Match Day

Arsenal vs. Real Madrid | Champions League | Quarter-Finals | 1st Leg

In Tuesday's titanic continental match, Arsenal hosts Real Madrid at the Emirates for the opening leg of their quarterfinal matchup, putting the defending Champions League champions against the enduring European favorites.

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Match Details:

NAME: Arsenal vs. Real Madrid
DATE: Apr 8, 2025
TIME: 8.00pm UK
VENUE: Emirates Stadium

When is Arsenal vs. Real Madrid?

Arsenal vs. Real Madrid is scheduled for an 8.00pm UK kick-off on Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025.

How to watch?

Hotstar in India, Amazon Prime Video in UK, Paramount+ in US & DAZN Canada in Canada will all be airing live coverage of the event.

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Arsenal vs. Real Madrid Team News

Arsenal Team News

This week, versatile defender Riccardo Calafiori, the banned Raheem Sterling, and four long-time Arsenal absentees — Gabriel Jesus (knee), Kai Havertz (hamstring), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), and Gabriel Magalhaes (hamstring)—will all watch helplessly.

At Goodison Park, Arteta calmed concerns about a new problem for substitute striker Mikel Merino. The Spaniard sustained an injury to his head, but he should be allowed to line up in an attack bolstered by Bukayo Saka.

Since recovering from a hamstring injury, the Hale End hero has made two substitute appearances without suffering any injuries. He is now anticipated to make his first start of 2025, joining players like Thomas Partey, Jurrien Timber, Martin Odegaard, and Gabriel Martinelli in the starting lineup.

Real Madrid Team News

Due to a string of yellow cards, Real Madrid will also be missing their key player, Aurelien Tchouameni, for the opening leg at the Emirates.

Ferland Mendy (muscle), Thibaut Courtois (muscle), and former Gunner Dani Ceballos (calf) are expected to recover from the injuries that kept them out of the Valencia match. The Frenchman replaces Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao, who are both sidelined for the season due to knee issues.

Due to number two Andriy Lunin's calf issue, Ancelotti was forced to start 19-year-old goalkeeper Fran Gonzalez over the weekend. However, if Courtois fails a late fitness test, the Ukrainian will start in goal.

But after a UEFA inquiry into their celebrations against Atletico, concerns that Kylian Mbappe, Ceballos, Antonio Rudiger, and Vinicius Junior might miss the first leg due to suspension did not materialize; instead, they were fined.

Arsenal vs. Real Madrid Match Summary

Highlights - Arsenal vs. Real Madrid

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Match Preview

In what is unquestionably Mikel Arteta's biggest game as manager to date, the men's team will try to replicate their female counterparts' incredible 3-0 victory at the Emirates, just two weeks after the Arsenal Women's team pulled off an incredible comeback against Real Madrid in their Champions League quarterfinal.

With an incredible 7-1 thumping of PSV in the first leg of their last-16 matchup, followed by a stress-free 2-2 home draw, the former Barcelona youth product put an end to Arsenal's agonizing Champions League quarterfinal exile last year and led his team to the last eight once more.

Arsenal's first-leg thumping of the Dutch team defied their attacking deficiencies, but after scoring seven goals in just ninety minutes at the Philips Stadion, they have now only managed the same total in their last five games, further undermining their already slim chances of winning the Premier League.

However, Arteta's team selection was that of a man with all eyes on Madrid, where Arsenal will try to extend their unbeaten run across all tournaments to eight games while also maintaining an outstanding European home record. Liverpool moved closer to the title on Saturday with a low-key 1-1 draw with Everton.

The North London powerhouses have, in fact, won all ten of their previous Champions League encounters at the Emirates, keeping eight clean sheets during that span. Real Madrid's preparations for their very first competitive match at the stadium have not been the best.

Los Blancos will supposedly always find a way in the Champions League as long as the stoic Carlo Ancelotti is in charge of the Real Madrid touchline, and this was demonstrated in the second leg of their hotly contested battle with city rivals Atletico Madrid in the round of 16.

The 15-time European Cup winners, who were rocked in the first minute by an opener from Conor Gallagher, relied on their 12-yard skill to advance to the quarterfinals for the seventh consecutive year. At this stage, the Gooners could be forgiven for ignoring their opponents' record.

Real Madrid has won all 12 of its two-leg matches at this point and hasn't lost in the quarterfinals since the 2003–04 season, but Ancelotti's team has been marginally defeated in their past two home games.

Real Madrid lost 2-1 to Valencia in La Liga over the weekend after losing badly to Real Sociedad in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final, but they advanced to an El Clasico final with a 5-4 aggregate victory. Hugo Duro scored an incredible 95th-minute goal at the Bernabeu to give Real Madrid the victory.

Arsenal is no stranger to Madrid masterclasses, of course—Thierry Henry's incredible solo goal from their 1-0 victory in 2006 will undoubtedly be replayed until kickoff—and they have never lost to Real Madrid in a competitive match thanks to a 0-0 draw at Highbury in the return leg.

However, arteta's Arsenal will face another trophy-less season unless they pull off a spectacular second-leg comeback if Real Madrid defeats Arsenal on Tuesday night, making them the 112th team they have defeated in the Champions League.

Predicted starting lineup

Arsenal possible starting lineup:

Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli

Real Madrid possible starting lineup:

Courtois; Vazquez, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius Jr; Mbappe

Arsenal vs. Real Madrid