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The German defender was forced to miss Saturday's 3-1 win at Sunderland in the Premier League.
"There is good news," Wenger told the club's official website. "Mertesacker will be available again after illness."
Meanwhile, striker Olivier Giroud remains a doubt for the Gunners with a knee problem.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | B. Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Inter Milan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Brest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Lille | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Bayern | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Atletico | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | AC Milan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Atalanta | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 15 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 16 | Feyenoord | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 17 | Brugge | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 18 | Monaco | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 19 | Sporting Lisbon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 20 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 21 | Celtic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 22 | Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | PSV | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 25 | PSG | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | Stuttgart | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | Shakhtar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 29 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | Girona | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 | Red Star | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 32 | Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 33 | Bologna | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | Young Boys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
