Emery confirmed the Real Madrid loanee felt a twinge in his hamstring but is optimistic he won’t be on the sidelines for too long.
When asked to provide an update on Ceballos’ injury, the Spaniard said: “Yes [he injured his hamstring.]
"We are going to wait for the analysis tomorrow but at the beginning I think it’s a small injury.”
Arsenal’s draw with the Portuguese minnows saw them miss out on automatic qualification for the knockout stages of the Europa League.
An injured Dani Ceballos trudges off the pitch (Image: GETTY)
Unai Emery doesn't believe Dani Ceballos' hamstring injury is too serious (Image: GETTY)
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A late goal from Shkodran Mustafi appeared to have sealed all three points for Emery’s troops, who were pegged back by a 91st-minute equaliser from Bruno Duarte.
The draw has heaped more pressure on the under-fire Emery, who admits his players need to tighten up at the back.
“Our objective this evening was to have a clean sheet,” said the former PSG and Sevilla boss. “We need to improve defensively and be strong in that moment.
“We are using each match to achieve that. We didn’t achieve that against Vitoria Guimaraes. In that competition we’re taking good results, taking a lot of goals and not conceding a lot of goals.”