Bukayo Saka will return | Arsenal XI vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction

Arsenal were stunned against Bournemouth in the first division as they lost 2-0 on Saturday night. However, their attention must quickly shift to European action, where their unbeaten record will be tested at home against Shakhtar Donestk on Tuesday 22 October.

Mikel ArtetaThe men will play at Emirates Stadium for the second consecutive match in the champions league and they will look to replicate their performance from the last game, when they produced arguably their best performance of the season to defeat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0.

Here's a look at their planned lineup against Shakhtar.

goalkeeper – David Raya will continue in goal against Shakhtar Donetsk. The Spaniard has not yet been surpassed in the competition, having kept two clean sheets in as many games, against Atalanta and PSG.

Defenders – Gabriel Magalhaes will be at the heart of Arsenal's defense alongside William Saliba. The Frenchman will be suspended Liverpool at the weekend, so there is no chance that Arteta will opt to give him a rest in Europe.

Jurrien Timber is still out after his injury against PSG a few weeks ago and there is no indication that he will return for the game against Shakhtar, so Ben White will play at right back with Riccardo Calafiori starting on the left of the Arsenal defence.

Saka and Jesús are likely to start

Midfielders – Declan Rice and Mikel Merino could form a double pivot with Thomas Partey coming to the bench. Kai Havertz He could take the No. 10 spot with Martin Odegaard still out and will look to continue his impressive scoring streak at the Emirates on Tuesday.

With Arsenal aiming to avoid successive defeats in a matter of days, Bukayo Saka He returns against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League after missing the defeat against Bournemouth. The Englishman's injury is not serious at all and he should be able to start on the right wing at least for part of the match against the Ukrainian team.

Meanwhile, Leandro Trossard is likely to play on the left wing ahead of Gabriel Martinelli, who returned from international duty with a knock and was only a substitute at the weekend.

Forward – Gabriel Jesus He came off the bench against Bournemouth but could be trusted to lead the line on Tuesday from the get-go.

This is what Arsenal could look like on paper: