Arsenal Ready to Face Real Madrid in Champions League Quarter-Final

The first leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Arsenal and Real Madrid will take place at Emirates Stadium, London on Tuesday (8/4) at 8:00 PM local time.

Mikel Arteta’s team faces a tough challenge against the defending champions who have won this competition 15 times — before traveling to Santiago Bernabeu for the second leg next week.

Both teams are dealing with significant injury concerns — Arsenal missing key players like Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz, while Madrid cannot field Éder Militão and Dani Carvajal.

• David Raya will guard Arsenal’s goal
• Midfield will be strengthened by the trio of Martin Ødegaard, Thomas Partey, and Declan Rice
• Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli will flank the striker in attack

An interesting note — Real Madrid has never defeated Arsenal in their two previous meetings, with The Gunners securing a 1-0 victory at Bernabeu about 20 years ago.