UCL: Five senior Arsenal players miss training ahead of Sporting second leg
Sport UCL: Five senior Arsenal players miss training ahead of Sporting second leg Published on April 14, 2026 By Ifreke Inyang googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); At least five senior Arsenal players were absent from Tuesday’s training ahead of key fixtures this week. Mikel Arteta’s men are preparing to face Sporting in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. On Sunday, they travel to Manchester City for a Premier League title decider. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); However, Arteta might be dealing with an injury crisis, as Riccardo Calafiori, Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber were all not present in training. Rice was the only one of the quintet who played in the 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday. Calafiori, Odegaard, Saka and Timber have all been missing in recent weeks – with Odegaard (starting) and Calafiori (as a substitute) playing in the 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final loss at Southampton on Easter Saturday. Don't Miss UCL: SuperComputer predicts four teams to qualify for semi-finals You may like UCL: SuperComputer predicts four teams to qualify for semi-finals UCL: UEFA rules on Barcelona’s complaint over referee in Atletico Madrid defeat He forgot to tell Arsenal players to bring their boots – Obi Mikel mocks Arteta Fans showed up, players didn’t – Obi Mikel slams Arsenal stars for hiding from ball EPL: Now you can see – Obi Mikel sends clear message to Arsenal fans EPL: Biggest disaster in history – Obi Mikel speaks on Arsenal bottling title