Article by Claudiu Badea – published Tuesday, April 08, 2025, 10:53 / Updated Tuesday, April 08, 2025 10:53
Arsenal and Real Madrid will meet today, from 10:00 pm, in the first leg of the “quarters” of the Champions League. The match can be watched LiveText on GSP.ro and on TV on the first sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.
The two bands will meet for the first time in 2006, in an official match. “Tunarii” managed to pass Madrileni in the “optimile” of the Champions League of the 2005/2006 season.
The return between Arsenal and Real Madrid will be played over two weeks, Wednesday, April 16, from 10:00 pm.
The full program of the “quarters” of the Champions League
Arsenal – Real Madrid »live from 22:00
Arsenal – Real Madrid »Probable teams
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya – Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis -Skelly – Odegaard, Party, Rice – Saka, Merino, Martinelli
Reserves: Neto, White, Zinchenko, Tierney, Jorginho, Gower, Tross, Sterling, Nwaneri
Unavailable: Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Takehiro Tomiyasu (injured)
Coach: Mikel Arteta
Real Madrid (4-4-2): Courtois – Vazquez, Alaba, Rudiger, Garcia – Cammbunga, Modric, Valverde, Bellingham – Mbappe, Vinicius
Reserves: Gonzalez, Vallejo, Asentio, Lorenzo, Va, Guler, Diaz, Endrick, Gonzalo Garcia
Unavailable: Dani Cebalos, Ferland Mendy, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao (injured), Aurelien Tchoumeni (suspended)
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Interesting statistics before Arsenal – Real Madrid
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Arsenal has not lost in all competitions on February 22, 0-1, at home, with West Ham.
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The band led by Mikel Arteta is struggling for a historic “double” this season, with the chances of the Premier League title. “Tunarii” are 11 points behind Liverpool leader, with 7 stages left before.
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Real Madrid comes after a shameful defeat with Valencia, which is in the second half in La Liga. The band coached by Carlo Ancelotti is still in the race for the 3 trophies: La Liga (2nd place), Spain Cup (final with Barcelona) and Champions League.
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Arsenal and Real Madrid met only twice in history, both confrontations in the Champions League. Only one goal scored between the two and the one was scored by the British. Real Madrid-Arsenal 0-1 and Arsenal-Real Madrid 0-0 were registered in the “best” competition in Europe in the 2005/2006 season.
