{"id":1214,"date":"2026-04-26T16:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:12:38","slug":"five-possible-casualties-threaten-arsenal-for-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=1214","title":{"rendered":"Five possible casualties threaten Arsenal for Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">He <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> He will travel to the Metropolitano with the infirmary fully involved in the previous one. Four days away from measuring <strong>Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid in the Champions League, Mikel Arteta saw how Kai Havertz and Eberechi Eze,<\/strong> two attacking pieces, they had to ask for a change against Newcastle. The victory reinforced the team in the Premier, although it left a physical toll that in London is already looking at the European duel with direct concern.<span class=\"xai-icon\" contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">The most delicate situation points to <strong>Havertz.<\/strong> The German left half an hour into the game and left signs of a problem that could keep him out of the match against Atl\u00e9tico. There is a lack of definitive evidence and official confirmation from the club, so his presence at the Metropolitano remains very much up in the air. <strong>Before leaving the field he had been the protagonist: from his boots came the assist to Eze in the 1-0 action.<\/strong><span class=\"xai-icon\" contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">Eze&#8217;s case requires more caution. <span class=\"xai-icon\" contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">The England international, scorer of the goal against Newcastle, was also replaced during the match. After the meeting he assured that he was fine, a message that reduces the initial shock. At Arsenal, even so, they do not forget that he already said something similar on another occasion and then ended up missing the Cup final. <span class=\"xai-icon\" contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">It doesn&#8217;t seem like a mishap as clear as that of <strong>Havertz,<\/strong> although its status is pending evolution and without too many certainties.<span class=\"xai-icon\" contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">Arteta already had the report loaded before this double concern. Mikel Merino is safe for the match against Atl\u00e9tico. The Spanish midfielder remains out of action and will not be in the Metropolitano, an absence that deprives Arsenal of its presence, route and job in the midfield.<span class=\"xai-icon\" contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">The defense is also affected. <strong>Calafiori y Timber<\/strong> They are very probable casualties. Neither of them was this Saturday against Newcastle and their presence in Madrid seems complicated. The Gunner team faces a highly demanding event with doubts behind it, right in front of an Atl\u00e9tico team used to punishing any physical or emotional crack on the big European nights.<span class=\"xai-icon\" contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\"><strong>Saka returns, the doubt grows<\/strong><span class=\"xai-icon\" contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">The good news for Arteta was the return of Bukayo Saka, who once again had minutes and expanded the offensive options. With Havertz very affected and Eze in cotton wool, the coach still has Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres, Gabriel Jesus, Trossard, Dowman and Saka himself to rebuild the attacking front. The blow, even so, is evident: the couple who scored the goal against Newcastle ended up in the area of \u200b\u200bdoubt.<span class=\"xai-icon\" contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">Arsenal won and left the game with more questions than answers. Atl\u00e9tico, who have added Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez as a possible casualty, are waiting in the capital of Spain. The previous one will be marked by the infirmary<span contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><span class=\"xai-icon\" contenteditable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"user-select: none; pointer-events: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He Arsenal He will travel to the Metropolitano with the infirmary fully involved in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}