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| Arsenal lose trio for Olympiakos clash Posted: 27 Sep 2011 08:17 AM PDT  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger celebrates after Alex Song (unseen) scored their third goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Bolton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium in London September 24, 2011. Arsenal will be without defender Laurent Koscielny and forwards Theo Walcott and Gervinho for Wednesday's Champions League match against Olympiakos. – Reuters pic Koscielny has an ankle injury, Walcott a knee problem and Gervinho a mild muscle strain although all three could be fit for Sunday's Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur. Arsenal drew their opening Champions League Group F match against Borussia Dortmund 1-1 and lie 13th in the Premier League after a disappointing start to the season. The north London club's problems have been compounded by the loss of England midfielder Jack Wilshire, who will be sidelined for between four to five months after surgery to repair a stress fracture to his right ankle. Wilshire has not played a competitive match this season after sustaining the injury in a pre-season friendly against the New York Bulls at the Emirates stadium. Wenger bolstered his midfield during the off-season, bringing in Mikel Arteta and Yossi Benayoun to add experience. "(Wilshere's injury) makes us a bit shorter in midfield and it puts a bit more pressure on our midfielders to perform game-in, game-out, because we will have less rotation possibilities," he was quoted as saying on the Arsenal website (http://www.arsenal.com). "But every club can be tested on that front so it shouldn't impact our end result of the season and shouldn't be any excuse at all. "Jack can come back and be very strong and help us finish the season well. "If Abou Diaby comes back well and quickly we should, number-wise and quality-wise, be all right. That depends as well on the injuries we have in the next two or three months." – Reuters |
| Speeding ticket delays Dortmund’s departure for Marseille Posted: 27 Sep 2011 07:36 AM PDT MUNICH, Sept 27 – Borussia Dortmund's departure to Marseille for their Champions League game against the Ligue 1 side was delayed by about 50 minutes today when their bus driver was stopped for speeding, the club said. The team was on its way to the airport when the bus driver went through a 30 kilometres per hour zone at a speed of 45kph and police stopped the vehicle to hand out a speeding ticket. Midfielder Mario Goetze said: "We wondered what happened but it was amusing." German champions Dortmund take on Marseille in their second Group F game after drawing 1-1 at home against Arsenal. – Reuters |
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