Arsenal have several injury doubts of their own but can take solace from a blow for their Champions League semifinal opponents, Atlético Madrid.
The influential midfielder Pablo Barrios has been ruled out of Wednesday’s first leg and could even miss the remainder of the season. Diego Simeone’s hard-running metronome had only just returned from nearly three months on the sidelines with a muscle injury before sustaining another strain in his thigh. The good news for Atlético is the expected involvement of star striker Julián Alvarez. The prolific forward sat out the club’s previous two fixtures after scoring in the ultimately unsuccessful Copa del Rey final but has been deemed fit and healthy for Arsenal’s visit, per AS.
The Gunners, who have been tipped to make a move for Alvarez in this summer’s transfer window, have plenty of fitness concerns of their own to also worry about.
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