Arsenal welcomes the first leg of their quarter -final of the Champions League against 15 times the Real Madrid winners on Tuesday evening.
The Gunners impressed in Europe to this point, finishing third in the league phase table before tripping the PSV Eindhoven 9-3 on the total in the round of 16. On the contrary, Madrid had to endure a play-off with Manchester City to make it the last 16, where they have ahead of the Crosstown Atleti rivals in a controversial shooting.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team was far from being imperative this term despite the arrival of Kylian Mbappe, but their most effective work tends to manifest themselves on these kinds of opportunities.
Visitors are heading for the first leg and their first trip to the Emirates stadium, at the rear of a home defeat 2-1 against Valence at La Liga on Saturday. Barcelona now has a four -point lead at the top. Arsenal, meanwhile, drew in Everton, but Liverpool’s defeat against Fulham meant that the Reds had failed to rely on their 11 -point advantage at the top.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to the quarter -final of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Arsenal vs Real Madrid Record head-to-head (all games)
Current form (all competitions)
Arsenal | real Madrid |
|---|---|
Everton 1-1 Arsenal – 05/04/25 | Real Madrid 1-2 Valencia – 05/04/25 |
Arsenal 2-1 Fulham – 01/04/25 | Real Madrid 4-4 Real SOCIEDAD – 01/04/25 |
Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea – 03/16/25 | Real Madrid 3-2 Leganes – 03/29/25 |
Arsenal 2-2 PSV – 12/03/25 | Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid – 03/15/25 |
Man UTD 1-1 Arsenal – 09/03/25 | Atletico Madrid 1-1 (2-4p) Real Madrid-12/03/25 |
Country | TV channel / live flow |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Amazon Prime video |
UNITED STATES | Paramount +, tudn.com, univision now tudn app, tudn usa, univision |
Canada | Dazn Canada |
The performance of Jakub Kiwior at Goodison Park would probably convince Arteta that he should be the man to associate William Saliba with the central defender on Tuesday evening. Gabriel underwent an injury to the hamstrings last week, which excluded him for the rest of the season.
Jurrien Timber should replace Ben White on the right back, while Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli should all make returns to the departure XI. Bukayo Saka is also ready for his first departure since his recovery from a tear to the hamstrings.
There is no change on the injury front, with the hosts without Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Riccardo Calafiori and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Arsenal planned for the VS Real Madrid programming (4-3-3): Raya; Bois, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Party, Odegaard, rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli.
Visitors received a timely boost for the first leg. Thibaut Courtois is planned for a return to the XI of departure after missing the three previous outings of Madrid due to a thigh injury. Ancelotti turned to the goalkeeper of the third French choice this weekend due to Andriy Lunin’s reverse.
Dani Ceballos and Ferland Mendy are not yet ready to make their respective returns, and the Spanish reports suggest that we could see David Alaba starting on the left in the absence of the latter.
The suspension of Aurelien Tchouame means that we could see the partner of Luka Modric Eduardo Camavonga in the midfield.
The superstars Rodrygo, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe will all be included in the XI of Ancelotti.
The predicted programming of Real Madrid vs Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Courteous; Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Alaba; Modric, Camavonga; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappe.
Arsenal won the victory at the Bernabeu 19 years ago, but victory over home at home is the key to their hopes in the quarter -final against the holders. They will not want to visit the Spanish capital with a deficit to catch up.
Saka’s return is enormous for their chances against a Madrid team who will give up chances, although the recovery of courteous injury means that the Gunners will have to work incredibly hard for their goals.
The Emirates will swing for the visit of the Madrid superstars, and Arsenal has the foundations in place to limit their visitors to transition. However, they will miss Gabriel at the heart of their defense, and the Ancelotti team will jump on the only bink in the armor of this Gunners outfit.
None of the parties should be able to contain the other Tuesday in an entertaining draw.
