Mikel Arteta has revealed one of his stars missed Arsenal's clash with Girona through injury.
Ahead of the final game of the revamped Champions League league stage the Spaniard made several changes to the side that defeated Wolves on Saturday.
And despite going behind on Wednesday night after Arnaut Danjuma opened the scoring for the hosts, goals from Jorginho and Ethan Nwaneri would ultimately turn the tide for the rotated Gunners.
Victory saw the club qualify automatically for the round of 16 in March, with attentions turning firmly back to the domestic campaign in the interim.