Madrid, Spain – Arsenal dey ready to face Real Madrid for Santiago Bernabéu as dem hold 3-0 advantage for Champions League quarterfinal second leg. Last week for Emirates, Arsenal show Real say dem no be small team as Declan Rice and im guys tear dem apart.
As dem prepare for dis crucial match, Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid head coach, dey happy say Dani Ceballos and Aurélien Tchouaméni don come back for im squad. But im go need special performances from im players to turn things around against Arsenal wey don take charge of di tie.
Arsenal come sabi say di match no go easy, but dem gatz finish wetin dem don start. Real Madrid gatz do wetin dem fit to comeback, but e no dey easy to come back from three goals down.
Last time dem meet, Arsenal score three goals without reply. Real Madrid go hope say dem fit overturn dis deficit, but dem don struggle recently for Champions League, as dem never manage turn dis kind situation around before.
Dis match go happen on Wednesday by 9 PM local time (19:00 GMT), and e go dey aired on TNT Sports for United Kingdom and Paramount+ for United States.
Madrid don face some injury worries too with Eduardo Camavinga suspends after he collect red card during di first leg. Meanwhile, Arsenal don face small injuries as Thomas Partey and Ben White don return to training but Jorginho dey doubt for dis clash.
If Partey fit play, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta fit maintain di same lineup wey embarrass Madrid last week. Dat lineup go include Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Ødegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli.
Real Madrid’s lineup go likely feature Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Rüdiger, García; Tchouaméni, Ceballos; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior; Mbappé. Ancelotti wan see improvement as dem go need more goals to have chance.
Statistics show say Madrid don progress from 14 of dia last 15 Champions League knockout matches wey dem play second leg for home. But dis comeback go require significant effort from dem as dem dey face one of di strong team in Europe.
Arsenal don enjoy recent form too, winning last week make dem hold an unbeaten streak of eight matches in dis competition. Dem don look solid and dey focused on maintaining dis performance to reach di semifinals.
Kylian Mbappé, Real’s star forward, wey don score 33 goals for dis season, go lead di line for Madrid and im dey eager to prove say im fit deliver di goods for dem. As dem set to clash, both teams go need to showcase dia best football to determine who go proceed in di prestigious tournament.
