Mikel Arteta will never believe his undesirable luck.

In the same sport as essential participant Bukayo Saka scored on his long-awaited return from damage, the Arsenal manager dropped A different in centre-again Gabriel right before their Champions League quarter-final towards Actual Madrid following 7 days.

The Brazil defender limped off in the 1st 50 % of Tuesday's two-one earn from Fulham which has a hamstring personal injury - a difficulty which includes plagued the Gunners squad this time, with ahead Kai Havertz's year finished by an identical dilemma and Saka sidelined for one zero one days.

To incorporate to Arteta's defensive worries, Netherlands international Jurrien Timber also needed to be withdrawn versus Fulham which has a knee harm, when Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori ended up ruled out of the sport with knee hassle.