Preview: Real Madrid vs Arsenal – Prediction, Team News, Line-ups

Arsenal will look to make the Champions League semi-final for the first time since 2009 as they meet Real Madrid in their quarter-final second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.

The Gunners have a massive advantage in the tie, having won the first leg 3-0 in North London.

Match Preview

Real Madrid bounced back to seal a 1-0 victory over Alaves at the weekend after Eduardo Camavinga netted the decisive goal in the first-half.

But despite the win, Carlo Ancelotti’s side find themselves four points behind leaders Barcelona with seven matches remaining in the season.

Madrid now face a monumental task of overturning the first leg deficit against Arsenal, but if any team are capable of doing so, it is Los Blancos. They outclassed Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City 6-3 on aggregate in the playoff stage before edging city rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties in the last 16.

Declan Rice proved to be the hero for Arsenal in the Emirates Stadium encounter as the 26-year-old produced two outrageous free-kicks to put his side in control. Mikel Merino also earned his name on the scoresheet, allowing the Gunners to take a three-goal advantage to Madrid.

Their chances of lifting the Premier League trophy is almost over, so they are totally focusing on winning the Champions League this season.

This was evident from Mikel Arteta’s team selection for Saturday’s home clash with Brentford. The Spaniard opted against starting some of his key players, and they were held to a 1-1 draw by the Bees.

Thomas Partey delivered a breakthrough after half-time, but Yoane Wissa netted a 74th-minute equaliser to ensure the spoils of the match were shared.

Team News

Real Madrid will not be able to call upon the services of Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal and Dani Ceballos as they are all in the infirmary at the moment. Ferland Mendy could also be absent after he picked up a knock in their victory over Atletico Madrid.

Arsenal news is not very encouraging for the Gunners’ supporters either, with Gabriel Magalhaes, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Takehiro Tomiyasu all ruled out for the season. Meanwhile, they could also be missing Riccardo Califiori who sustained an injury during the international break.

Real Madrid vs Arsenal potential line-ups

Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Alaba; Tchouameni, Modric; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius Jr; Mbappe

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

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Real Madrid vs Arsenal prediction

Los Blancos are expected to produce a better display in front of their home crowd on Wednesday. Ancelotti has plenty of quality players in his squad, but it is unlikely they will be able to overturn the huge deficit from the first leg.

Real Madrid 1-0 Arsenal (Arsenal win 3-1 on aggregate)