Champions League matches in Group B
Team news and probable lineups for Wednesday's Champions League matches in Group B:
Team news and probable lineups for Wednesday's Champions League matches in Group B:
DYNAMO KIEV v INTER MILAN
Dynamo, who must win in Kiev in order to advance to the knockout phase, face a mounting injury worries after full back Serhiy Fyodorov and strikers Denys Onishchenko and Roberto Nanni joined midfielder Andriy Husin on the sidelines.
Fyodorov and fellow Ukraine international Onishchenko are both nursing leg injuries, while Argentine Nanni -- Dynamo's most expensive import -- is out for three months after undergoing knee surgery last week.
Husin is still recovering from a thigh surgery.
There is some good news for the Ukrainians with the return of Croatian midfielder Jerko Leko, who missed the 3-2 defeat by Lokomotiv Moscow two weeks ago through suspension.
Inter's shock 5-1 home defeat by Arsenal two weeks ago left them also needing a win on Wednesday to guarantee progress, although they could also go through with a draw.
It won't be easy in the Ukraine, particularly without injured central defender Marco Materazzi, who should be replaced by Daniele Adani.
In midfield, Matias Almeyda is ready to deputise for Cristiano Zanetti, who injured his thigh during the 2-1 win over Perugia at the weekend.
Probable teams:
Dynamo Kiev: 1-Olexander Shovkovsky, 6-Yuri Dmitrulin, 26-Andriy Nesmachny, 32-Goran Gavrancic, 35-Goran Sablic, 8-Valentin Belkevich, 17-Tiberiu Ghioane, 20-Oleg Husev, 36-Jerko Leko, 15-Diogo Rincon, 16-Maxim Shatskikh.
Inter Milan: 1-Francesco Toldo, 2-Ivan Cordoba, 15-Daniele Adani, 17-Fabio Cannavaro, 4-Javier Zanetti, 25-Matias Almeyda, 5-Emre Belozoglu, 26-Giovanni Pasquale, 30-Obafemi Martins, 32-Christian Vieri, 9-Julio Cruz.
Referee: Gilles Veissiere (France)
ARSENAL v LOKOMOTIV MOSCOW
Arsenal's campaign is back on track after their stunning victory over Inter and another win will send them through.
Their major worry is the availability of striker Thierry Henry, who missed Saturday's 1-1 draw at Leicester City with a leg muscle injury and whose absence from Wednesday's Highbury clash would be a massive blow.
Skipper Patrick Vieira should return after being rested on Saturday following a midweek comeback from a two-month injury absence. Defender Martin Keown made his return from a prolonged injury break at the weekend, as did forward Sylvain Wiltord after a groin problem, but Ray Parlour (groin) is a doubt.
Lokomotiv beat Malaga reserves 3-2 during a seven day training camp in Spain last week -- their only game in two weeks.
They need only a draw in London to go through and hope midfielder Marat Izmailov recovers in time after missing their previous Champions League outing against Dynamo Kiev with a leg injury.
"You can't just sit back for the whole game and hope for a positive result against a team like Arsenal," said coach Yuri Syomin. "We have to perform well at both ends because attack is the best defence."
Probable teams:
Arsenal: 1-Jens Lehmann, 12-Lauren, 5-Martin Keown, 23-Sol Campbell, 3-Ashley Cole, 8-Fredrik Ljungberg, 4-Patrick Vieira, 19-Gilberto, 7-Robert Pires, 10-Dennis Bergkamp, 14-Thierry Henry or 11-Sylvain Wiltord.
Lokomotiv Moscow: 1-Sergei Ovchinnikov, 16-Vadim Yevseyev, 5-Sergei Ignashevich, 14-Oleg Pashinin, 17-Dmitry Sennikov, 4-Jacob Lekgetho, 7-Marat Izmailov, 8-Vladimir Maminov, 10-Dmitry Loskov, 28-Dmitry Khokhlov, 32-Mikheil Ashvetia.
Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia).