Source: Team_Talk
Partizan Belgrade v Arsenal preview
Team news for Tuesday night's Champions League clash between Partizan Belgrade and Arsenal at the Partizan Stadium.[LNB] Arsenal will be without Manuel Almunia (elbow) for Tuesday's Champions League Group H trip to Partizan Belgrade, but Kieran Gibbs (foot) has travelled.[LNB]Youngster Henri Lansbury - who scored his first senior goal in the Carling Cup win at Tottenham - is also in the 18-man squad, along with 20-year-old reserve keeper Wojciech Szczesny, who will provide cover for Lukasz Fabianski. Midfielder Abou Diaby did not travel, having just recovered from an ankle problem.[LNB]Captain Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) remains sidelined, along with centre-back Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles), though both could return against Chelsea next weekend.[LNB]Strikers Theo Walcott, Robin van Persie (both ankle) and Nicklas Bendtner (groin) are all still out, along with Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey (leg).[LNB]Partizan captain Mladen Krstajic says the Serbians will be out to make a name for themselves across Europe with victory.[LNB]Veteran Krstajic, the 36-year-old defender, believes Alexander Stanojevic's well-drilled team - who lost their first Group H fixture 1-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk - can produce a performance which would send shockwaves throughout the competition.[LNB]"Against Arsenal, we will need to give even more than we produced against Shakhtar," Krstajic told the Champions League Magazine Show.[LNB]"We can't afford to let our performance level drop, and I hope we will manage to achieve a result that will announce our name throughout Europe."[LNB]Despite his bravado, Krstajic - who faced Shakhtar wearing a special mask to protect a broken nose - knows Arsenal will test Partizan's resolve, even with Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott missing.[LNB]"It is hard to say who their most dangerous player is," he said.[LNB]"Arsene Wenger has a number of good players around 20 years of age.[LNB]"I don't know what line-up they will put out, but all the players will be tough opponents."[LNB]Defenders Ivan Stevanovic and Marko Jovanovic are available again after being suspended against Shakhtar, but right-back Alexander Miljkovic has an ankle injury.[LNB]Arsenal (from): Fabianski, Sagna, Koscielny, Squillaci, Clichy, Rosicky, Song, Wilshere, Nasri, Arshavin, Chamakh, Szczesny, Vela, Denilson, Djourou, Eboue, Gibbs, Lansbury.
