Confirmed programs while Declan Rice returns for the artillerymen

Arsenal opens his campaign in the Champions League against Athletic Bilbao tonight, seeking to rely on their solid start to the season.

The Gunners won three of their first four first league games, the only defect being 1-0 defeat at Champions Liverpool before the international break.

Mikel Arteta supervised a summer recruitment campaign which means that Arsenal is better equipped to challenge both national level and in Europe, a point proven by 3-0 victory against Nottingham Forest on Saturday with goals from new signatures Martin Zubimendi and Viktor Gyokerres.

However, a trip to San Mames is not an easy assignment.

Athletics reached the semi-finals of the Europa League last season and the Ernesto Valverde team will imagine its chances of progressing towards the stadiums with direct elimination.

News from the Bilbao Sportive team

Valverde brings four changes to the team that lost at home against Alaves this weekend.

The Andoni Gorosabel and Adama Boiro files enter Mikel Vesga in the midfield.

Nico Williams is missing, but his older brother Iniko Williams will operate in a three alongside Robert Navarro behind Alex Berenguer.

Athletic: Unai Simon; Gorosabel, Vivian, Paredes, Adama; Vesga, Jaucregizar, Williams, Sacet, Navarro; Berengue