Received the fans of Arsenal encouraging news on Monday when he decided to coach Arsene Wenger has included Robin van Persie to the squad for the match against Barcelona in the Champions League football and said that Cesc Fabregas is "likely by 90 percent," to participate in the meeting, which will be held Nou Camp on Tuesday.
Beat Arsenal Barcelona 2-1 in the first leg of sixteen and was expected to miss the Dutch striker Van Persie for the second leg with a knee injury suffered in the League Cup final in English last week after Wenger said the player would be sidelined for three weeks At least.
But Van Persie trained with the England team today and joined the squad of 19 players will be reduced to 18 players before the game against champions of Spain.
Fabregas was struggling to get rid of the injury to the back of the thigh muscle, but Wenger said he expects to recover the team leader.
Wenger said, "Fabregas will be subject to test the final day of the likely rate of 90 percent to travel with the team and to be fit. "
"This is vital for us because it is an important player in the link between attack and defense in writing that he is also captain of the team and therefore we want to participate with us in the meeting. "
He missed Fabregas and Van Persie for the second leg between the two teams in the quarter-finals of the Champions League Nou Camp last season when they defeated Barcelona 4-1 to win 6-3 on aggregate.
Wenger said that the midfielder Jack Wilshere, who injured an ankle during the match ended in a goalless draw with Sunderland on Saturday will be fit to play but Alex Song dropped from the squad due to a knee injury.
Will be without winger Theo Walcott for the Barcelona meeting also because of an ankle injury.
Reuters
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