{"id":659656,"date":"2025-09-16T11:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=659656"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:39:15","slug":"athletic-club-vs-arsenal-confirmed-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/09\/16\/athletic-club-vs-arsenal-confirmed-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletic Club vs Arsenal Confirmed Lineups for September 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>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.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/04\/07\/top-five-greatest-arsenal-goalkeepers\/\" target=\"_self\">Top Five Greatest Arsenal Goalkeepers of All Time<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Athletic Club vs Arsenal Confirmed Lineups<\/h2>\n<h3>Arsenal Team News<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Starting XI<\/strong>: Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Merino, Madueke, Eze, Gyokeres.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subs<\/strong>: Arrizabalaga, Setford, Lewis-Skelly, Saliba, Hincapie, Norgaard, Dowman, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Trossard.<\/p>\n<h3>Athletic Club Team News<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Starting XI<\/strong>: Unai Simon, Adama, Paredes, Vivian, Gorosabel, Jauregizar, Vesga, Navarro, O. Sancet, Williams, Berenguer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subs<\/strong>: M. Santos, Padilla, Guruzeta, Areso, I.Lekue, Galarreta, Yuri, Unai G, Maroan, Nico Serrano, Rego, Jon De Luis.<\/p>\n<h3>Athletic Club Champions League Squad<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"81\">Unai Sim\u00f3n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"98\">\n<p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"98\">Mikel Santos<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"115\">\n<p data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"115\">Alex Padilla<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"138\">\n<p data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"138\">Erik Gamen Morales<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"155\">\n<p data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"155\">Sim\u00f3n Garc\u00eda<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"176\">\n<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"176\">Andoni Gorosabel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"194\">\n<p data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"194\">Daniel Vivian<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"212\">\n<p data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"212\">Aitor Paredes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"228\">\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"228\">Jes\u00fas Areso<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"244\">\n<p data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"244\">I\u00f1igo Lekue<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"263\">\n<p data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"263\">Yuri Berchiche<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"279\">\n<p data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"279\">Adama Boiro<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"295\">\n<p data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"295\">Jon de Luis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"314\">\n<p data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"314\">Vizcay Hurtado<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"335\">\n<p data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"335\">Barandalla Ostiz<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"355\">\n<p data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"355\">Ander Izaguirre<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"380\">\n<p data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"380\">Wilfred Egosa Nomayo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"397\">\n<p data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"397\">David Osipov<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"413\">\n<p data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"413\">Mikel Vesga<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"432\">\n<p data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"432\">Alex Berenguer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"449\">\n<p data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"449\">Oihan Sancet<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"467\">\n<p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"467\">Nico Williams<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"495\">\n<p data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"495\">I\u00f1igo Ruiz De Galarreta<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"517\">\n<p data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"517\">Mikel Jaureguizar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"532\">\n<p data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"532\">Unai Gomez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"552\">\n<p data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"552\">Roberto Navarro<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"569\">\n<p data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"569\">Be\u00f1at Prados<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"588\">\n<p data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"588\">Alejandro Rego<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"610\">\n<p data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"610\">Peio Huestamendia<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"627\">\n<p data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"627\">Ibon Sanchez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"643\">\n<p data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"643\">Elijah Gift<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"668\">\n<p data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"668\">Adrian Lecuna Azcona<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"688\">\n<p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"688\">Telmo Zarandona<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"707\">\n<p data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"707\">I\u00f1aki Williams<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"726\">\n<p data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"726\">Gorka Guruzeta<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"745\">\n<p data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"745\">Maroan Sannadi<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"762\">\n<p data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"762\">Nico Serrano<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"784\">\n<p data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"784\">Be\u00f1at Garcia Go\u00f1i<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"801\">\n<p data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"801\">Asier Hierro<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"824\">\n<p data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"824\">Adrian Perez Sordo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"843\">\n<p data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"843\">Selton S\u00e1nchez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"880\">\n<p data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"880\">Gaizka Alboniga &#8211; Menor Gonzalez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Squad details <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/uefachampionsleague\/match\/2045908--athletic-club-vs-arsenal\/lineups\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3>Arsenal Champions League Squad<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"942\">David Raya<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"964\">\n<p data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"964\">Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"982\">\n<p data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"982\">Tommy Setford<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"999\">\n<p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"999\">Alexei Rojas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1015\">\n<p data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1015\">Jack Porter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1032\">\n<p data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1032\">Khari Ranson<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1048\">\n<p data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1048\">Jack Talbot<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1067\">\n<p data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1067\">William Saliba<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1089\">\n<p data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1089\">Cristian Mosquera<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1103\">\n<p data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1103\">Ben White<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1122\">\n<p data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1122\">Piero Hincapi\u00e9<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1134\">\n<p data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1134\">Gabriel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1153\">\n<p data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1153\">Jurri\u00ebn Timber<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1176\">\n<p data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1176\">Riccardo Calafiori<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1195\">\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1195\">Cam&#8217;ron Ismail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1215\">\n<p data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1215\">Maldini Kacurri<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1234\">\n<p data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1234\">Joshua Nichols<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1252\">\n<p data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1252\">William Sweet<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1271\">\n<p data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1271\">Samuel Chapman<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1292\">\n<p data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1292\">Joshua Ogunnaike<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1293\" data-end=\"1316\">\n<p data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1316\">Samuel Onyekachukwu<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1332\">\n<p data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1332\">Josiah King<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1351\">\n<p data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1351\">Teshaun Murisa<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1375\">\n<p data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1375\">Abraham Owusu-Gyasi<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1392\">\n<p data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1392\">Marli Salmon<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1412\">\n<p data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1412\">Patrick Stachow<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1438\">\n<p data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1438\">Joshua Jimmitry Tahou<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1458\">\n<p data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1458\">Martin \u00d8degaard<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1475\">\n<p data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1475\">Eberechi Eze<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1498\">\n<p data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1498\">Christian N\u00f8rgaard<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1519\">\n<p data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1519\">Leandro Trossard<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1536\">\n<p data-start=\"1522\" data-end=\"1536\">Noni Madueke<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1554\">\n<p data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1554\">Ethan Nwaneri<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1571\">\n<p data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1571\">Mikel Merino<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1587\">\n<p data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1587\">Kai Havertz<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1608\">\n<p data-start=\"1590\" data-end=\"1608\">Martin Zubimendi<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1625\">\n<p data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1625\">Louie Copley<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1646\">\n<p data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1646\">Harrison Dudziak<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1662\">\n<p data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"1662\">Declan Rice<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1685\">\n<p data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1685\">Myles Lewis-Skelly<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1706\">\n<p data-start=\"1688\" data-end=\"1706\">Charles Sagoe Jr<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1721\">\n<p data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1721\">Max Dowman<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"1738\">\n<p data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1738\">Andre Annous<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1754\">\n<p data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1754\">Ife Ibrahim<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1772\">\n<p data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1772\">Theo Julienne<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1797\">\n<p data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1797\">Aleksander Marciniak<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1822\">\n<p data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1822\">Brando Bailey-Joseph<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1839\">\n<p data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1839\">Maalik Hashi<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1840\" data-end=\"1858\">\n<p data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"1858\">Saurap Sampang<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1874\">\n<p data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1874\">Bukayo Saka<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"1897\">\n<p data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1897\">Gabriel Martinelli<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1917\">\n<p data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"1917\">Viktor Gy\u00f6keres<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1941\">\n<p data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1941\">Sebastian Ferdinand<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"1958\">\n<p data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"1958\">Osman Kamara<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"1978\">\n<p data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1978\">Daniel Oyetunde<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2001\">\n<p data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"2001\">Louis Zecevic John<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2002\" data-end=\"2020\">\n<p data-start=\"2004\" data-end=\"2020\">Marley Frohock<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Squad details <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/uefachampionsleague\/match\/2045908--athletic-club-vs-arsenal\/lineups\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>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?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":631994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[378,8,30,1831],"tags":[32547,4372,31697,3825],"class_list":["post-659656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-champions-league","category-arsenal","category-news","category-starting-line-up","tag-arsenal-team-news","tag-mikel-arteta","tag-viktor-gyokeres","tag-william-saliba"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659656"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":659664,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659656\/revisions\/659664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}