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【【Harry Kane is laughing and Tottenham is crying at the news of the physical condition of Arsenal's key players.】】


The Sun of England reported on the 17th (Korea Standard Time) that "two key players of Arsenal are under tremendous concern ahead of the second leg against Bayern Munich."

Arsenal had a 2-2 draw with Bayern at the first leg of the European Champions League (UCL) quarterfinals at the Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday. To advance to the semifinals, Arsenal need to win the second game at Bayern's home stadium on Sunday.

However, news broke ahead of the crucial match against Bayern: Arsenal fans are saddened. It was a matter of the core players' physical strength. Unlike Bayern, which has already lost the league title to Leverkusen, Arsenal are still in the race with Manchester City and Liverpool for the league title. As a result, they are more tight-knit than Bayern, and their main players' physical strength is inevitable. Two of Arsenal's most important players were hit by these problems ahead of the second leg.

The Sun said: 'Michel Arteta admitted Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard were tired ahead of the game against Bayern. Odegaard felt something in the last game against Aston Villa and was replaced. Arteta said post-match recovery time indicated less than 48 hours.

"I did very little training. Tomorrow's evaluation will help us understand the condition of the players," Arteta told a news conference before the match against Bayern, adding that Arsenal players, including the two, did not train properly due to their tight schedules.

Odegaard started against Aston Villa last game and asked for a replacement after feeling signs of injury. Saka has said he has continued to play with injuries this season and is feeling the pressure of his continued starts.

If Arsenal's key players, Odegaard and Saka, do not play against Bayern or are not in normal condition, the pendulum is likely to swing in Bayern's favor. The two players are at the core of Arsenal this season, especially in the attack. Without these two players, it is expected that Arsenal will not be easy to break through Bayern's defense.

However, it is difficult to say that the two players are not in good condition because Arsenal showed the two players on the training ground with pre-match training photos.

Meanwhile, if Arsenal are eliminated from the UCL due to absence of their main players, Kane will laugh, but Tottenham, his former team, will not. Tottenham is vying for fourth place in the upcoming 2024-2025 UCL.

Tottenham, currently ranked fifth, will still qualify for the extra spot, depending on UEFA count, even if it fails to beat Aston Villa, which is ranked fourth. However, because the current team ranks third in UEFA count, behind Italy and Germany, it is possible that the two spots will not come to England. If Bayern defeats Arsenal, it will be even more likely to advance to the semifinals. So Tottenham has no choice but to hope that all of its Arsenal players will play normally and beat Bayern.

Ahead of the second leg between Bayern and Arsenal, a lot of attention is being paid to the physical condition of each team's players. Depending on Arsenal's situation, Kane and Tottenham can be seen crying and laughing.