{"id":613246,"date":"2026-04-29T12:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/613246\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:23:11","slug":"arsenal-squad-confirmed-for-atletico-madrid-match-as-three-injured-stars-miss-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/613246\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal squad confirmed for Atletico Madrid match as three injured stars miss out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal are in Madrid gearing up for tonight’s Champions League semi-final first-leg clash against Atletico at the Wanda Metropolitano\"Arseanl<\/p>\n

Arsenal flew to Madrid from Luton Airport on Tuesday before their Champions League showdown with Atletico<\/p>\n

Arsenal are relishing the chance to take a big step towards their first Champions League final since 2006 this evening when they collide with Atletico Madrid<\/a> in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta’s men are set to play their second consecutive European semi-final but this time around, they’re hoping for a happy ending after being eliminated by PSG at this stage last season.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard is without three injured players after confirming during a confusing press conference that right-back Jurrien Timber<\/a> will not be in the squad.<\/p>\n

Kai Havertz, who was forced off with a muscular issue on Saturday versus Newcastle, has also missed out<\/a> while the tie comes too soon for recovering midfielder Mikel Merino, who has not played since January following a foot fracture that required surgery.<\/p>\n

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Three goalkeepers have travelled with the group in No.1 David Raya, Kepa Arrizabalaga and youngster Tommy Setford.<\/p>\n

Where defenders are concerned, teenage centre-back Marli Salmon boarded the flight, joining William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori, Piero Hincapie, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White and Myles Lewis-Skelly.<\/p>\n

In midfield, captain Martin Odegaard is with the squad after speaking at last night’s press conference at the Wanda Metropolitano.<\/p>\n

Christian Norgaard has also made the trip with Declan Rice, Martin Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze, who could start out wide after shaking off his injury scare against Newcastle.<\/p>\n

Arteta is also stacked with options in attack as 16-year-old gem Max Dowman, Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Jesus have all travelled.<\/p>\n

Gyokeres and Jesus are both pushing to start in the absence of Havertz, though the Swede is the heavy favourite to lead the line against Arsenal’s La Liga opponents.<\/p>\n

In total, 23 players are believed to have travelled and that means one player is likely to be left out of the squad.<\/p>\n

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Eberechi Eze has travelled with Arsenal despite his recent injuy scare<\/p>\n

On Saturday against Newcastle, Calafiori and Norgaard were both left out of the fold by Arteta despite their arrival with the group at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n

In the Premier League, a total of nine subs can be named on the bench but in the Champions League, the rules are different as you can name up to 11 substitutes.<\/p>\n

Arsenal boss Arteta likes to use the term “finishers” for his substitutes and those that are not named in the starting XI this evening could still have a big role to play from the bench.<\/p>\n

The Gunners will have home advantage in the second leg because they finished 1st in the league phase standings.<\/p>\n

The eventual winners of the tie will face PSG or Bayern Munich (5-4 agg) in a showpiece final in Budapest on May 30.<\/p>\n

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