsenal Confirmed Lineups

Arsenal Team News

Starting XI: Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Merino, Madueke, Eze, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Setford, Lewis-Skelly, Saliba, Hincapie, Norgaard, Dowman, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Trossard.

Athletic Club Team News

Starting XI: Unai Simon, Adama, Paredes, Vivian, Gorosabel, Jauregizar, Vesga, Navarro, O. Sancet, Williams, Berenguer.

Subs: M. Santos, Padilla, Guruzeta, Areso, I.Lekue, Galarreta, Yuri, Unai G, Maroan, Nico Serrano, Rego, Jon De Luis.

Athletic Club Champions League Squad

• Unai Simón

• Mikel Santos

• Alex Padilla

• Erik Gamen Morales

• Simón García

• Andoni Gorosabel

• Daniel Vivian

• Aitor Paredes

• Jesús Areso

• Iñigo Lekue

• Yuri Berchiche

• Adama Boiro

• Jon de Luis

• Vizcay Hurtado

• Barandalla Ostiz

• Ander Izaguirre

• Wilfred Egosa Nomayo

• David Osipov

• Mikel Vesga

• Alex Berenguer

• Oihan Sancet

• Nico Williams

• Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta

• Mikel Jaureguizar

• Unai Gomez

• Roberto Navarro

• Beñat Prados

• Alejandro Rego

• Peio Huestamendia

• Ibon Sanchez

• Elijah Gift

• Adrian Lecuna Azcona

• Telmo Zarandona

• Iñaki Williams

• Gorka Guruzeta

• Maroan Sannadi

• Nico Serrano

• Beñat Garcia Goñi

• Asier Hierro

• Adrian Perez Sordo

• Selton Sánchez

• Gaizka Alboniga – Menor Gonzalez

(Squad details via).

Arsenal Champions League Squad

• David Raya

• Kepa Arrizabalaga

• Tommy Setford

• Alexei Rojas

• Jack Porter

• Khari Ranson

• Jack Talbot

• William Saliba

• Cristian Mosquera

• Ben White

• Piero Hincapié

• Gabriel

• Jurriën Timber

• Riccardo Calafiori

• Cam’ron Ismail

• Maldini Kacurri

• Joshua Nichols

• William Sweet

• Samuel Chapman

• Joshua Ogunnaike

• Samuel Onyekachukwu

• Josiah King

• Teshaun Murisa

• Abraham Owusu-Gyasi

• Marli Salmon

• Patrick Stachow

• Joshua Jimmitry Tahou

• Martin Ødegaard

• Eberechi Eze

• Christian Nørgaard

• Leandro Trossard

• Noni Madueke

• Ethan Nwaneri

• Mikel Merino

• Kai Havertz

• Martin Zubimendi

• Louie Copley

• Harrison Dudziak

• Declan Rice

• Myles Lewis-Skelly

• Charles Sagoe Jr

• Max Dowman

• Andre Annous

• Ife Ibrahim

• Theo Julienne

• Aleksander Marciniak

• Brando Bailey-Joseph

• Maalik Hashi

• Saurap Sampang

• Bukayo Saka

• Gabriel Martinelli

• Viktor Gyökeres

• Sebastian Ferdinand

• Osman Kamara

• Daniel Oyetunde

• Louis Zecevic John

• Marley Frohock

(Squad details via).

Stay tuned for the confirmed lineups for Athletic Club vs Arsenal. Who will get the nod in this Champions League clash? Will Mikel Arteta rotate his squad? Can the home team spring a surprise on game week one?