Arsenal injury news: Mikel Arteta's Odegaard update for Champions League semifinal

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard and forward Kai Havertz were absent from open training ahead of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium, but manager Mikel Arteta said both players are available for selection, with the tie finely poised at 1-1. Both goals in the first leg in Madrid came from penalties, with striker Viktor Gyokeres scoring for Arsenal and Julian Alvarez converting for Atletico. "They are available, both in the squad.

Great, because we need options and the capacity to play in the squad," Arteta told reporters on Monday. Arsenal, who top the Premier League table with three games remaining, were knocked out at the semi-final stage of the Champions League last season by eventual winners Paris St Germain. "I can't wait.

I feel the energy in and around the team," Arteta said. "Together we have done a lot of work as a club and as a team. "They have been waiting a long time to have this kind of night.

Something amazing can happen. " Meanwhile, Atletico manager Diego Simeone said his side had changed hotels ahead of the return leg in London after staying elsewhere during their 4-0 league-phase defeat by Arsenal, joking that the decision was down to cost, despite Spanish media reports suggesting superstition. "We're better off now than we were in October.