Arsenal star Mesut Ozil nervous ahead of 8th Champions League season

Arsenal news Santi Cazorla

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Özil has stated that he is nervous ahead of tomorrows clash with Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League.

The Germany international is set to appear in the UEFA Champions league for the 8th season and is expected to be included in the Gunners starting line-up.

Özil posted an image of himself boarding the Arsenal plane along with the following caption, “My 8th Champions League season starts tomorrow – yet goose bumps are still guaranteed during the anthem!”

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The World Cup winner played a staring role in the Gunners 2-0 win over Stoke City on Saturday.

The former Real Madrid man received a rating of 7.9 from whoscored. Özil made eight key passes and maintained a passing accuracy of %87

Arsenal take on London rivals Chelsea in the Premier League next weekend. Özil is expected to start against the reigning champions and was also part of the Gunners side that beat the Blues in the Community Shield last month.

 

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