Champions League matches in Group B
Factbox on Tuesday's matches in Group B of the Champions League:
Factbox on Tuesday's matches in Group B of the Champions League:
DYNAMO KIEV v ARSENAL
The Ukrainian champions wait to see if Brazilian striker Diogo Rincon, who scored both goals in Dynamo's 2-0 win against Lokomotiv Moscow a month ago, has recovered from a minor knock he picked up against Ilichevets Mariupol last Friday.
Ukraine defender Andriy Nesmachny, who did not play in a 2-0 win over Mariupol, should also be back in the starting line-up after overcoming a minor knee strain.
After taking one point from a possible six in Group B Arsenal will go for a win in Kiev.
"If we don't get something out of the visit to Kiev this time it will make life very difficult for us," said manager Arsene Wenger, whose team are bubbling after their weekend win over Chelsea took them top of the premier league.
Captain Patrick Vieira, who has a thigh problem, hopes to be fit, as does midfielder Freddie Ljungberg. Dutch forward Dennis Bergkamp's aversion to flying rules him out.
Probable teams:
Dynamo Kiev: 1-Olexander Shovkovsky, 3-Serhiy Fyodorov, 6-Yuri Dmitrulin, 26-Andriy Nesmachny, 32-Goran Gavrancic, 36-Jerko Leko, 8-Valentin Belkevich, 11-Georgi Peev, 17-Tiberiu Ghioane, 20-Oleg Husev, 16-Maxim Shatskikh.
Arsenal: 1-Jens Lehmann, 12-Lauren, 23-Sol Campbell, 28-Kolo Toure, 3-Ashley Cole, 8-Freddie Ljungberg, 19-Gilberto Silva, 4-Patrick Vieira, 7-Robert Pires, 14-Thierry Henry, 11-Sylvain Wiltord.
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria).
LOKOMOTIV MOSCOW v INTER MILAN
Lokomotiv welcome back influential South African midfielder Jacob Lekgetho, who was suspended for last month's Champions League match against Arsenal.
The railwaymen, who were dethroned as Russian champions after losing to city rivals Torpedo two weeks ago, also hope to have midfielder Marat Izmailov (ankle) back in the starting line-up.
Inter begin the post-Hector Cuper era with a tricky test as they seek to make in three wins out of three in Group B.
Italian international defender Francesco Coco returns to the side after recovering from injury, but a thigh problem sidelines winger Andy van der Meyde.
In his absence team captain Javier Zanetti is expected to push up from defence to bolster the midfield.
Probable teams:
Lokomotiv Moscow: 1-Sergei Ovchinnikov, 2-Gennady Nizhegorodov, 4-Jacob Lekgetho, 5-Sergei Ignashevich, 14-Oleg Pashinin, 16-Vadim Yevseyev, 7-Marat Izmailov, 8-Vladimir Maminov, 10-Dmitry Loskov, 28-Dmitry Khokhlov, 32-Mikheil Ashvetia.
Inter Milan: 1-Francesco Toldo, 13-Thomas Helveg, 23-Marco Materazzi, 17-Fabio Cannavaro, 77-Francesco Coco, 4-Javier Zanetti, 6-Cristiano Zanetti, 5-Emre Belozoglu, 22-Okan Buruk, 30-Obafemi Martins, 32-Christian Vieri.
Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Germany).