Gabriel was forced off early into Arsenal’s win over Fulham with a suspected hamstring injury, with Mikel Arteta facing a nervy wait heading into next week’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid
Gabriel’s wife has confirmed he has undergone scans on a suspected hamstring injury suffered in Arsenal’s win over Fulham on Tuesday.
The Brazilian defender was forced off just 16 minutes into the game, with goals from Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka securing all three points. The injury is a huge blow to the Gunners as they gear up for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.
The 27-year-old headed straight down the tunnel after being replaced by boss Mikel Arteta. The Spaniard confirmed he would be heading for scans, with Arsenal now set for a nervy wait as the full extent of the injury is revealed.
The star’s wife has now revealed those scans took place on Wednesday. She also opened up on how she would would be supporting the Arsenal star through this difficult time.
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“It’s difficult,” Gabrielle Figueiredo told the Daily Mail. “I think the perfect example is now, because he got injured yesterday. So that is why he’s not here with me today. He would love to be here. I would love to be here with him.
“Yesterday we got the news he got injured, and now he is with the doctor having scans. So this is the real life, and we were never expected to anything like this. I think the only thing that we could do is being together and be the assurance for each other.
“That is the thing that I (will) do when I arrive home today. And yeah, it’s not easy, but we try our best to create this bond together every day, in every difficult moments.”
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Gabriel has missed five games this season through injury, having suffered knee problems in October and December. Arteta conceded that if Gabriel is sidelined for an extended period, it would be a serious blow to his side.
“Gabi felt something in his hamstring, we don’t know how big that is. The good thing is that it’s been like this the whole season. You see Martinelli today, you say we’re missing three months. You see Bukayo, four months. Jesus, almost the whole season,” he said.
“How we have managed to be where we are with all those injuries. Ben White hasn’t participated at all this season, it’s what it is. We want it so much that we’re going to give it a real go and we are very excited for next week.
“You can imagine, we’ve lost four players in the defensive line in one week – Calafiori, Ben White, Jurrien [Timber] and Gabi Magalhaes. We have still another four, that are so willing that they will do their job.
“At the end the players are going to react to how we react to it. You start to feel sorry for yourself and say it’s impossible, how we’re going to do this, it will be impossible. But these boys don’t give you the reason to act like that and look where we are in April.”