**Arsenal defender Piero Hincapie is back available for the Champions League game against Atletico Madrid.**
The 23-year-old has played just once for the Gunners since joining the club on an initial loan deal from Bayer Leverkusen.
Hincapie suffered a groin injury which has forced him to miss the last six games for Arsenal.
He was left out of the squad to face Fulham on Saturday but could feature when his side take on Atletico in the Champions League.
“Yeah he will be available,” Arteta said.
“I think that game came a bit too early for him so he’s had another two very good sessions and now he’s ready to go.”
Arsenal have won both of their Champions League league stage games so far but Arteta is wary of the challenge posed by Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid.
“What he has done since he got to Atletico has been outstanding, not only what has achieved but the way he has done it,” Arteta said on the Atletico boss.
“The identity he has created, they are simple and clear to identify because the manager is very much them. That’s very difficult to achieve, he’s been there 14 years and what he’s done is incredible.
“He is someone I look up to. His passion, how long he has been in the game, how he still has that capacity to transmit a willingness to win. To keep convincing players in this environment, you have to be extraordinarily good.”