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live Updated 5m ago Arsenal vs Real Madrid: All you need to know The Champions League quarter-finals begin today with Arsenal hosting Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium. The Premier League is surely out of the grasp of Mikel Arteta's men now, but they harbour genuine ambitions of going all the way in Europe. As for Real Madrid, they need no introduction in this competition as the record winners and current holders of this famous competition.
The two teams meet today for the first leg before renewing acquaintances for next Wednesday's second leg at the Bernabeu. Kick-off time : 8pm BST, 3pm ET, 12pm PT TV info : Amazon Prime Video (UK), Paramount+ (U.S.
) Team news : Gabriel injured for Arsenal while Saka returns; Courtois expected to be fit Contact: [email protected] Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here. Which eight teams are in the quarter-finals? We are still in the first year of this new Champions League format and, for me, it has been pretty successful.
Although I'm still not sure it was necessary to change something which worked perfectly, but hey ho. The good thing for any traditionalists is that this stage of the competition is no different under the new format than its predecessor. There are eight teams left and all of those teams are just five games away from glory: Arsenal Aston Villa Barcelona Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Inter Paris Saint-Germain Real Madrid Advertisement A cautious first-leg encounter in the offing? Getty Images Arsenal have been nearly flawless in Europe and enjoy home advantage, yet they’re still underdogs against a ruthless Madrid side.
With tight odds, the value could lie in betting the unexpected. For example, a 1-1 correct score at 5/1 is worth considering. It reflects both teams’ quality while accounting for the typically cautious nature of a first-leg encounter.
While many expect Madrid to go for an early knockout, remember how they struggled to assert themselves in the first leg against Manchester City before turning things around in the second. Madrid might again take time to find their feet in the tie, with the real fireworks expected in the return leg at the Bernabeu. *All odds via Betfair Hosting today's quarter-final Emirates Stadium, London How the 50,000-plus Arsenal supporters inside this place later have dreamt of nights like this! It is their second Champions League quarter-final appearance in a row having gone 14 years without one previously.
Bayern Munich knocked them out 12 months ago, 3-2 on aggregate, and Real Madrid are fancied to do the same this time around. This evening's first leg will go a long way to determining the outcome of the tie. Subscribe to The Athletic The trophies and winners' medals around Europe are being prepared both domestically and continentally with just a handful of weeks left of the 2024-25 season.
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S. : Paramount+ Spain : Movistar+ Australia : Stan Sport Canada : DAZN What time does Arsenal vs Real Madrid kick off? Getty Images With just eight teams left in this season's Champions League, the games are only played in one kick-off slot. And that kick-off slot is 8pm BST.
For those of you in the United States, that is 3pm (ET) on the east coast and 12pm (PT) on the west. Advertisement Welcome to the Champions League quarter-finals! Hello! And welcome along to The Athletic , where we are thrilled to have you with us at one of the most important junctures of the season. The stoppages for international football are done for the campaign so we're on the road to the home stretch and, critically, the road to the Champions League final.
The start of the quarter-final action comes today and our focus is on the Emirates, where the holders and record competition winners Real Madrid are in action against Arsenal, a club yet to win the biggest prize in club football. How Mikel Arteta would love to break that duck over the next few months..
. Victory today would certainly put the wheels in motion, so stick with us throughout the day as we build up to the tie of the round in north London..
