Source: Team_Talk
Gibbs and Gallas blows for Gunners
Gibbs, with a fractured metatarsal, and Gallas both hobbled out of Tuesday night's 2-0 Champions League win over Standard Liege at Emirates Stadium.[LNB]The Gunners responded from their lacklustre defeat to Sunderland with a comfortable victory which secured safe passage into the last 16 at the top of Group H ahead of the final match in Olympiacos after first-half goals from Samir Nasri and Denilson.[LNB]However, it came at a cost as centre-back Gallas went off at the break with a combination of an ankle problem and a lump above his eye following a clash of heads with Andrey Arshavin, which also left the Russian needing staples to close a bloody gash.[LNB]Gibbs, meanwhile, limped out during the closing stages following a hefty challenge from Eliaquim Mangala.[LNB]The England Under-21 full-back had only just returned to fitness from a injury to his right foot suffered while away on international duty, and Arsenal confirmed Gibbs had suffered a fracture to the first metatarsal on his left foot, and would undergo surgery on Wednesday which is set to rule him out for at least two months.[LNB]"Gallas has an ankle problem and a swollen eye. I think he will recover from the eye, and from the ankle we hope so [in time for Chelsea]," said Wenger, speaking immediately after the match.[LNB]"Gibbs is much more serious.[LNB]"It was a very bad challenge, and it was not the player's first try.[LNB]"We have to X-ray him and I think he has gone to hospital to check because he has a big hole in his leg.[LNB]"He doesn't look too good, and that is unfortunate."[LNB][LNB]
