Alex Iwobi Makes First - Ever Start For Arsenal In Champions League
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi will make his first-ever Champions League start for Arsenal in the <span class=\"_xJh\">Round of 16</span>, <span class=\"_xJh\">second round tie against Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night, starting from 2045 hours.<br /><br />The 19-year-old has been handed a spot in attacking midfield alongside Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.<br /><br />Iwobi has never started a game in the Premier League but was included in the starting XI by manager Arsene Wenger for Cup games against Sunderland, Burnley, Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday.<br /><br />The offensive all-rounder was given a run out against Bayern Munich, lasting only six minutes on the pitch in the 5-1 loss suffered by the Gunners in the group stage.<br /><br /><b>Arsenal</b>: Ospina, Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Elneny, Iwobi, özil, Sanchez, Welbeck. <br /><b>Subs</b>: Macey, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Coquelin, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud.<br /><br /><b>Barcelona</b>: Ter Stegen, Alves, Mascherano, Mathieu, Alba, Busquets, Iniesta, Rakitic, Messi, Neymar, Suarez. <br /><b>Subs</b>: Bravo, Arda, Bartra, Munir, Sergi Roberto, Aleix Vidal, Vermaelen. <br /><br /><b>Igho Kingsley</b><br /></span>
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