Arsenal handed fresh injury scare as five miss training ahead of Sporting

Declan Rice missed Arsenal training ahead of the Gunners’ Champions League showdown with Sporting CP.

The midfielder was not spotted among the group preparing for Wednesday’s quarter-final second leg against the Portuguese giants at the Emirates on Wednesday night.

Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber, who have missed Arsenal’s three games since the end of the international break, were also not seen, along with Martin Odegaard and Riccardo Calalfiori.

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Article source: https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/14/arsenal-handed-fresh-injury-scare-five-miss-training-ahead-sporting-27972732/