Kieran Tierney and Martin Odegaard are both absent from the Arsenal squad for their Europa League round of 16 first-leg clash with Sporting CP due to illness football.london understands.
The Scottish international did not train at London Colney on Wednesday and did not travel with the group to Portugal. Odegaard meanwhile did train and travel, but he has been deemed unwell to play. Both are understood to be precautionary absences and not serious.
An illness bug has passed through the Arsenal camp with Fabio Vieira having to be replaced by Gabriel Martinelli for press conference duties on Wednesday due to a sore throat.
