Henry and Rosicky Out For Gunners

FC Porto v Arsenal
Champions League Group Stage
Wed, Dec 6, 2006, 7.45pm


Arsenal travel to the Estadio do Dragao in Portugal to play FC Porto in the next of their UEFA Champions League Group Stage fixtures.


Tomas Rosicky has picked up a hamstring injury and is likely to be out of the Arsenal side for “three weeks”.

The Czech midfielder picked up the injury ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Porto and was omitted from Arsène Wenger’s 18-man squad.

“It is a bit of a shame for him because it’s his third injury so far,” said the Frenchman. “What is surprising is that it is exactly the same injury that he’s had before, except on the other side. It is a muscle tear between his hamstring and his groin.

“Perhaps I played him a little too early against Fulham and I tried to take him off after 60 minutes against Tottenham.”

Meanwhile, Thierry Henry is suspended and William Gallas is still working his way back from a thigh injury.

Wenger does not expect to make major changes. “The game is so big we need stability, especially defensively,” he said.

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FC Porto 0 Arsenal 0

[ Source : Arsenal.com ]