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Gabriel back in training as Arsenal prepare for Monaco

ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Arsenal's Per Mertesacker jokes with team mates during the Arsenal Training Session ahead of their Champions League match ag
Image: Gabriel (left) and Per Mertesacker train ahead of Monaco trip

Gabriel took part as Arsenal trained at their London Colney base on Monday ahead of their trip to Monaco.

The Brazilian defender has missed the past two games with a hamstring injury but could travel for the second leg of Arsenal's Champions League tie.

Arsene Wenger's side must overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit if they are to avoid elimination at the last-16 stage for the fifth year running.

Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez could all start in Monaco
Image: Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez could all start in Monaco

And that means scoring at least three goals against opponents who have conceded just twice in this season's competition - both times away from their Stade Louis II home.

The good news is that all Wenger's players emerged unscathed from a 3-0 win over West Ham that took Arsenal to within a point of second-placed Manchester City.

Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Debuchy trained away from the main group on Monday
Image: Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Debuchy trained away from the main group on Monday

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere are still out while Mikel Arteta, Mathieu Debuchy and Abou Diaby, all of whom trained separately from the main group on Tuesday, are long-term absentees.

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Wenger and Per Mertesacker will face the media at 6pm this evening in Monaco, and you can follow all the news on Sky Sports News HQ or our website and apps.