Undoubtedly the special dish on this week’s Champions League menu, Arsenal and Real Madrid scrap it out at the Emirates in the first leg of their quarter-final on Tuesday night.
The Gunners bested PSV Eindhoven 9-3 on aggregate in the last 16, whereas Los Blancos edged out Atletico Madrid in a dramatic penalty shootout, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both sides.
ARSENAL
Out: Raheem Sterling (suspended), Riccardo Calafiori (knee), Gabriel Jesus (knee), Kai Havertz (hamstring), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), Gabriel Magalhaes (hamstring)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli
REAL MADRID
Out: Andriy Lunin (calf), Ferland Mendy (muscle), Aurelien Tchouameni (suspended), Eder Militao (knee), Dani Carvajal (knee), Dani Ceballos (calf)
Doubtful: Thibaut Courtois (muscle)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Courtois; Vazquez, Asencio, Rudiger, Alaba; Valverde, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius Jr; Mbappe
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
