London, England – Arsenal don ready to face Real Madrid for Champions League quarter-final first leg wey go happen tonight. Na for Emirates Stadium this match go take place, as the Gunners dey look to enter semi-finals for the first time since 2009. Kick-off na 8 p.m. Moroccam time (GMT+1), fans fit watch live for BeIN Sports Arabic, BeIN Sports English, Canal+ Foot, and M+ Liga de Campeones.
This no be small matter as both teams don they battle injuries, but na star players go dey show for the pitch. Arsenal don already clear PSV Eindhoven out with 9-3 aggregate for di last round, but dem go enter this tie with key players like Gabriel Magalhaes, Kai Havertz, and Gabriel Jesus missing from action. Bukayo Saka go return to play, waiting to see if him go make impact.
Real Madrid too dey face their own wahala as dem need penalties to beat city rivals Atlético, and dem enter dis match after dem suffer 2-1 defeat to Valencia for La Liga. Carlo Ancelotti, di Madrid manager, go lead his boys to challenge Arsenal, as dem dey eye serious record for dis competition.
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, talk say: “We dey expect Real Madrid to come strong. Dis na di time wey we go show wetin we fit do. We wan carry dis win go Spain.” On di other hand, Ancelotti add: “Arsenal don build strong side. We go do our best to stop dem.”
Myles Lewis-Skelly go make history as di youngest Englishman to start for Arsenal in a Champions League match since Jude Bellingham. Dis na important occasion for di teenager who don shine since im debut last September. Lewis-Skelly go join other young players like Ethan Nwaneri to show wetin dem sabi.
Both teams don meet just two times in di Champions League before, with Arsenal winning di last match-up 1-0 on aggregate in di 2005-06 season. Dis time, both teams dey ready to prove demself as dem enter di quarter-finals full of attacking strength.
Nobody fit predict how di match go end. Arsenal don struggle to go pass this stage in di past, while Madrid get strong record overall. But with powerful players like Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, and Declan Rice fit provide explosive entertainment for fans.
Stats show say Real Madrid don win 12 times in dia last quarter-final matches, and dem no dey lose since 2004 at dis level. But Arsenal dey hold dem own for home, especially for Champions League where no team don beat dem in North London for di past 10 matches. This one dey set up to be a classic!
As fans gather for di match, dem dey expect a vibrant atmosphere at Emirates. Dis Champions League clash go mean a lot to both sides and na wetin football na all about: glory, pride, and di chance to write history.
