Arsenal v Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League Preview

Arsenal are off to play Dynamo Kiev in the first match of the group play today. The match is at 2pm EST and will be on Setanta. That blows because I really wanted the match to be on ESPN 2, but Real MAdrid gets it again.

The squad was announce for the match, with only Silvestre and Nasri out we should be playing with a good side today.

The Full Arsenal Squad:
1 Manuel ALMUNIA (GK)
3 Bacary SAGNA
4 Cesc FABREGAS
5 Kolo TOURE
10 William GALLAS (c)
11 Robin VAN PERSIE
12 Carlos VELA
14 Theo WALCOTT
15 DENILSON
16 Aaron RAMSEY
17 Alex SONG
19 Jack WILSHERE
20 Johan DJOUROU
21 Lukasz FABIANSKI (GK)
22 Gael CLICHY
25 Emmanuel ADEBAYOR
26 Nicklas BENDTNER
27 Emmanuel EBOUE

Dynamo Kiev have not done particularly well in the CL, but should not be taken lightly. We are on the road and it's a long trip. So hopefully we will pull off a win, but if not let's at least try to get a point today. Maybe Theo and Ade will be up for some scoring.

The top two from each group move on and if there is a tie the following rules apply:

Teams level on points are separated by:
1) The results of games between the teams in the tie (if tied, by goal difference and then by away goals counting double).
2) Goal difference in all group games.
3) Highest number of goals scored in all games.
4) Highest Uefa ranking over the previous five seasons.

So let's see some big goals tonight and let's start off this group stage on a good note.

In other Arsenal news looks like Stan Kroenke has joined the Arsenal board and will be there to help fend off a take over attempt by billionare Alisher Usmanov, who currently has a 24.9% stake in the company. Arsenal are expected also to ratify the appointment of Peter Lawwell as their new chief executive, the post that he holds with Celtic. He will basically be taking over the vacated position of David Dein. I don't know much about him, but we should see news of this shortly.

COME ON ARSENAL!