FIFA's recent discussions regarding Ireland led me to think about the possibilities of an extra side at the tournament, and what would perhaps be more exciting than including a side who claimed they've been cheated out of the tournament would be to enter an entirely new team.

This team would be made up of international players whose respective countries did not manage to qualify for the finals.

So what really happened here? Along with their rescinding of Eduardo's two-match ban, UEFA released this brief statement:

The UEFA Appeals Body today accepted the appeal lodged by Arsenal FC against the two-match suspension handed to striker Eduardo.

Following examination of all the evidence, notably the declarations of both the referee and the referees' assessor, as well as the various video footage, it was not established to the panel's satisfaction that the referee had been deceived in taking his decision on the penalty.

And so it rumbles on.

If you listened to Sunday Supplement yesterday, you would have heard a significant shift in the media's attitude towards Eduardo and Arsenal. Perhaps it was just the fact that Patrick Barclay was at the table, but they were even starting to talk about how there was contact between Boruc and Edu (if you didn't hear it, you can listen here.

Arsenal ensured their place in tomorrow's Champions League's draw with a mature display against Celtic at the Emirates.

The Gunners ran out 5-1 winners on aggregate and 3-1 on the night after Eduardo, Eboue and Arshavin all netted for the home side. Donati grabbed a late goal to give the Celtic faithful something to cheer about on a controversial night in North London.

Eduardo starts for Arsenal as again, Philippe Senderos is not even on the bench. Aaron Ramsey joins Arshavin and Van Persie on the bench with Emmanuel Eboue starting his second consecutive game for the Gunners.

As always, please join the discussion in our comments section which will also be active when the game kicks-off.

Battle of Britain Part II

Arsenal will be without captain Cesc Fabregas through injury for Wednesday's Champions League second-leg clash with Celtic at Emirates Stadium.
Tomas Rosicky, Theo Walcott, Lukasz Fabianski, Samir Nasri and Johan Djourou are also all still missing.

It's game time let's beat these Scots like general Gnaeus Julius Agricola at the battle of Mons Graupius (boom! history joke!). The good news is that Denilson, Sagna, and Cesc all passed their fitness tests and are ready to go. The bad news is that Diaby passed his fitness test and is ready to play (I kid, I kid).

Fabregas, Denilson and Sagna all passed fit as Arsene Wenger names the same eleven who eased past Everton. Bendtner and Van Persie will therefore start up front.

Celtic

Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, Fox, Loovens, N'Guemo, Brown, Maloney, Donati, Samaras, McGeady

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