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All the latest injury news ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Club Brugge in Belgium.
The good news for the Gunners is that they remain top, and that also applies in the Champions League, with Arsenal currently boasting a three-point lead at the top of the overall standings in Europe’s biggest competition. Club Brugge currently have four points, and they are just two points outside the playoff spots, so every point is crucial from here on out for the Belgian side. Here we round up the latest injury news surrounding both sides.
Lynnt Audoor - Out
Audoor is expected to miss out with a muscular issue.
Ludovit Reis - Out
Reis is expected to remain out with a shoulder injury here.
Leandro Trossard - Doubt
Trossard was brought off during the Villa game. Arteta said afterwards: “He was really good. We knew he is another player coming back from injury and he started to feel it again so we had to take him off.” That would suggest Trossard will be okay for Wednesday, but it may put in doubt his ability to start the game given the quick turnaround.
Kai Havertz - Out
Havertz is getting closer, but he won’t be back until at least the end of the month. Arteta said this week: “Matter of weeks. Let's see how it evolves... He's doing really well, he's doing stuff on the pitch, but I think he needs some time. He was doing everything; he could not go to the next level. We are all desperate to have him.”
Gabriel Magalhaes - Out
Gabriel is also out until towards the end of the month, although he might return a touch before Havertz. Arteta has said: “Big Gabi is doing very well, but that's weeks as well.”
Cristhian Mosquera - Out
Arteta confirmed after the Villa game: “He's going to be out for weeks unfortunately, it's much more than what we expected. But the player was feeling it, so he's going to be out for weeks.”
William Saliba - Doubt
Saliba missed the Villa game. Arteta said before that one: “He had a little niggle, so I think it’s going to be a matter of days, so let’s see if he’s able to be there tomorrow. The ankle [earlier in the season] was really random, and a very unlucky action that kept him out for a few weeks. This one as well, very bizarre, but hopefully it will be a matter of days.”
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