Arsenal vs Olympiacos live: Latest team news and line-ups as Martin Odegaard returns in six changes for Champions League match

Arsenal have won each of their last five games in the group/league phase of the UEFA Champions League, their longest such run since winning six in a row between December 2004 and November 2005.

Olympiacos have only scored one goal in their last six UEFA Champions League matches (D1 L5), despite attempting 51 shots across those outings and hitting the target 11 times.

Among teams who have been involved in the last two editions of the Champions League, Arsenal have conceded fewer goals per game than any other team in the competition (0.72, with 18 goal conceded across 25 games).

Today’s match will be the 13th time Arsenal and Olympiakos have faced each other in European competition. None of the previous 12 matches have ended in a draw, with both sides winning six games apiece.

Most recently, the Gunners beat the Greek champions over two legs in the Europa League in March 2021, winning 3-1 away but losing 1-0 at home.

Arsenal have faced Olympiakos on four occasions during Mikel Arteta’s reign as manager (W2 L2); only facing PSV (6) more often in European competition. The Greeks eliminated them from the UEFA Europa League in 2019/20 (last 32), before the Gunners eliminated Olympiakos from the same competition the following season (last 16).

Olympiakos have won two of their last three away games against English sides (L1); one of those being against Arsenal at the Emirates (1-0 in March 2021), along with a 4-2 win at Aston Villa in May 2024. This is as many victories as the Greek side managed in their first 17 away games versus English opponents in major European competition (W2 L15).

Martin Odegaard returns to lead the Gunners as Mikel Arteta makes six changes to the Arsenal team from their previous Champions League outing.

In the back line, Cristian Mosquera, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori are replaced with Ben White, William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Odegaard joins Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi in midfield while Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard partner Viktor Gyokeres in the forward line.

Olympiacos XI: Tzolakis; Costinha, Retsos, Pirola, Ortega; Dani Garcia, Hezze; Gelson Martins, Chiquinho, Podence; El Kaabi

Subs: Paschalakis, Kouraklis, Biancone, Kalogeropoulos, Diogo Nascimento, Scipioni, Strefezza, Onyemaechi, Pnevmonidis, Mouzakitis, Taremi

Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Zubimendi, Odegaard, Merino; Trossard, Gyokeres, Martinelli

We’re expecting the line-ups to be announced in the next five minutes, so here’s a reminder of the early Arsenal team news…

Arsenal were boosted by the return of Martin Odegaard from a shoulder injury last time out, leaving Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Jesus as the major players on the sidelines. Piero Hincapie is unlikely to make an appearance as he struggles with a groin problem.

While William Saliba’s minutes have been managed, he is likely to start on Wednesday after playing 45 minutes against Newcastle, following deputy Cristhian Mosquera’s howling error which led to the Magpies’ goal.

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal’s key players are committing their futures to the club because they can fulfil their ambitions to win trophies in north London.

William Saliba has become the latest Gunners star to sign a new long-term deal, despite interest from Real Madrid.

The France defender’s previous contract had been due to expire in 2027 and the PA news agency understands he has now extended his stay until 2030.

But Saliba signed a contract extension on Tuesday, thought to be over five years, in what is a major boost to Mikel Arteta’s side.