Arsenal receive triple injury boost for Champions League decider with PSG

Arsenal have been offered a triple injury boost ahead of their semi-final . was able to cast his eye over Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori as they all trained before travelling with the Gunners' squad to Paris.

The trio were part of preparations ahead of the north London side making the trip to the French capital hoping to. The team will have to be at their best to reach the competition's finale for the first time since 2006.

And Arteta will be pleased to have a few more options to choose from after having a few injury worries following 's to . The in a match that saw Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard appear to hurt his foot in the closing stages.

The Norway international looks set to be involved against the Ligue 1 champions on Wednesday evening having taken to the training pitch to allay any fears over his availability. The former ace was joined by Timber, who limped off against a week ago and missed the game against Bournemouth.

Speaking at the weekend, Arteta revealed he was not confident about the Dutch star's chances of being available. But now the defender would appear to be in contention having flown to France.

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"Confident? At the moment, no," said Arteta. "Because he wasn't able to play here and we play in four days."

Asked about the defender's injury, the Gunners boss replied: "I cannot tell you."

Italy international Calafiori has been ruled out since the last international break. The 22-year-old suffered a knee injury against Germany in March but was also present in training before being included in the travelling party.

"It’s a massive game," Odegaard said. "That’s the good thing, when you’re disappointed now and you’re angry and frustrated, you can use all those emotions into Wednesday. We know what we’re playing for, it’s a massive game, we have to stick together and create energy and be ready."

Arteta hopes his side can take the disappointment suffered at the weekend to inspire a comeback against PSG on Wednesday night. "Well, we certainly wanted to create a really good vibe, a positive result would really help us to build what we wanted towards Wednesday," he said at the weekend.

"So what we have created now is a lot of rage, anger, frustration and a bad feeling in the tummy. So make sure that we use that for Wednesday to have a massive performance in Paris, win the game and be in the final."

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