Arsenal will be without at least four players for their trip to PSG tonight, and Mikel Arteta is also concerned about the fitness of one more notable player in his team.
The Gunners are a goal down in the second leg of the semi-finals, having lost the first leg at Emirates Stadium last week. Ousmane Dembele’s early goal was the difference in north London, leaving Arsenal with a mountain to climb at the Parc des Princes.
Arteta will be able to call on Thomas Partey, who was suspended for the first leg, while Riccardo Calafiori is ready to play in the French capital. Jurrien Timber, on the other hand, is a doubtful starter, with Arteta noting, “I will assess him today, whether he can start again or not.”
If Timber is able to play for Arsenal, that will be a tremendous boost, but the Gunners already know four players will be absent tonight. Gabriel Jesus suffered an ACL injury in the FA Cup defeat to Manchester United, ending his season immediately.
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Kai Havertz had to have hamstring surgery after suffering an injury during a warm-weather training camp in Dubai. The Gunners went to the Middle East to maintain their fitness after being knocked out by United.
Gabriel Magalhaes, too, had a hamstring injury. The Brazilian suffered an injury during Arsenal’s Premier League victory against Fulham, and the club said his season was terminated just before the first match against Real Madrid.
Jorginho was set to miss the second leg in Paris due to a punctured lung, but unlike Gabriel, Havertz, and Jesus, he could still return before the end of the season, with the player himself hinting that it could be as soon as tonight.
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