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Team news: The latest on Merino, White, Calafiori

Mikel Arteta's options for Tuesday's huge Champions League semi-final first leg against Paris Saint-Germain have been boosted with the news that Mikel Merino and Ben White are both available for selection.

The duo missed last week's game against Crystal Palace but were back amongst the squad training at the Sobha Realty Training Centre in front of the cameras the day before our first final-four clash in the competition since 2009, meaning Arteta has plenty of choices to consider in defence, midfield and attack heading into the game against the French champions.

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Merino has netted in three of his last four home appearances at Emirates Stadium so his return is hugely beneficial, especially with Thomas Partey serving a suspension after he picked up his third booking of the competition in our epic 2-1 win at Real Madrid a fortnight ago.