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Injured Gabriel Martinelli missed training ahead of\u00a0Arsenal\u2018s Champions League last-16 return leg against Porto at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday but manager Mikel Arteta refused to rule out forward\u2019s availability for the clash.<\/p>\n
Martinelli sat out\u00a0Arsenal\u2018s\u00a02-1 win\u00a0over Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday after the Brazil forward was substituted during last Monday\u2019s 6-0 victory at Sheffield United, having suffered a cut to his foot.\u201c(There\u2019s) not many updates,\u201d Arteta told a press conference on Monday when asked about the team news.\u201cWe still have 24 hours and we\u2019re trying to have everyone fit for tomorrow. (Takehiro Tomiyasu) did the first part (of the training), Gabi didn\u2019t. We\u2019ll see.\u201dJapan\u2019s centre back Tomiyasu, who has not featured for\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0since their 2-1 defeat at Fulham on New Year\u2019s Eve, was involved in Monday\u2019s training session.Gabriel Jesus, Thomas Partey and Oleksandr Zinchenko were also all back in training after missing the reverse fixture.Arsenal, who suffered a shock last-gasp\u00a01-0 loss\u00a0in the first leg as Porto forward Galeno netted a sublime effort deep in stoppage time, will be hoping to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2010.\u201cWe\u2019re certainly going to have to tweak a few things to generate much more than we did (in Porto),\u201d Arteta said.\u201cIt\u2019s the level of the Champions League. The fact that there are two games plays in your mind and we have to do that tomorrow.\u201dThe Spanish manager underlined the importance of the fans giving their all in the stands in the home clash, adding that the atmosphere between the players is exemplary.\u201cI think the impact that (the fans) can make tomorrow is incredible. I don\u2019t think they realise,\u201d he said.\u201cWe need them playing every ball with us and we need that emotional control as well. It\u2019s a beautiful opportunity to live one of those nights.\u201cThe unity around the players is amazing. It\u2019s organic, it\u2019s natural. They really feel for each other. When they have the chance to do something better and get somebody out of trouble they\u2019re willing to do it.\u201dFollow the
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Gabriel Martinelli missed Arsenal’s training ahead of their Champions League last-16 return leg against Porto due to an injury but his availability for the match was not ruled out by manager Mikel Arteta. Martinelli was injured during a 6-0 victory at Sheffield United, suffering a cut to his foot. Takehiro Tomiyasu participated in part of the training session. Gabriel Jesus, Thomas Partey, and Oleksandr Zinchenko returned to training after missing the previous match. Arsenal aims to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010, having lost the first leg against Porto 1-0. Arteta emphasized the importance of fan support and the unity among the players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1534,1398,3,121,752,250,1533,572,387,348,1165,991,1358,380],"class_list":["post-3877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-arsenal","tag-champions-league","tag-cyprus","tag-featured","tag-fulham","tag-google","tag-injured-gabriel-martinelli","tag-injury","tag-lost","tag-premier-league","tag-sheffield-united","tag-stadium","tag-support","tag-us"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n