Football news - Laurent Koscielny and Mesut Ozil start for Arsenal as Bukayo Saka makes debut
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ByEurosport
Updated 13/12/2018 at 19:26 GMT
Laurent Koscielny makes his long-awaited return from injury as he starts for Arsenal against Qarabag along with Mesut Ozil and Bukayo Saka.
Mesut Ozil of Arsenal.
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Koscielny has not played for Arsenal since rupturing his Achilles in the Europa League semi-final loss against Atletico Madrid in May, an injury that cost him his place in France's World Cup squad.
However, the Gunners captain is in the line-up for the final match of the Europa League group stage along with Mesut Ozil, who has recently been left out of the starting XI with a back injury.
It is a much-changed line-up that features youngsters Emiliano Martinez, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Joe Willock, Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka.
17-year-old winger Saka comes into the team with Emile Smith-Rowe out injured.
Arsenal are already through as group winners.
TEAM NEWS IN FULL
Arsenal - Martinez, Jenkinson, Sokratis, Koscielny, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Willock, Saka, Ozil, Lacazette, Nketiah
Qarabag - Vagner, Medvedev, Rzezniczak, Sadygov, Huseynov, Guerrier, Slavchev, Garayev, Michel, Madatov, Zoubir
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