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Line-ups: Koscielny injured as Gabriel starts for Arsenal, Man Utd target leads Bayern

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Mathieu Debuchy starts in place of the injured Hector Bellerin while Gabriel comes in for Laurent Koscielny who has a hip problem.
The French centre-back has to settle for a place on the bench.
Olivier Giroud starts up front for Arsenal in the absence of the injured Theo Walcott, having come off the bench to score the first goal in the 2-0 win over Bayern at the Emirates two weeks ago.
Bayern have won their last seven home Champions League games, scoring 27 goals, and start Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski in attack.
And former Chelsea and Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben is on the bench for the German giants.
Bayern Munich: Neuer; Lahm, Boateng, Martínez, Alaba; Alonso, T. Alcântara, Coman; Müller, Costa, Lewandowski.
Substitutes: Ulreich, Benatia, Robben, Rafinha, Vidal, Badstuber, Kimmich.
Arsenal: Cech; Debuchy, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla; Sánchez, Özil, Campbell; Giroud
Substitutes: Macey, Chambers, Koscielny, Gibbs, Flamini, Iwobi, Reine-Adelaide.
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