Olympiakos vs Arsenal - Match Preview

Arsenal are top of the league... of the Champions League at least and go into tonight's Group F game against Olympiakos in Greece likely fielding a youthful second or third string side. They are four points ahead of second-placed Marseille and can't be caught, so even if they were to loose heavily tonight they won't be knocked off the top perch. Top players like Robin Van Persie and Theo Walcott haven't travelled as they are needed for their Premier League comeback. Unfamiliar names like Oguzhan Ozyakup (midfielder) Ignasi Miquel and Nico Yennaris (defenders) are included in the squad, along with midfielder Craig Eastmond and winger/forward Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. As for the more experienced, Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky might play as he needs games whilst recovering from a thigh injury. Yossi Benayoun, Thomas Vermaelen, Andrey Arshavin, Andre Santos and Johan Djourou are included and a bunch of those might play. Tonight's match will be a fascinating one for Arsenal fans to see how the next generation of players are shaping up. It's been six long years since Arsenal competed in the 2005-2006 Champions League final against Barcelona and

Line-ups from;

Arsenal (from): Fabianski, Mannone, Park, Chamakh, Benayoun, Coquelin, Frimpong, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arshavin, Squillaci, Djourou, Vermaelen, Santos, Rosicky, Ozyakup, Yennaris, Eastmond, Miquel. Prediction - 2-1 It's a hard game to predict with Arsenal playing such a second string but I expect them to put on a good performance but just come up short tonight.