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The Arsenal Gunners hope their strong play continues in a crucial Premier League showdown with Liverpool. Getty Images/Laurence Griffith

With the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League schedule set to begin, each of the 32 clubs in the field will look to begin their respective quests toward a championship with a league-opening victory. High profile clubs including nine-time winner Real Madrid, Italian power Milan and English giants Chelsea and Manchester United are expected to perform well while teams such as Juventus, Anderlecht and Celtic all hope to exceed expectations as members of extremely daunting groups. Thanks to the inclusion of some of the world's best teams, the 2013-2014 Champions League season could prove to be one of the best in recent memory.

Another team with high hopes heading into the upcoming CL campaign is the Arsenal Gunners. Led by head coach Arsene Wenger, the Gunners not only hope to improve upon last season's fourth place finish in the Barclays Premier League, they also intend on making a strong run through the uber-competitive 32-club Champions League. The English club has advanced to the Round of 16 in three-consecutive seasons and as they prepare for the league opener against Marseille, the Gunners hope an opening victory will propel them to the first Champions League title in franchise history (Arsenal won the 1993-1994 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup but has never won a Champions League title).

When and Where to Watch Arsenal vs. Marseille

Making their 2013-2014 Champions League debuts, Arsenal and Ligue 1 affiliate Marseille will meet on Wednesday, September 18. Set to begin at 2:30pm, ET, an on-line live stream of the match can be seen by following this link or by visiting this site.

2013-2014 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUPINGS

Group A: Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad

Group B: Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, F.C. Kobenhavn

Group C: Benfica, Paris St Germain, Olympiakos Piraeusm, Anderlecht

Group D: Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Viktoria Plzen

Group E: Chelsea, Schalke 04, Basel, Steaua Bucharest

Group F: Arsenal, Olympique Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli

Group G: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit St Petersburg, Austria Vienna

Group H: Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax Amsterdam, Celtic

FIRST 5 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHES - Arsenal

Sept. 18 - at Marseille

Oct. 1 - vs. Napoli

Oct. 22 - vs. Borussia Dortmund

Nov. 6 - at Borussia Dortmund

Nov. 26 - vs. Marseille

FIRST 5 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHES - Olympique Marseille

Sept. 18 - vs. Arsenal

Oct. 1 - at Borussia Dortmund

Oct. 22 - vs. Napoli

Nov. 6 - at Napoli

Nov. 26 - at Arsenal

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