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Arteta changes Arsenal's line-up: Giroud on the bench for Lille

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Mikel Arteta has named his Arsenal side for Tuesday evening's Champions League meeting with Lille.

According to "The Sun", the Gunners boss has shuffled the pack that came from behind to beat Leeds 2-1 last Saturday.

Myles Lewis-Skelly shifts to left-back, Bruno Guimaraes drops into midfield and Jurrien Timber takes Ben White's place at right-back.

Mikel Merino also features in midfield, though he could end up filling the Martin Odegaard role with the captain among the substitutes. Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres come into the attack. Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz both miss out on a starting spot.

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Arsenal's line-up was as follows:

Raya; Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Guimaraes, Rice; Madueke, Merino, Eze and Gyokeres.

On the other side, Lille's line-up was as follows:

Ozer, Gudjohnsen, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Perraud, Mukau, Bentaleb, Andre, Bakoua, Ouéda and Haraldsson.

Watching on from the Lille bench is a familiar face. French great Olivier Giroud, once of Arsenal, starts among the substitutes.

An Egyptian journalist since 2006. I initially specialized in covering local football, but over the years my interest expanded to global football, particularly the top five European leagues, with a special focus on La Liga and the Premier League.

Throughout these years, I combined field reporting with analytical work, and I became deeply involved in international football starting in 2017, when I joined Kooora.

At Kooora, I worked as a news editor, match analyst, translator, voice-over commentator, and video report producer, in addition to writing reports and articles, developing coverage plans for major events and key matches, and participating in their execution.

My passion for football began in 1990, during Egypt’s celebrations of qualifying for the Italy World Cup after a 56-year absence. I vividly remember the Egypt vs Netherlands match and Magdy Abdelghani’s historic equalizer.

On the global level, I became attached to Real Madrid at the start of the new millennium, following the great stars who wore its shirt, especially Zinedine Zidane, and later my favorite player Cristiano Ronaldo.

There are many unforgettable moments, but I would highlight Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Real Madrid in 2009 as the most important, as my favorite player joined the club I support in Europe.

Currently, I specialize in desk editing, translating international news and reports, proposing coverage ideas, and writing SEO-optimized content.

My all-time favorite lineup includes Gianluigi Buffon in goal; Cafu, Franz Beckenbauer, Paolo Maldini, and Roberto Carlos in defense; Zinedine Zidane, Andrés Iniesta, Diego Maradona, and Pelé in midfield; and in attack Ronaldo Nazário, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Among the reports and analyses I published on Kooora:

– After Deco and Scaloni’s statements… Is Messi’s era over?

– A golden hour gives Real Madrid hope to overcome Barcelona

– Kooora Report: Unsung heroes who shaped the greatness of the Champions League

– Kooora Story: Real Madrid defeats “itself” and wins a historic title

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