Sporting, take note! Mikel Arteta star misses training before key clash | OneFootball

Arsenal’s concern increased on the eve of the match against Sporting, after yet another important absence in the final training session before the decisive Champions League clash. Mikel Arteta’s side continues to deal with several fitness issues in the squad at a crucial stage of the season.

Declan Rice. The England international has therefore emerged as another headache for the manager, joining a lengthy list of unavailable players that is already worrying the London club’s coaching staff.

On Arsenal’s side, names such as Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino and Jurrien Timber also remain doubtful or absent, which significantly limits Arteta’s options for the European fixture. The squad’s depth will be tested at a decisive moment in the competition.

such as Iván Fresneda and Zeno Debast. It should be remembered that the English side won the first leg 1-0 at Alvalade, leaving everything open for the tie.

Sporting will return to action next Wednesday, April 15, against Arsenal. The match, corresponding to the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, will be played at 8:00 pm at the Emirates Stadium in London.

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