Borussia Dortmund vs Arsenal: injury-struck Gunners braced for German test

Arsenal begin their Champions League campaign this evening, with both teams missing key players

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The Champions League starts tonight and for Arsenal the competition kicks off with a trip to Borussia Dortmund to play the 2013 finalists. The clubs were paired together in last season's group stage, the Gunners losing 2-1 at home but then nicking a 1-0 victory in Germany courtesy of Aaron Ramsey's second-half goal.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.