Going out a European tie is never an easy task, but there is a stadium Where miracles look like a routinethat’s the Santiago Bernabéu. Tonight, starting at 9:00 p.m., Real Madrid receives Arsenal with the aim of reversing the Hard 3-0 embedded in London in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League. A delete that seems impossible on paper, but that the white team has shown to be trained to achieve on multiple occasions. As Carlo Ancelotti said in the previous one: “We have to believe, because this has often passed in the Bernabéu.”
And if someone can do it, it is Real Madrid. The Madrid team He has won 18 of his last 23 games at home in the maximum continental competition and does not lose faith or in the most adverse scenarios. The defeat In England it was barely the second in the last thirteen matches of qualifiers against the Premier League teams, a statistic that shows the performance of the equipment in this type of duels.
On the other side, Arsenal arrives with morality through the clouds. The team led by Mikel Arteta not only clearly imposed itself in the Emirates, but did it with an authority that surprised many. Declan Rice’s goals, with two spectacular missing launches, and Mikel Merino left Real Madrid very touched, and expanded the Imbatability streak of the ‘gunners’ in Europe, which already adds Seven consecutive games without losing (Six victories and a draw). In that sense, Arteta is clear: “If you have mentality and faith, things can happen, and we get it.”
Arsenal also became the First team of the Champions League to score seven goals away from home in a tiea milestone they achieved in the previous round. Therefore, the challenge of playing at Bernabéu, although imposing, should not intimidate them in excess. However, the Basque coach said after the first leg that “there is still much to do”, in reference to the duel that will take place today in Merengue territory.
Real Madrid probable alignment
The most probable initial eleven of Real Madrid will be: Courtois; Lucas Vázquez, Rüdiger, Raúl Asencio, Fran García; Valverde, Tchouaméni; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Júnior Vinícius; Mbappé.
Probable Arsenal Alignment
The probable alignment of Arsenal will be: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Ødegaard, Jorginho, Declan Rice; Saka, Mikel Merino, Martinelli.
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