Arsenal hit with Gabriel, Timber injuries ahead of Real Madrid fixture

Gabriel Magalhaes was forced off just 16 minutes into the 2-1 win over Fulham after suffering a hamstring injury, adding to Mikel Arteta's growing list of unavailable defenders.

Jurrien Timber, who had only recently returned from illness, was also forced off in the second half, while Ben White was already ruled out before the match.

"We don't know how they are going to be," Arteta said of Gabriel and Timber.

"We will be assessing them tomorrow and understand better how we are with those two.

"If there are two players in this team who never want to come off, it's those two probably. Gabi felt something in his hamstring, we don't know how big that is.

"And with Jurrien as well. He already was struggling very early in the game. He managed to continue and at some point he couldn't. That's the downside. Jurrien was a knee [injury]."

Meanwhile, Riccardo Calafiori remains sidelined after injuring his knee on international duty.

Despite the setbacks, Arsenal found a way to claim all three points, with Bukayo Saka scoring the winning goal in his return from injury.

His presence provided a much-needed boost for the Gunners, who will need all their firepower as they prepare to face Real Madrid. 

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