Bayern Munich vs Arsenal FC confirmed lineups: Xhaka starts, Walcott makes the bench

Arsenal's Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka (C) vies with Basel's Albanian midfielder Taulant Xhaka during the UEFA Champions league Group A football match between FC Basel 1893 and Arsenal FC on December 6, 2016 at the St Jakob Park stadium in Basel. / AFP / Patrick HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images)

Arsenal travel to Germany to take on Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. Manager Arsene Wenger has stuck with keeper David Ospina despite playing Petr Cech on a regular basis in the league.

Hector Bellerin and Kieran Gibbs start as full-backs, with Shkodran Mustafi and Laurent Koscielny. Granit Xhaka missed the last four games through suspension, and comes back to the eleven to partner Francis Coquelin in midfield.

Alexis Sanchez leads the line with Mesut Ozil playing in behind him. Alex Oxlade Chamberlian and Alex Iwobi start on the flanks.

For the hosts, Manuel Neuer starts in goal with a centre-back pairing of Mats Hummels and Javi Martinez ahead of him. Arjen Robben and Douglas Costa will look to stretch the Arsenal defence with their pace out wide, while Robert Lewandowski plays as a nine.

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