Soccer-Arsenal's Timber fit for Champions League final, Arteta says

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Round 16 - First Leg - Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - March 11, 2026 Arsenal's Jurrien Timber applauds fans after the match REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

BUDAPEST, May ⁠29 (Reuters) - Arsenal's right-sided ⁠Dutch full back Jurrien ‌Timber will be fit to start the side's Champions ​League final against ⁠Paris St Germain ⁠on Saturday, manager Mikel ⁠Arteta has ‌said.

Timber has been out ⁠with an injury since March, ​but ‌Arteta said he was ⁠now available ​for Saturday's showpiece.

"He is fit," Arteta told ⁠reporters on Friday. "Noni (Madueke) ​as well."

Arsenal, who have just won their first domestic ⁠title in 22 years, are facing PSG in Budapest seeking to ​lift the ⁠Champions League trophy for ​the first ‌time in their ​history.

(Reporting by Marc JonesEditing by Christian Radnedge)