Riccardo Calafieri celebrates with his teammates from Arsenal (photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Arsenal director Mikel Arteta has suggested that Riccardo Calafieri has the opportunity to return in time for the Champions League semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain.
The Gunners enjoyed a memorable victory over Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, succeeding 5-1 in total against the reigning European champions.
PSG is next to Arsenal and could be a tougher test, as it is excellent at this time, so it would be useful to have a key player like Calafieri.
International Italy is a versatile defender who can give Artea options at Center-Back or left, so it could still play an important role to play this season.
Arguing his rise by injury, Arteta If he said, according to journalist Simon Collings …
Arteta: “If all goes well, I think yes, maybe a little earlier. Let’s see. It’s already on the pitch. He is doing a lot of things and we just have to take the right steps now to ensure that when he returns, he is in a good place to act.” https://t.co/Z07RGVNKRB
– Simon Collings (@sr_collings) April 18, 2025
“If all goes well, I think yes, maybe a little earlier. Let’s see,” Artea said when he asked Calafieri to return to PSG.
“It’s already on the pitch. He’s doing a lot of things and we just have to take the right steps now to ensure that when he returns, he is in a good place to act.”
Can Arsenal go to the Champions League?
It has been a difficult and frustrating season for the Arsenal in the Premier League, and the injuries mainly disrupt its progress.
Liverpool, on the other hand, did not really have to do without any of his most important players for a particularly long period at any time, apart from Trent Alexander-Arnold recently.
Currently, Arsenal has Kai Haviertz, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Magalhaes, while Bukayo and then lost a big piece of the campaignAnd others like Calafieri and Ben White have also spent a lot of time on the sidelines.
If Arsenal’s luck can start running at the end of the campaign, they could have the Champions League finally.
The giants of northern London were excellent in both legs against Real Madrid, even with the midfielder Mikel Merino, who standed on the front and with Jakub Kiwior who filled Gabriel in defense.
AFC will expect not to lose anyone else in the coming weeks and Calafieri’s return could be useful for a hard opponent like PSG.
