Predicted Arsenal XI tonight: Ceballos and Aubameyang start

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Arsenal have one foot in the last eight of the Europa League and will look to finish the job against Olympiacos tonight.

The Gunners won 3-1 in Athens, producing a stunning display against the Greek champions.

Goals from Martin Odegaard, Gabriel and Mohamed Elneny ensured a relatively routine first-leg win.

Arsenal played some nice stuff last week and Mikel Arteta will hope for more of the same on home soil.

With the tie almost in the bag, the boss might ring some changes and here is a look at how the team could line-up this evening.

In goal and back four

Bernd Leno is likely to keep his place with Arteta set to resist a change between the posts.

Likewise, it seems certain he will persist with the same full-backs, with Cedric on the right and Kieran Tierney starting on the left.

There could be a couple of changes at centre-back though.

Pablo Mari has waited patiently and could be handed a start, with Rob Holding slotting in next to him.

Midfield

Thomas Partey is still striving for match sharpness and he could be handed another chance to impress tonight.

Alongside him, there could be a change though, with the £51,000-a-week Dani Ceballos coming into the team.

Granit Xhaka and Mohamed Elneny are likely to start on the bench.

In attack

Much was made of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s omission from the North London derby on Sunday but he should start upfront here.

Behind him, Martin Odegaard might earn a rest so that could open the door for Emile Smith Rowe to slot back into his more natural role.

Nicolas Pepe has done okay in Europe this season and he could earn a start on the left, with Willian looking to build up some momentum on the right-hand side.

Here is how the Arsenal team could look this evening: