We can now confirm that the 1st Leg of our UEFA Europa League Round of 32 tie against Benfica will be played as below.

Both matches in the tie are being held at neutral venues due to the current COVID-19 regulations.

SL Benfica v Arsenal
Thursday 18th February 2021
Kick-Off: 8.00pm (UK Time)
To be played at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

Benfica
77Aleixo Leite
4Verissimo da SilvaSubstituted forMachadoat 85'minutes
30Otamendi
5Vertonghen
17Cupido Goncalves
21Afonso FernandesSubstituted forSousa Soaresat 64'minutes
28Weigl
49TaarabtSubstituted forAppelt Piresat 77'minutes
3Grimaldo
10WaldschmidtSubstituted forFerreira Silvaat 45'minutes
9NúñezSubstituted forSeferovicat 64'minutes

Substitutes
1Svilar
2Junior
7Sousa Soares
8Appelt Pires
11Cervi
14Seferovic
19Machado
27Ferreira Silva
38Delmino da Silva
71Tavares
82Fonseca Ferreira
99Vlachodimos

Arsenal
1Leno
2Bellerín
23David Luiz
6Gabriel
17Cédric SoaresSubstituted forTierneyat 64'minutes
8CeballosSubstituted forElnenyat 90'minutes
34Xhaka
7Saka
11ØdegaardSubstituted forWillianat 90'minutes
32Smith RoweSubstituted forMartinelliat 77'minutes
14AubameyangSubstituted forPépéat 77'minutes

Substitutes
3Tierney
9Lacazette
12Willian
16Holding
19Pépé
21Chambers
22Marí
25Elneny
30Nketiah
33Ryan
35Martinelli
44Hein

Referee:Cüneyt Çakir