Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes was compelled off with a proper hamstring harm early within the 2-1 win over Fulham within the Premier League on Tuesday (April 1, 2025), throwing into doubt his availability for subsequent week’s Champions League assembly with Real Madrid.
The Brazil center-back pulled up whereas operating again towards his purpose as Fulham launched a counterattack. When play finally stopped, he dropped to the bottom and shook his head in a sign that he wanted to get replaced.
Gabriel finally got here off within the sixteenth minute, changed by Jakub Kiwior.
“We are worried,” Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned, “because he never wants to come off. He’s not sure about how big it is and what it is exactly.”
Arsenal has a two-legged quarterfinal assembly with Madrid this month. The first leg is at Emirates Stadium on April 8.
Asked if Gabriel was a doubt for that recreation, Arteta mentioned: “Difficult, but let’s see.”
Arteta was already without injured defenders Riccardo Calafiori, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White, while the Arsenal manager said right-back Jurrien Timber struggled during the Fulham match with an issue he had on Monday but “did a big effort to try and play.”
Published – April 02, 2025 09:07 am IST
