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title: "Multiple absences for Arsenal and Lille ahead of Champions League clash"
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# Multiple absences for Arsenal and Lille ahead of Champions League clash

Arsenal host Lille in the second round of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, on 13 October at 22:00 Damascus time, amid absences due to injury and suspension in both squads.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 12 October 2026، 10:08 ، updated 22:09 Saudi time

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Multiple absences for Arsenal and Lille ahead of Champions League clash

[Arsenal](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/arsenal-211) will face [Lille](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/lille-272) in a match held as part of the second round of the league phase of the [UEFA Champions League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/uefa-champions-league-20) for the 2026/27 season, on 13 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time.

The match will be broadcast on the beIN SPORTS network.

Arsenal will go into the game without two players through injury, [W. Saliba](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/w-saliba-6045) and [Christos Tzolis](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/christos-tzolis-6064).

Lille, meanwhile, face wider absences, with [Hamza Igamane](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/hamza-igamane-13992) and [Tiago Santos](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/tiago-carvalho-santos-8037) out through injury, while [Ethan Mbappé Lottin](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/ethan-mbapp%C3%A9-lottin-8046) will be missing due to suspension.

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