There should be no cause for fear over Tomiyasu, Partey, and Elneny’s availability for the Champions League round of 16 first-leg match against Porto. This is despite the fact that the good news is that regardless of how Japan, Ghana, and Egypt do in the AFC Asian Cup and Africa Cup of Nations respectively, nobody should be concerned about their availability.
UEFA has announced that the Gunners will travel to Portugal on Wednesday, February 21. This information was provided after the draw that took place on Monday. There should be plenty of time for Arsenal to recuperate if they have any representatives since this is eleven and ten days after the finals of the AFC Asian Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations, respectively.
According to the alternative, the Gunners would have traveled to the Estadio do Dragao for the opening leg of the match on February 13/14, which would have occurred only a few days after the finals described before. UEFA’s decision about the scheduling of the match will, however, guarantee that Arteta will not be put in a difficult situation.