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Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez DOUBTFUL for Chelsea clash after Galatasaray horror challenge
ALEXIS SANCHEZ is a doubt for Arsenal's crucial clash with Chelsea on Sunday after being forced off early against Galatasaray in this evenings Champions League clash.
The Chilean dynamo was on the receiving end of a full-blooded two-footed challenge from Brazilian defender Felipe Melo.
Melo only received a booking for the cynical tackle, and even protested that he won the ball.
Sanchez was able to continue and netted a goal just seven-minutes later courtesy of a delightful Mesut Ozil through-ball.
Please don't add Sanchez to the injury list ??
— Joshua Lane (@joshualane92) October 1, 2014
Arsenal's injury list: giroud, monreal, debuchy, sanogo, walcott, ramsey, arteta and now Sanchez??????
— mac (@packintyre) October 1, 2014
However in the 62nd minute Arsene Wenger withdrew Sanchez with the 25-year-old clutching and icing his ankle on the Arsenal bench.
Gunners fans will hope the ice is just a precautionary measure, and hope Melo's challenge has no long lasting effects.
Sanchez's absence from the Chelsea game would be a crushing blow for Wenger, especially considering he has now scored scored five goals in seven games.