Odegaard and Timber back in full training as Arsenal prepare for PSG clash

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Odegaard and Timber returned to training with the Gunners. AFP

Arsenal trained in London ahead of the trip to Paris. To Mikel Arteta's relief, the Spanish coach was able to count on Martin Odegaard and Jurriën Timber, now recovered from their injuries of the last few days.

Odegaard and Timber, who were doubts for Arsenal due to various niggles, trained on Tuesday ahead of the trip to Paris to face PSG in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.

Odegaard limped off in the defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday after bumping his foot on the ground, while Timber sat out the game with a knock suffered in the first leg.

With suspense as they were the last to join in training, both appeared in north London to complete the final session before heading to Paris.

Timber's return means he will occupy the right-back position, while Odegaard will lead the midfield operations alongside Rice and Partey, who returns to the XI after missing the first leg due to yellow card accumulation.

Mikel Arteta has repeated the tactic that worked so well against Real Madrid of training in London before the trip and played music in French during the exercises to motivate his players ahead of a game that could see them qualify for the Champions League final for only the second time in their history.

The Gunners are missing Riccardo Calafiori, Jorginho, Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhaes and Takehiro Tomiyasu through injury.

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