Arsenal have received a huge boost ahead of their penultimate Group A Champions League clash with Paris Saint-German as their star man Angel Di Maria isset to miss out through injury.
The Argentinian has been in fine form for the reigning French champions so farthis season, producing five assists and one goal in the club's opening 11 matches in Ligue 1, as well as another strike in their European endeavours.
However, according to theMetro, the former Manchester United winger pulled up with a suspected hamstring injury during their domestic fixture at the Parc des Princes against Nantes in the first half, moments after putting his side in front.
He was immediately replaced by Hatem Ben Arfa, suggesting that the 28-year-old is a serious doubt for his side's visit to the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening, and will undergo tests in the coming days to find out the true extent of the injury.
37' Entrée de #BenArfa > Sortie de #DiMaria 1-0 #PSGFCN #PSG pic.twitter.com/Wck6Q3MA3x
PSG midfielder Javier Pastore also pulled up during their 2-0 win this weekend, and joins the list ofMidfielder Adrien Rabiot and first-choice left-back Layvin Kurzawa who are said to be doubtful for the trip to north London also.
FT: PSG 2-0 Nantes. Di Maria & Jese goals secure all 3 points but ADM & substitute Pastore's injuries the bigger story pre-Arsenal. #PSGFCN
The European clash is an important one, with the winner almost certainly taking top spot in the group stage, possibly giving themselves an easier route into the quarter finals - somewhere Arsenal haven't reached since 2010.