Until a week to face Arsenal, in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Real Madrid learned good news: the Gunners may be weakened defensively against them, during the first leg to the Emirates Stadium. The English club, which beat Fulham on Tuesday evening in the Premier League (2-1), indeed lost two important players on injury.
The first is Gabriel. Pillar of the London rearguard, the Brazilian was affected by the hamstrings facing the cotagers, leaving the ground prematurely (16e).
“Gabriel has felt something in his ischio-leg, we do not know what is the gravity of the injury”reacted Arsenal's coach Mikel Arteta, at a press conference after the meeting.
The second is Jurriën Timber. The Dutchman was replaced at the end of the match (77e), without the nature of his physical glitch being specified. “The good side is that it was like that all season. We have always been able to adapt to ourselves ”wanted to post the Spanish manager. But facing Kylian Mbappé and his teammates, it is still not ideal …
