Gunners name unchanged side for Champions League tie

Arsenal named an unchanged side for the first leg of their Champions League third-round qualifying match against Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic tonight.

Winger Tomas Rosicky returned to face his former club, while Alexander Hleb - the match-winner against Fulham on Sunday – was again pressed into a more advanced role to support main striker Robin van Persie.

There was a familiar face in the Sparta line-up – former West Ham defender Tomas Repka was back in the side following suspension.

Midfielder David Limbersky – who had a brief spell at Tottenham – was named among the Sparta substitutes.