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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=629 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3><DIV class=mxb><DIV class=sh>Arsenal v PSV (agg 0-1) </DIV></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=416>Champions League first knock-out round, second leg
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</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Date: Wednesday 7 March[/B]
Kick off: 1945 GMT
Venue: Emirates Stadium
First-leg score: 0-1
Coverage on BBC Radio Five Live and the BBC Sport website
Arsenal captain Thierry Henry returns to the squad, with manager Arsene Wenger saying he is fit to start.
Emmanuel Eboue, Philippe Senderos, Tomas Rosicky, Mathieu Flamini and Justin Hoyte are all out. Gilberto is expected to revert to midfield.
PSV are without defenders Manuel Da Costa (laryngitis) and Jan Kromkamp (hamstring), with Eric Addo and Sun Xiang set to replace them.
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay (hamstring) is rated doubtful.
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Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Clichy, Djourou, Toure, Gallas, Ljungberg, Fabregas, Gilberto, Hleb, Adebayor, Baptista, Almunia, Henry, Walcott, Denilson, Aliadiere, Diaby, Traore.
<DIV class=ch1>SCOUTING REPORT ON THE OPPOSITION</DIV>
Who are they? One of Dutch football's big three, along with Ajax and Feyenoord, and the team to beat at the moment having won the last two Eredivisie titles.
Recent form: PSV have had a better time of it than Arsenal since the first leg, but like the Gunners they have been knocked out of a domestic cup, going down 3-0 at NAC Breda when manager Ronald Koeman did an Arsene Wenger and left some of his big-name players on the bench. By the time he threw them on it was too late. However, in the league they picked up six points from two matches without conceding to stay top of the Eredivisie.
European record: The club dubbed 'The Farmers' won the Uefa Cup in 1978 and the European Cup in 1988. They won that title under Guus Hiddink, who worked wonders when he returned as coach in 2002 and guided them to the 2005 semi-final before quitting at the end of last season.
How did they get here? Hiddink bowed out of life as PSV boss with another Dutch championship which ensured a 10th consecutive Champions League campaign. They finished second in their group behind Liverpool after losing to the Reds and then Bordeaux in a meaningless final game.
Ones to watch: Check out the touchline where managers Ronald Koeman and Arsene Wenger have a bit of previous after the Frenchman disaparaged the Dutchman's boring tactics when he was at Ajax and they met in the Champions League. In between times in Holland Koeman masterminded the downfall of Manchester United and Liverpool as Benfica boss, so tactically he knows his stuff. In a multi-national squad Peruvain Jefferson Farfan is the main danger in attack alongside Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone.
Did you know? Leading scorer Farfan got back to doing what he does best with his 17th goal of the season at the weekend after hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons in recent weeks. On the pitch he struck out at an opponent with an elbow in a defeat at Roda and off it he had to fly back to his homeland for a DNA paternity test following a fling. His mother said: "Jefferson will embrace the baby once the heat is off."
They say: "Arsenal are not a typical English team. They play more a European system with fast players up front, a lot of talent in the midfield and a solid defence. it was important not to concede in Holland because we will get more space in London."
PSV coach Ronald Koeman
<DIV class=ch1>BIG MATCH STATS</DIV>
Definitions of terms used:-
Champions League (CL) - only group phase matches and beyond of t
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=200 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><DIV>
</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Date: Wednesday 7 March[/B]Kick off: 1945 GMT
Venue: Emirates Stadium
First-leg score: 0-1
Coverage on BBC Radio Five Live and the BBC Sport website
Arsenal captain Thierry Henry returns to the squad, with manager Arsene Wenger saying he is fit to start.
Emmanuel Eboue, Philippe Senderos, Tomas Rosicky, Mathieu Flamini and Justin Hoyte are all out. Gilberto is expected to revert to midfield.
PSV are without defenders Manuel Da Costa (laryngitis) and Jan Kromkamp (hamstring), with Eric Addo and Sun Xiang set to replace them.
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay (hamstring) is rated doubtful.
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Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Clichy, Djourou, Toure, Gallas, Ljungberg, Fabregas, Gilberto, Hleb, Adebayor, Baptista, Almunia, Henry, Walcott, Denilson, Aliadiere, Diaby, Traore.
<DIV class=ch1>SCOUTING REPORT ON THE OPPOSITION</DIV>
Who are they? One of Dutch football's big three, along with Ajax and Feyenoord, and the team to beat at the moment having won the last two Eredivisie titles.
Recent form: PSV have had a better time of it than Arsenal since the first leg, but like the Gunners they have been knocked out of a domestic cup, going down 3-0 at NAC Breda when manager Ronald Koeman did an Arsene Wenger and left some of his big-name players on the bench. By the time he threw them on it was too late. However, in the league they picked up six points from two matches without conceding to stay top of the Eredivisie.
European record: The club dubbed 'The Farmers' won the Uefa Cup in 1978 and the European Cup in 1988. They won that title under Guus Hiddink, who worked wonders when he returned as coach in 2002 and guided them to the 2005 semi-final before quitting at the end of last season.
How did they get here? Hiddink bowed out of life as PSV boss with another Dutch championship which ensured a 10th consecutive Champions League campaign. They finished second in their group behind Liverpool after losing to the Reds and then Bordeaux in a meaningless final game.
Ones to watch: Check out the touchline where managers Ronald Koeman and Arsene Wenger have a bit of previous after the Frenchman disaparaged the Dutchman's boring tactics when he was at Ajax and they met in the Champions League. In between times in Holland Koeman masterminded the downfall of Manchester United and Liverpool as Benfica boss, so tactically he knows his stuff. In a multi-national squad Peruvain Jefferson Farfan is the main danger in attack alongside Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone.
Did you know? Leading scorer Farfan got back to doing what he does best with his 17th goal of the season at the weekend after hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons in recent weeks. On the pitch he struck out at an opponent with an elbow in a defeat at Roda and off it he had to fly back to his homeland for a DNA paternity test following a fling. His mother said: "Jefferson will embrace the baby once the heat is off."
They say: "Arsenal are not a typical English team. They play more a European system with fast players up front, a lot of talent in the midfield and a solid defence. it was important not to concede in Holland because we will get more space in London."
PSV coach Ronald Koeman
<DIV class=ch1>BIG MATCH STATS</DIV>
Definitions of terms used:-
Champions League (CL) - only group phase matches and beyond of t
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