Bayern vs Arsenal at 12 midnight PKT: Champions League Wednesday fixtures and team news

Bayern Munich vs Arsenal kicks off at 12 midnight Pakistan time tonight (the start of Thursday 22 October in PKT) at the Allianz Arena, the headline game of nine Champions League matches on Wednesday. Two games start earlier, at 9:45pm PKT: Como vs Manchester United and Lille vs Galatasaray.

UEFA lists the kick-offs in Central European time: 18:45 for the early pair and 21:00 for the rest. Central Europe is on summer time until 25 October, three hours behind Pakistan, which gives the PKT times below.

Wednesday's Champions League fixtures in PKT

If you plan to stay up for Bayern vs Arsenal, the match should end at about 1:50am PKT, allowing for half-time and stoppage time.

Bayern vs Arsenal: team news

Both sides arrive with absences, according to Goal's match preview. Bayern are without Jamal Musiala through injury, and Michael Olise is suspended. Arsenal are missing William Saliba, Piero Hincapie and Christos Tzolis, all injured.

Arsenal have the better start in the new league phase, with six points from two wins. Bayern have four points from a win and a draw. In all competitions, Bayern are unbeaten in their last five (three wins, two draws), while Arsenal have won four of their last five, the loss coming 3-0 at Brighton in September.

Goal's predicted line-ups have both teams in a 4-2-3-1, with Harry Kane leading Bayern's attack and Kai Havertz up front for Arsenal.

Manchester United in Italy

Manchester United's trip to Como is one of the night's two early games. In the 36-team league phase, only the top eight go straight into the last 16, so every point counts from here.

Tuesday's results

Matchday 3 began on Tuesday, when Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2, Manchester City thrashed AEK Athens 5-1 and Liverpool edged Villarreal 4-3. PSG paid a price: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia tore his right ACL in the win. Read our Tuesday round-up for all nine scores.

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