PREVIEW TO A CLASSIC: Barcelona vs. Arsenal; Starting Line-Ups; Van Persie's Status Announced

The lineups for the Champions League Round-of-16 match between Barcelona and Arsenal have just been announced, for the kick-off at 19:45 GMT/2:45 EST.

Arsenal forward Robin van Persie gets the starting nod.

In another perhaps surprise move, Brazilian defender Adriano will be starting for Barcelona.

Guardiola uses a 4-3-3, while Wengers goes with basically a 4-2-3-1.

This will be a big test for van Persie. He's starting the match but how effective will he be?

Here are the starters for Barcelona:

G: Valdes

D: Adriano, Abidal, Busquets, Alves

M: Iniesta, Mascherano, Xavi

F: Messi, Villa, Pedro

Here are the starters for Arsenal:

G: Szczesny

D: Clichy, Koscielney, Djourou, Sagna

M: Wilshere, Diaby, Nasri, Fabregas, Rosicky

F: Van Persie