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Two Arsenal stars miss training as Arteta gets potential Leverkusen injury boost

Arsenal were back in training at London Colney ahead of their Champions League last 16 second leg against Bayer Leverkusen (1-1) following the 2-0 Premier League victory over Everton

12:38, 16 Mar 2026

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Arsenal are preparing for their Champions League last 16 second leg vs Bayer Leverkusen

Leandro Trossard was back in Arsenal training at London Colney on Monday afternoon as the Gunners gear up to face Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League last 16 second leg.

The Belgian has been nursing an issue since hobbling off in the 2-1 FA Cup victory at Mansfield nine days ago.

While he trained ahead of the first leg in Germany, he was not able to play and also missed Saturday's win over Everton.

However, he was part of the group that trained at London Colney at lunchtime today, though there were two clear absentees.

Captain Martin Odegaard remains sidelined with a knee issue while Jurrien Timber was not able to continue after picking up an ankle injury against Everton.

Timber has been run into the ground in recent months as Ben White has also been battling fitness problems.

However, Saturday's incident looked fairly innocuous and there was initially hope he would be able to continue playing.

The Dutchman is now a major doubt to face Leverkusen and could now rest for Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.

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