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Arsenal have been dealt a blow ahead of a crucial phase of the season, with key centre-back Gabriel Magalhães ruled out through injury while on international duty with Brazil. The 27-year-old sustained a muscle injury in his right thigh during Saturday’s friendly against Senegal at the Emirates Stadium, forcing him off in the 65th minute and preventing him from joining Brazil for their upcoming friendly against Tunisia in Lille.

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00:00Arsenal have been dealt a blow ahead of a crucial phase of the season
00:06with key centre-back Gabriel Manganes ruled out through injury
00:10while on international duty with Brazil.
00:13The 27-year-old sustained a muscle injury in his right thigh
00:16during Saturday's friendly against Senegal at the Emirates Stadium
00:20forcing him off at the 65th minute and preventing him from joining Brazil
00:25for their upcoming friendly against Tunisia in Lille.
00:30Scans confirmed a muscle strain with the Brazilian Football Confederation
00:34stating that no replacements would be called up for the game.
00:38Gabriel had spent several minutes on the pitch receiving treatment
00:42before being substituted by Roma's Wesley Franca, walking off visibly frustrated.
00:48His absence comes as a critical time for Arsenal.
00:51They've enjoyed a strong start under Mikel Arteta.
00:54Gabriel has played every minute of the club's 11 Premier League matches
00:58in all four Champions League games so far this season,
01:02helping the Gunners maintain a remarkable defensive record of just five goals conceded
01:07across 15 fixtures.
01:10The injury also follows on other absences during the international break
01:14with Arsenal missing Martin Udegaard, Gabriel Martinelli,
01:17Victor Jokerez, Noni Madueke and Kai Havertz
01:20while left-back Riccardo Calafuri withdraw from Italy due to injury concerns.
01:25These absences add pressure on Arteta to manage his squad carefully in the coming weeks.
01:33Arsenal return to Premier League action in a high-profile North London derby
01:37against Tottenham on Sunday, November 23rd.
01:41Gabriel's injury leaves a gap at the heart of the defence,
01:45potentially forcing Arteta to rely on options such as Christian Mosquera or Pique Icambe,
01:49with Calafuri remaining under watch.
01:53Gabriel's leadership and defensive stability have been central to Arsenal's early form,
01:58making his recovery crucial.
02:00While the extent of the injury is yet to be clarified,
02:03Arsenal fans will hope the set-back is short-term,
02:06allowing their key defender to return in time to continue anchoring the backline
02:09during a pivotal stage of the season.
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