Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has been ruled out of Tuesday's Champions League match at Borussia Dortmund after injuring his ankle in training.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger revealed the 20-year-old Wales international limped out of training on Monday ahead of the team's flight to Germany.
It deprives Arsenal of another first-choice midfielder, with Jack Wilshere also sidelined with an ankle problem.
Ramsey was out for nine months after breaking his leg in February 2010.
He suffered fractures to the tibia and fibula of his right leg following a tackle by Stoke's Ryan Shawcross during a Premier League game at the Britannia Stadium.
However, having spent loan spells with Nottingham Forest and former club Cardiff City, he declared himself fully fit and hopeful of a positive season.
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Ramsey has started all six of Arsenal's matches so far this season, including their first Premier League victory of the campaign, Saturday's 1-0 win over Swansea at Emirates Stadium.
New midfield recruits Mikel Arteta and Yossi Benayoun made their Gunners debuts at the weekend and both are included in the 18-man squad for Tuesday's match.
Alex Song and Emmanuel Frimpong provide alternative options in central midfield for Wenger.
The Gunners boss is hoping his team can build on their 1-0 win over Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday, but is expecting a tough test against the Bundesliga champions.
"I have a lot of respect for the team," said Wenger of Dortmund. "
They play very fast, very offence very similar to Arsenal.
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"It will be a good match. We will play offensively, they will play offensively so it will be a very attractive match.
"Dortmund have very good technical qualities, they are well organised. Although they have not started the season well, they will be confident for the match and they will give everything in the first 20 minutes.
"For us, it is important to get consistency because that is the first sign of quality for a team. Therefore, it is just adding results to results and that is what we are striving for."
Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp does not believe Wenger's touchline man is an advantage for his team, who are returning to the Champions League for the first time since March 2003.
"I am not sure whether it will be important that he is on the touchline," said Klopp.
"It would be better if maybe Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott or Gervinho wouldn't be on the pitch and play."
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