Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has a triple injury boost for his Gunners side for the Champions League collision against Paris Saint-Germain while his star at Tuesday morning trained on Tuesday morning
Arsenal offered a triple injury boost prior to their Champions League semi-final second stage against Paris Saint-Germain. Mikel Arteta was able to take an eye on Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori while they all trained before they traveled to Paris with the Gunners' Squad.
The trio was part of the preparations before the side of North London and made the trip to the French capital in the hope of overcoming a 1-0 deficit in the Parc des Princes. The Premier League team will have to be at their best to reach the final of the competition for the first time since 2006.
And Arteta would like to have a few more options to choose from after having a few injuries after having Arsenal's weekend loss against Bournemouth. The cherries came from behind to win at the Emirates in a competition where Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard seemed to be harming his foot in the final phase.
The Norway International seems to be involved on Wednesday evening against the Ligue 1 champions who went to the training pitch to remove fears about his availability. The former Real Madrid -Aas was accompanied by Timber, who hoped against PSG a week ago and missed the match against Bournemouth.
During the weekend, Arteta revealed that he did not have faith in the opportunities of the Dutch star to be available. But now the defender seems to have flown to France.
“Insured? At the moment no,” said Arteta. “Because he couldn't play here and we play in four days.”
When asked about the defender's injury, the Gunners answered: “I can't tell you.”
Italy International Calafiori has been excluded since the last international break. The 22-year-old ran into a knee injury against Germany in March, but was also present in the training before he was admitted to the traveling party.
“It's a huge game,” said Odegaard. “That is the good thing, if you are now disappointed and you are angry and frustrated, you can use all those emotions in Wednesday. We know what we are playing for, it is a huge game, we have to stay together and create energy and be ready.”
Arteta hopes that his side can take the disappointment during the weekend to inspire a comeback against PSG on Wednesday evening. “Well, we certainly wanted to create a really good atmosphere, a positive result would really help us to build what we wanted by Wednesday,” he said at the weekend.
“So what we have made now is a lot of anger, anger, frustration and a bad feeling in the belly. So make sure we use it for Wednesday to have a huge performance in Paris, win the game and be in the final.”
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