Gabriel Magalhaes, the heading master of Arsenal has just been ruled out for the season due to a hamstring injury.
Arsenal Gabriel Magalhaes Injury update
The Brazilian will go under rehabilitation and will only be available for the start of the next season. He has been very influential this season with his defending skills and also his goal scoring abilities from set-pieces.
His centre-back partnership with William Saliba is renowned as the most dangerous pair in the whole of Europe. They have conceded the fewest goals this season in the Premier league which is 25. A lot of the credit goes to the Arsenal defence that has been astute and disciplined the whole season.
Arsenal vs Real Madrid match
Now, with Arsenal on course to face the ‘Real’ test in the Champions league, Gabriel will be a big miss from the team sheet. Arsenal will be facing the current champions of the Champions League and will be without their star defender, Arteta has already spoken about this topic, and sarcastically commented that this has been the story of the season and he is not surprised as he has been facing the injury crisis for a long time.
Bukayo Saka has only just returned from a three-month absence
He is their third player to have required surgery after tearing the muscle this term, after Bukayo Saka, who has only just returned from a three-month absence, and Kai Havertz, who is out for the season too.
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The Gunners were boosted by the return of Bukayo Saka against Fulham, but they are facing a potential injury crisis in defence ahead of next week’s first leg against Real Madrid.
Jurrien Timber was also hurt during Tuesday’s game while Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori were already sidelined alongside season-long absentee Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Arsenal with and without Gabriel starting
Gunners have a worse record without the defender
Premier League since Gabriel’s debut, September 2020
| With | Without | |
| 156 | Games | 25 |
| 99 | Wins | 11 |
| 25 | Draws | 6 |
| 32 | Losses | 8 |
| 1.0 | Goals against per game | 1.2 |
| 64% | Win rate | 44% |
| 2.1 | Points per game | 1.6 |
*Stats From Sky Sports
He is rumored to be back in the next season and will be sidelined for this whole remaining season.
