Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven Champions League Group B 1st leg match scheduled for Wednesday 20 September from 22:00 at the Emirates Stadium in London, live on Digi Sport 2, Orange Sport 2 and Prima Sport 2.

Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven meet in the derby of a group that also includes Sevilla and Lance, who are heavy favorites to reach the knockout stages of the tournament.

Arsenal are returning to the Champions League after a five-year absence in which they only played in the Europa League, with their best result in the continent’s biggest competition being the 2006 final, a 2-1 loss to Barcelona at the Stade de France in Paris (from 2000 to 2017, he celebrated 17 consecutive seasons in the Champions League).

Mikel Arteta’s side, who finished second last season, are 4th in the Premier League with 13 points from five matches (with Tottenham and Liverpool, the teams in 2nd and 3rd, leading is Manchester City with 15 points), and in the last round of the championship won against Everton with a score of 1:0.

Three important players have arrived in London this summer: West Ham United’s Declan Rice (€116 million), Chelsea’s Kai Havertz (€75 million) and Ajax’s Jurrien Timber (€40 million), with the only major loss being the departure of Granit Xhaka to Bayer Leverkusen (€25 million).

PSV Eindhoven have a Champions League trophy under their belt, won in 1988, and are returning to the competition’s groups after a five-year hiatus.

Peter Bosch’s side began their European adventure in the third qualifying round, which saw them sweep past Sturm Graz after a double, 4-1 at home and 3-1 away, and were relegated to the play-offs by Glasgow Rangers, 2-2 away and 5-1 at home.

Inside, PSV Eindhoven, runners-up in the last edition of the Eredivisie, have had an impeccable start to the season, winning the Dutch Super Cup (Johan Cruyff Trophy) after a 1-0 draw with Feyenoord right in Rotterdam, and are league leaders with four wins in as many matches, the last won at home, 4-0 against NEC Neijmegen.

As for transfers, PSV Eindhoven brought in Hirving Lozano from Napoli (€15 million), Noah Lang from Club Brugge (€12.5 million), Jerdi Schuten from Bologna (€12 million) and Ricardo Pepi from Augsburg (€11 million). but lost Ibrahim Sangare, sold to Nottingham Forest for €30 million.

The two teams last met in the last Europa League draw, in the group stage, with each winning at home: Arsenal on the road 1-0 and PSV Eindhoven returning 2-0.

Superbet offers odds of 1.40 on prediction 1: victory of the hosts in the match Arsenal – PSV Eindhoven.

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