Arsenal vs Leverkusen Champions League preview: Where to watch, predicted line-ups, form, coaches' thoughts

A quarter-final place is at stake as Arsenal welcome Leverkusen to north London.

Where to watch on TV

Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.

What you need to know

Kai Havertz struck against his former club with a late penalty that sends these clubs to London locked at 1-1. Mikel Arteta's side will therefore be confident given they have only suffered one home defeat all season and won their four league phase games in front of their own fans, scoring 12 goals in the process. In this competition, Arsenal have lost only one of their last 22 UEFA matches in their own stadium (W16 D5) so the odds are stacked in the Gunners favour.

Leverkusen will provide a stiff test again though and will be buoyed by the fact they broke a long hoodoo in their last away game in the competition, the 2-0 success at Olympiacos giving them a first away win in a Champions League knockout phase two-legged tie. Robert Andrich's header against Arsenal's set-piece masters in the first leg shows they are more than capable of springing a surprise.

Possible line-ups

Arsenal: Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapié; Rice, Zubimendi; Saka, Eze, Martinelli; Gyökeres

Leverkusen: Blaswich; Quansah, Andrich, Tapsoba; Poku, Palacios, García, Grimaldo; Tillman, Maza; Kofane

Form guide

Arsenal

Form: WDWWW
Latest: Arsenal 2-0 Everton, 14/03, English Premier League

Leverkusen

Form: DDDWD
Latest: Leverkusen 1-1 Bayern, 14/03, German Bundesliga

Views from the camps

Mikel Arteta, Arsenal coach: "Watching them play against Bayern [München] at the weekend, very similar [to last week]. Really well coached, clear structure. We know what we have to do in front of our crowd. Hopefully we are going to do it."

Riccardo Calafiori, Arsenal defender: "The next few months, it's the best part of the season. You work so hard to get to this point, to be in all the competitions and to be so close to winning. It's a dream to be here."

Kasper Hjulmand, Leverkusen coach: "We expect a very close game. In the first leg, we didn't give them much of a chance. We'll try to be just as dominant second time around. We're confident we can win here and advance."

Exequiel Palacios, Leverkusen midfielder: "It will be a different game [to the first leg], but we have belief in ourselves and in our game. Like always, I will try to contribute with my passion and energy to ensure that we, as a team and as a club, keep progressing."

Reporter's view

Faye Hackwell, match reporter
This tie is finely poised after a tight first leg, when Leverkusen became the first team to prevent Arsenal from winning in Europe this season. The German side are unbeaten in six games in all competitions and will take confidence from their set-piece routines and organised defending last week. However, after a perfect league phase, the Gunners will not want their Champions League journey to end here; back on a home stage where they have scored 12 goals in four games in this campaign, Leverkusen will need to be at their best to deny Arsenal a third consecutive quarter-final.