Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen: Confirmed teams and full lineups in Champions League

Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at the Emirates Stadium in the second leg of the 2025/26 Champions League round of 16.

Kai Havertz’s 89th-minute penalty earned the Premier League leaders a 1-1 draw in the first leg, replying to Robert Andrich’s 46th-minute opener.

The Gunners beat Everton 2-0 at home on Saturday, when Leverkusen drew 1-1 with visitors Bayern Munich. The winners of the tie will face Bodo/Glimt or Sporting in the quarter-finals in April.

101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Arsenal vs Leverkusen in the Champions League, as well as details on how to watch.

Arsenal confirmed starting team vs Leverkusen

Full-back Jurrien Timber (groin) and midfielders Mikel Merino (foot) and Martin Odegaard (knee) are injured.

Midfielders Christian Norgaard and Martin Zubimendi are each a booking away from a ban in the competition.

Arsenal starting XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Eze, Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres

Arsenal substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Ranson, Mosqeura, Jesus, Martinelli, Norgaard, Madueke, Havertz, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman

Bayer Leverkusen full line up vs Arsenal

Right-back Arthur (ankle), centre-back Loic Bade (hamstring) and wideman Lucas Vazquez (calf) are sidelined.

Aleix Garcia, Alex Grimaldo, Christian Kofane and Ernest Poku must avoid yellow cards or incur a Champions League ban.

Bayer Leverkusen starting XI: Blaswich, Quansah, Andrich, Terrier, Tapsoba, Poku, Grimaldo, Garcia, Palacios, Maza, Kofane

Leverkusen substitutes: Omlin, Lomb, Fernandez, Hofmann, Tillman, Schick, Oermann, Tape, Culbreath

Where to watch Arsenal vs Leverkusen: TV channel, live online streams

Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.

TNT Sports costs £30.99 a month including Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

From March 26, TNT Sports streaming will switch from Discovery Plus to HBO Max.

Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen stats

• Arsenal have lost one of their last 22 European matches in their own stadium (W16 D5) and have scored three or more goals in six of their last nine Champions League home matches
• They have won five of their eight previous two-legged European ties in which they have drawn the first leg away from home
• Gabriel Martinelli has scored in Arsenal’s previous four Champions League home matches this season
• Havertz has netted in five of his last six games in the competition
• Gunners defender Piero Hincapie moved on loan from Leverkusen in September, having made 166 appearances for the Bundesliga club
• Forward Havertz joined the Leverkusen academy aged 11, proceeding to score 46 goals in 150 games for the first team between 2016 and 2020
• Leverkusen have won four of their five previous two-legged ties against English teams, while Arsenal have lost their last five such ties against German opposition, all coming against Bayern
• The Bundesliga team have lost their previous six Champions League round of 16 ties, while Arsenal are aiming to reach the quarter-finals of the competition for a third consecutive participation, having ended a run of seven straight last-16 eliminations in 2023/24
• Die Werkself have won two and lost two of their four previous two-legged European ties after drawing the first leg at home
• They have lost one of their last eight matches against English teams (W3 D4) but won one of their previous 13 matches in the Champions League round of 16 (D2 L10)
• The German side have lost one of their last eight Champions League matches (W4 D3)