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Jamie Kemble

Full Arsenal squad to face Olympiacos confirmed as Mikel Arteta faces late Emile Smith Rowe call

Arsenal are back in action this evening when they face Olympiacos in the Europa League.

The Gunners progressed through the last round with a dramatic second leg win over Benfica and they won't have it easy in the round of 16, facing Greek champions Olympiacos and returning to Athens for the first leg.

Arsenal head into the first leg tie looking to bounce back from a frustrating draw with Burnley in the Premier League last time out when they dominated but had to settle for a point.

On the back of that, Mikel Arteta's men will be desperate to get off to a flying start in the round of 16 with an away goal or two, and perhaps even a win in Greece this evening.

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And ahead of the clash, Arteta has delivered some positive injury news on midfield star Emile Smith Rowe.

Smith Rowe missed the Burnley clash after picking up an injury during the win over Leicester City, and having returned to training, he will be assessed to see whether he can face Olympiacos.

"He is going to have a full session today to see if he can be involved for tomorrow's game," Arteta said in his pre-match press conference. "After training, we will know exactly where we are with him."

So, with that in mind, what squad does Arteta have to pick from in Athens? We have taken a look below.

Goalkeepers: Bernd Leno, Mat Ryan, Karl Hein, James Hillson, Arthur Okwonko, Tom Smith.

Defenders: Hector Bellerin, Gabriel, Rob Holding, Cedric, Calum Chambers, Pablo Mari, David Luiz, Joel Lopez, Zane Monlouis, Tolaji Bola, Zak Swanson, Alexander Kirk, Zach Awe, Brook Norton-Cuffy.

Midfielders: Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka, Dani Ceballos, Martin Odegaard, Willian, Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny, Emile Smith Rowe (doubt), Granit Xhaka, Ryan Alebiosu, Ben Cottrell, Miguel Azeez, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Charlie Patino.

Forwards: Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nicolas Pepe, Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Martinelli, Folarin Balogun, Jordan McEneff, Trae Coyle.

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