A severely weakened Arsenal side prepare to take on (possibly) Dynamo Zagreb next week, in a tie that could decide whether Arsenal land a potential £50 million jackpot.
The Gunners will be missing their main marksman Thierry Henry, together with industrious winger Freddie Ljungberg and goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.
New number 6 Philippe Senderos will also miss out, and recovering left-back Gaël Clichy might not be able to deputise for a departing Ashley Cole.
Henry has been given extra time off by the club, following France's exploits in the Germany, and will only return for training today.
A week is not enough to condition Henry for a competitive match, and boss Arsène Wenger will not be taking any risks with his star striker.
Wenger said: "He comes back on August 2, so it is very short until August 9."