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Arsenal captain insists they will be ready for decisive PSG clash despite stumbling run of form

Injury scare: Martin Odegaard took a knock against Bournemouth

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Martin Odegaard has cooled fears that he could miss the second leg of Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final due to injury.

The midfielder went down in pain, but he was able to finish the game and expects to be fit for Wednesday’s game in Paris.

Arsenal head to Paris looking to overturn a one-goal deficit from the first leg of their semi-final.

The Gunners geared up for the second leg with a disappointing defeat to Bournemouth and Odegaard has called for unity.

“Obviously we wanted to come here today and get a win, get a good performance and get that momentum back before a big game,” said Odegaard.

“But at the same time you have to use all the disappointment, all the anger and frustration you feel and create energy and get ready for Wednesday.

“So we have to use that now and, as I said, just be strong together and be ready for a massive game. As I said, we know what we play for and we're going to be ready for that.

“For me personally as well, I want to affect the game as much as possible and be decisive. I think that goes for all the players to be fair.

“We’ve shown that now in many of the games already in the Champions League that we’re ready and, as I said, we're going to be ready for Wednesday.

“I think obviously to concede two goals as we did with the set-pieces is not acceptable at this level.

“I think we started the game well, I think we controlled pretty much everything until they scored.

“We lost the control, we lost the rhythm and it was a bit too wild and they (Bournemouth) got to play on their strengths and then they’re a good team.

“It was a frustrating one, but we have to stick together and be strong together now and get ready for a big game.”