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Arsenal handed huge boost ahead of Bayern Munich showdown

By on January 23, 2017

Arsenal have been handed a huge boost ahead of clash with Bayern Munich after midfielder Arturo Vidal admitted that he’s in real danger of missing the Champions League last-16 showdown.

Vidal aggravated a rib injury and was forced off early in the second half during Bayern’s win over Freiburg on Friday night and he’s confirmed that the problem could take up to three weeks to fully heal.

We head to Germany to take on Bayern in the first leg of our Champions League last-16 tie in just over three weeks time so Vidal is facing a race against time to get himself fit for the game at the Allianz Arena.

The Chilean international is quoted as saying by the Mirror:

“I feel bad and have severe pain on the rib. Now I will have to pause, because I cannot play,”

“I already missed training for a week, but now it should take at least two or three weeks.

“[I will see] how I feel for the last 16 in the Champions League.”

Vidal has been carrying the rib problem since initially suffering the injury during Bayern’s Telekom Cup final win over Mainz earlier this month and he aggravated the issue on Friday.

We’ll have to wait and see whether he recovers in time for our first leg on February 15 but Vidal would be a big miss for Bayern if he’s ruled out and let’s be honest, we could do with all the help we can get!