Lineups, starting 11, team news for Porto vs Arsenal: Partey, Vieira train ahead of UEFA Champions League game

Arsenal travel to Portugal to take on FC Porto for the first leg of their Round of 16 tie in the UEFA Champions League on February 21.

Mikel Arteta's Gunners have struggled at this stage of the competition in recent history. In 2017, their last appearance in this round, they were knocked out for a seventh time in a row.

But their entire club has significantly changed since, and they are one of the favourites to go on and win the tournament, despite never doing so previously.

Arteta has had a few injury issues to contend with lately, but it has not affected his side to any great degree: they are on a five-game winning streak and have scored an impressive 21 goals in that run.

The Sporting News takes a look at the predicted lineups for the clash, who will be available to start for Arsenal, and whether some injured players could return.

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Arteta's injury list is largely ahead of the trip to Portugal with Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Jesus not quite ready to return for the visitors and Oleksandr Zinchenko also a doubt with a calf problem.

However, Thomas Partey and Fabio Vieira have returned to team training this week and could be in line to feature in the squad, although it seems unlikely they will be rushed back.

Arsenal projected starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior — Odegaard, Rice, Jorginho — Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.

Arsenal subs (9): TBC

Porto head coach Sergio Conceicao was dealt a blow when striker Mehdi Taremi suffered a thigh problem at the weekend, meaning he is a doubt. Zaidu Sanusi is out for the season, while Ivan Marcano is also set to miss out through a long-term ACL injury.

Porto projected starting lineup (4-3-3 right to