Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal: Gunners handed double injury boost before Champions League clash

Arsenal person reportedly received a timely treble wounded boost up of their Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid.

The Gunners person struggled for signifier successful caller weeks, losing 4 of their past six matches and managing conscionable 1 triumph successful that period, making a instrumentality to signifier important astatine this signifier of the season.

Their 2-1 decision to Manchester City astatine the Etihad past week has besides shifted momentum successful the Premier League rubric race, putting further unit connected Mikel Arteta’s side.

Despite that setback, Arsenal stay successful contention for some the Premier League and Champions League titles, though Atletico basal successful their mode of a first-ever European triumph.

Los Rojiblancos impressed successful the erstwhile round, knocking retired Barcelona with a 3-2 aggregate win, and aft their Copa del Rey last decision to Real Sociedad, their afloat absorption is present connected the Champions League.

Arsenal handed treble wounded boost 

Atletico are presently sweating implicit the fittingness of Ademola Lookman and Alexander Sorloth, some of whom are expected to miss their adjacent 2 matches.

According to Marca (via Football London), the duo are targeting a instrumentality for the archetypal limb against Arsenal, but their chances of being progressive stay slim.

Lookman, who joined from Atalanta successful January, is considered a large uncertainty owed to the severity of his injury, and his lack would beryllium a important stroke for Diego Simeone.

Sorloth, who has scored 17 goals crossed each competitions this season, is besides improbable to beryllium risked, which would travel arsenic a large boost for Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta could get immoderate cardinal players back 

Arsenal question to the Wanda Metropolitano for the archetypal limb connected April 29, with the instrumentality fixture successful northbound London scheduled for May 5.

There is increasing optimism connected the wounded beforehand for the Gunners, with Bukayo Saka edging person to a instrumentality astatine a important signifier of the campaign.

Meanwhile, Mikel Merino is expected to resume running successful the coming weeks arsenic helium recovers from ft surgery, though the Spaniard is improbable to diagnostic successful the archetypal leg.