How to watch Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League for free tonight

The is back tonight (October 22) as Arsenal face Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners were on an impressive unbeaten run until they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday – their first of the season – after defender William Saliba was shown a red card.

They may be forced to play without Bukayo Saka after the winger withdrew from the England squad during the international break with a hamstring injury and was absent for the Bournemouth game. Speaking at a press conference on Monday (October 21), boss Mikel Arteta said Saka and captain Martin Ødegaard – who picked up an ankle injury while on international duty – are ‘progressing well’, .

“They are closer,” he said. “Both progressing well. Martin is not fit. With Bukayo let’s see how he is with the training session later on.” Arsenal and meet in the second league phase of the newly revamped Champions League, which has seen the group stage system scrapped for a new league phase consisting of 36 clubs.

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Each side will now play eight matches against eight different teams in the new league phase, rather than facing the same three opponents twice. The top eight sides will progress to the round of 16, while the teams placed ninth to 24th will play a two-legged knock-out phase play-off to secure their place in the last 16.

Shakhtar Donetsk currently sit in fourth place of the Ukrainian Premier League, having won six games out of nine. Their last fixture ended in a 3-0 defeat to Atalanta, which has left them sitting 27th in the table. Arsenal are currently 13th after taking three points from their 2-0 win against PSG earlier this month.

So as both sides gear up for their latest European fixture, here’s how you can watch Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk absolutely free.

When is Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk?

is scheduled to kick off at 8pm on Tuesday, October 22, with Gabby Logan leading the coverage from 6.30pm alongside Gael Clichy, Laura Georges and Theo Walcott. Commentary comes from Jon Champion and Alan Shearer.

How to watch Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk for free

Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk will be broadcast on Amazon’s and can be streamed free by signing up for an Amazon Prime . Prime Video is broadcasting one Champions League match every game week free for Prime members.

Prime Video will also air 20 Premier League matches in December, including Arsenal vs Man United on December 4 and Arsenal vs Ipswich on December 27. Every Champions League and Europa League game is also available on , which costs £30.99 on a rolling monthly plan via .

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