Days before Sporting-Arsenal, Arteta has fresh headaches | OneFootball

Arsenal are going through a delicate period in physical terms and already have 12 players with issues ahead of the tie against Sporting, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The latest absentee is Martín Zubimendi, who was withdrawn from the Spain squad due to discomfort in his right knee.

- who had already recently been in trouble. The decision to remove the Spanish international from the training camp was intended to prevent the injury from worsening, at a time when the London club’s medical staff are closely monitoring the situation.

Before that, Piero Hincapié had already been withdrawn from the Ecuador squad after physical problems were detected in medical exams. The defender, who plays for Arsenal, will not be an option at Alvalade after being used in the draw against Morocco, increasing the headaches for the Spanish coach.

The list of unavailable players also includes key names such as Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Eberechi Eze, William Saliba, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Magalhães and Jurrien Timber, as well as Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino, who are still recovering.

It should be remembered that , while the second leg will be played on the 15th of the same month, at the same time, at the Emirates Stadium.

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