Arsenal defender William Gallas has been ruled out for the remainder of the season by the medial knee ligament damage he suffered in the Champions League draw at Villarreal.

The Gunners will also be without goalkeeper Manuel Almunia for three weeks after he suffered an ankle injury in Tuesday's 1-1 quarter-final first-leg draw.

Full-back Gael Clichy will miss two weeks with a back injury, while Robin van Persie and Eduardo will undergo fitness tests ahead of Saturday's Barclays Premier League match at Wigan.

The Gunners battled back to secure their draw at El Madrigal, with Emmanuel Adebayor netting his third goal in two games with a superb overhead kick.

They were already resigned to being without Almunia for next week's return at the Emirates Stadium, and manager Arsene Wenger admitted on Wednesday he was expecting Gallas to be out for the rest of the season.

Arsenal do have veteran former Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre fit again, however - so there is cover at the back for Gallas, who has been one of the Gunners' most consistent players over the past few months.

sportinglife.com

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Brutta l'immagine del ginocchio di Gallas che si piega sotto il peso del corpo dell'avversario



Un recupero di entrambi sarebbe molto positivo

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Perdita pesante per l'Arsenal....Tra l'altro in pochissimi giorni i Gunners avranno due partite che decideranno le sorti della loro stagione.

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SEMPRE AL TUO FIANCO!

anche se Wenger smentisce, questa potrebbe essere stata l'ultima partita di Gallas con la maglia dei gunners

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