Familiar faces as Athletic Bilbao returns to Champions League

MADRID, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Athletic Bilbao is the first Spanish side in action in this season's Champions League, with the Basque outfit hosting Arsenal on Tuesday evening.

Athletic returns to the competition after 11 years and faces a difficult rival in big-spending Arsenal, which has signed players such as Viktor Gyokeres, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke over the summer to completely revamp its attack.