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Teams: Wenger makes nine Arsenal changes for Barca as Walcott and Welbeck drop to bench
ARSENE WENGER has made nine changes for tonight's Champions League visit of Barcelona.
Arsene Wenger makes nine changes for Barcelona clash
The Gunners boss fielded a relatively inexperienced starting XI for the weekend's FA Cup draw with Hull, but has recalled the big names to face Barca.
Only Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny have kept their place in the heart of the defence, with Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck the only surprise exclusions.
Wenger has favoured Olivier Giroud up front over Walcott, while former Barcelona man Alexis Sanchez is preferred on the left wing instead of Welbeck.
Arsenal: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Ramsey; Sanchez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil; Giroud
Subs: Ospina, Chambers, Gibbs, Flamini, Campbell, Walcott, Welbeck
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Alves, Mascherano, Pique, Alba; Busquets, Rakiti?, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez, Neymar
Subs: Bravo, El Haddadi, Sergi, Adriano, Vidal Parreu, Vermaelen, Mathieu