Martin Odegaard may finally be back to match fit, and if so, his long-awaited return could come Wednesday night at Inter Milan. The Gunners captain and Norwegian midfield maestro has been out of commission since suffering an ankle injury on international duty in September. Will Odegaard play?
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been pretty coy about his status for Wednesday night at the San Siro.
UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 of 8
Inter Milan vs Arsenal FC
Kickoff: Wed. Nov. 6, 8pm, San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy
Arsenal Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
UCL Standing, Form: Arsenal 9th, 7 pts, +3 GD, DWW Inter Milan 7th, 7 pts, +5 GD, DWW
Team News for Both Sides
The North Londoners got better news, when it comes to Gabriel Magalhaes and Ben White, both of which shook off their injury concerns to feature in the 1-0 loss at Newcastle. That means the only injury absentees here will be the same trio of long-term injury absentees:
Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), Kieran Tierney (hamstring) and Riccardo Calafiori (knee).
Shifting gears to the hosts, Carlos Augusto (hamstring) is the only injury absentee that they have to be concerned with right now.
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