by Arsenal is nervously maintained to assess the injuries to Gabriel and Jurrien Timber after the couple was forced to against Fulham.
Gabriel took out a thigh injury at the beginning of the first half of the 2-1 win and had to lag a lagging when the visitors attacked despite the Gunners’ appeals, which the ball switched off.
Gabriel went straight out of the tunnel when the game was stopped, and Jakub Kiwior was introduced in his place, and this immediately increased doubts about his availability to get against Real Madrid against Real Madrid, who will travel to North London for the first leg of the Champions of the Champions League.
Timber also went out in the first half, but was continued and then treated in the second period and had to be replaced.
“The disadvantage are Gabi and Jurria,” said Areta after the game when he thought about the match.
“We don’t know how they will be. We will evaluate them tomorrow and better understand how we are with these two.
“If there are two players in this team who never want to come to terms, it is probably these two. Gabi felt something in his knee, we don’t know how big it is.
“And also with Jurria. He fought in the game very early. He continued and at some point he couldn’t. That is the disadvantage. Jurria was a knee [injury]. “”
Arsenal is already without Takehiro Tomiyasu and Riccardo Calafiori, who took a knee injury with Italy during the international break.
Ben White was also excluded from the Fulham match with this Arteta, which is referred to as “niggle”, and the latest double -blas leaves arsenal fewer and fewer defense options.
“The good thing is that it was like this all the season,” said Areta.
“You see Martinelli today, we missed him for three months. You see Bukayo, four months. Kai [Havertz] Four months, Gabi Jesus almost all of the season.
“How we managed to be where we are with all these injuries … Ben White did not take part at all this season. It is what it is. But we want it so much that we will realize it.
“We will lose four players in the line of defense in a week. Calafiori, Ben White, Jurrien and Gabi. We have another four that you are so ready that you will do the job.”
