How to watch Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal, team news, predicted line-ups and more

Arsenal travel to face Bayer Leverkusen for the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie on Wednesday night.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match…

Kick-off time

17:45 UK time, Wednesday 11th March

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How to watch

Live on TNT Sports 3

Streaming on Discovery+

Injuries and suspensions

Bayer Leverkusen: Schick (out), Flekken (out), Tella (out), Ben Seghir (out), Bade (out), Vasquez (out), Augusto (out).

Arsenal: Mikel Merino (out), Martin Odegaard (out), White (out), Calafiori (doubt), Trossard (doubt).

Predicted line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1): Blaswich; Andrich, Quansah, Tapsoba; Poku, Garcia, Fernandez, Grimaldo; Maza, Kofane, Terrier.

Arsenal (4-3-3): Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Zubimendi, Rice, Eze; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.

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Bayer Leverkusen have only lost once in their previous 12 matches in all competitions and are still fighting on all fronts, with a DFB Pokal semi-final coming up and the battle for a Champions League spot heating up. Leverkusen sit in sixth place in the Bundesliga, three points off fourth placed Stuttgart, but with the potential of a fifth Champions League spot courtesy of UEFA’s coefficient placing. Die Werkself draw their last match, a 3-3 draw against Freiburg.

Arsenal have seemed to have overcome their early 2026 struggles and are now steamrolling towards the Premier League title, with the Gunners still fighting in all four competitions. Unbeaten in their last eleven matches, Mikel Arteta’s side now hold a seven point buffer in the league after wins over Tottenham, Chelsea and Brighton. They secured their place in the FA Cup Quarter-Final on the weekend after a 2-1 win over League One side Mansfield Town.

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What’s been said?

Leverkusen boss Kasper Hjulmand says that he has confidence that his team can beat Arsenal: “We’ve already shown this season against many big teams like Manchester City, Dortmund, and Leipzig that we can beat them, as we all know, anything is possible in football.”

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