Bellerin to miss Bayern game

Bellerin to miss Bayern game

Bellerin to miss Bayern game

Hector Bellerin has been ruled out of Arsenal's
Champions League game at Bayern Munich on
Wednesday night.
The full-back has a small groin injury,
according to Arsene Wenger, and his absence
means Arsenal are now without nine first-team
players for the trip to Bavaria, where they will
go into the game as Group F's bottom side.
Mathieu Debuchy is likely to deputise for
Bellerin, whose form has been keeping the
£12m France international out of the side
since the spring.
Wenger, speaking at his pre-match press
conference, said: "I have confidence and trust
in [Debuchy]. Physically he should be ready."
Debuchy's teenage compatriot Jeff-Reine
Adelaide, who featured in the pre-season
Emirates Cup, has travelled and is in the
squad.
Arsenal revived their hopes of making the
knockout for a 16th straight season when they
beat Bayern last month, something no other
side has managed to do this season.
And Wenger says he will send out a side to
win the return match despite saying at the
weekend he would "sign for a point now".
"We need to give a similar performance to
when we played in the first game" he said. "I
expect Bayern to play offensively and try to
put us under pressure. We have won
everywhere in Europe and we will try to win
this game."
Jeff Reine-Adelaide, who played in the pre-
season Emirates Cup, has travelled to Munich
with the Arsenal squad
Arsenal have a good record at the Allianz
Arena having won and drawn there in recent
seasons, albeit neither result could prevent
elimination from the Champions League over
two legs.
Even a defeat on Wednesday would not end
their chances of qualifying, but if Olympiakos
were also to beat Dinamo Zagreb the gap
between Arsenal and the Greek champions
would be six points with two matches to play.