Good evening, and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Arsenal v Basel.

Smart save from Vaclik as Monreal powers into the box.

Xhaka in action again, getting a boot in to stop the ball threading through to Sanchez, steaming through the middle.

Alexis Sanchez is brought down by Xhaka just outside the centre circle - but no free kick.

Some marvellously slick one-touch passing from Basel, though, and Bellerin does well to keep up with Doumbia.

Walcott and Sanchez looking lively on the attack already.

Arsenal are in yellow, Basel are in white...for Champions League regulations reasons.

We kick off!

It's all very dramatic as the lights flare on and off, signalling the teams' imminent arrival.

Arsenal have kept one clean sheet in the seven Champions League matches with David Ospina as goalkeeper.

Correspondents at the Emirates report that the visiting fans are performing the Viking Thunderclap.

Teams - Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Cazorla, Walcott, Ozil, Iwobi, Alexis. Subs: Cech, Gibbs, Gabriel, Elneny, Reine-Adelaide, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lucas. /// Basel: Vaclik, Lang, Suchy, Xhaka, Balanta, Traore, Bjarnason, Zuffi, Fransson, Doumbia, Steffen. Subs: Calla, Delgado, Elyounoussi, Gaber, Hoegh, Sporar, Vailati.

While we wait for the team news, find out about Mesut Ozil's future career plans.