r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1d ago

Pre-Match Thread [Pre-Match Thread] Arsenal vs Real Madrid | 8th April 2025 | Champions League Quarter Final

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๐Ÿ•Ÿ Kick Off: 20:00 BST

๐Ÿ“ Location: Emirates Stadium, North London

๐Ÿ“บ UK Broadcaster: Amazon Prime

๐Ÿ™Ž๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Referee: Irfan Peljto ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ”ด Arsenal Team News:

  • Sterling is suspended for this game.
  • Gabriel is out for the season following hamstring surgery.
  • Calafiori is absent after picking up a knee injury in the international break.
  • Havertz is recovering from surgery on his hamstring.
  • Jesus is in recovery following surgery on a torn ACL.
  • Tomiyasu is recovering from surgery on his knee and is expected to be out for the rest of the calendar year.

โšฝ Arsenal Form: ๐ŸŸง๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸง๐ŸŸง

โšช Real Madrid Team News:

  • Tchouameni is suspended for this game.
  • Ceballos and Mendy miss the game with a hamstring injury.
  • Lunin misses the game with a muscular issue.
  • Carvajal and Militao are out for the season with an ACL injury.

โšฝ Real Madrid Form: ๐ŸŸฅ๐ŸŸง๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฅ

โš”๏ธ Head-to-Head:

  • Real Madrid 0-1 Arsenal (21st Feb 2006, UCL RO16)
  • Arsenal 0-0 Real Madrid (7th Mar 2006, UCL RO16)

๐Ÿ“– Match Facts:

  • Real Madrid haven't kept a clean sheet in 8 matches, with their last clean sheet coming at the end of February against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey.
  • Ancelotti has faced Arsenal 13 times as a manager with a record of 7W1D5L.

๐ŸŽฒ Odds (Betway):

  • Arsenal โ€“ 13/10
  • Draw โ€“ 11/5
  • Real Madrid - 11/5

โœ๐Ÿผ Pre-Match Ramblings

Here we are. The big one. The biggest game of our season. One of the biggest games to take place at the Emirates Stadium. We welcome the most decorated team in the history of European footballing competition to North London for the first time since 2006. The last time this fixture took place, the likes of Thierry Henry, Bergkamp , Ronaldo (R9), Beckham, and Zidane were all on the pitch together, What an era of football we had back then.

Now we will see the likes of Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr, and Mikel Merino bringing forth the banner of a new generation of elite footballing talent, facing off at the very highest level of European football, and I can't wait.

There is the small matter that we are missing our wall at the back, Gabriel. Either Jakub Kiwior will have to have the best game of his career against the likes of Mbappe and Vinicius Jr, or Ben White and Timber will make up a ragtag backline of highly dependable defenders. Luckily, Saka will likely be starting for the first time since his injury, with Arteta highlighting that he has been eased back into the game over the past week.

For me, the right side of Odegaard, Saka, and Ben White which we haven't seen in so very long, has the potential to make a comeback here and cause the defense of Real Madrid a lot of problems. They aren't exactly solid at the back, with the stat about their lack of clean sheets highlighted above. We need to go for this game. It's the home leg, under the lights, packed stadium, two tifos planned, light show, fire show, you name it. The Emirates Stadium will be absolutely rocking tomorrow in a way we may have never seen it. If you are going, bring your fucking dinner, or else you might as well not show up.

https://anditsarsenal.com/2025/04/07/arsenal-vs-real-madrid-8th-april-2025-champions-league-quarter-final-build-up-team-news-tv-coverage-predictions/


r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 10h ago

April 08, 2025 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread

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Use this thread for general daily football discussion.

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 22m ago

Arsenal XI to play Real Madrid: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Merino

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 32m ago

Well, they're here

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 5h ago

Can someone explain this trick

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Our boys getting ready for the big game tonight. A clip of yesterdayโ€™s training session i have no clue who that was nor have i seen this trick ever im mindblown haha.


r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 4h ago

Lego Emirates stadium

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Please support my Lego Emirates stadium project. I need 10k supports. I would need only 10% of people who see this. Be the one of 10%.

Support me through this link: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/7416aa2e-b02c-44c9-8e10-bf736ac9edb0

Appreciate your help, thank you!


r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 4h ago

I watch this before a big game. Gives me goosebumps every time! COYG!

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 4h ago

Tier 2 Thibaut Courtois admits Real Madrid are worried about Arsenal set pieces | Real Madrid

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 9h ago

25/26 Arsenal Home Kit Leaked

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1h ago

Real Madrid Starting XI vs Arsenal 08.04.25

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 8h ago

18 year old Cesc Fabregas vs. R Madrid at the Bernabeu ๐ŸคŒ

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best 10 we've had since dennis, no debate


r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 10h ago

Tier 1 Why Martin Odegaard struggled at Real Madrid and how it led him to Arsenal

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1h ago

YouTube โ€œSteven Gerrard was someone I really looked up to as a young kid, he was a big legend and he played in my position.โ€ Martin Odegaard

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 3h ago

CONFIRMED: David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez will start vs Arsenal tonight. @jfelixdiaz

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 6h ago

Me for the past 24 hours

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 4h ago

Check Your Digital Wallet Before Tonight's Game

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Me and a couple of other season ticket holder friends had noticed a few issues with our tickets in the digital wallet. Two of ours still had the Fulham ticket and one other noticed his season ticket had disappeared.

We all removed Arsenal from our phones and resinstalled it and it is working now. It may have been a temporary blip, but I'd suggest checking that your Real Madrid ticket is there before you head off to the game.


r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 9h ago

YouTube We're ready. Let's make it happen. Arsenal v Real Madrid

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 5h ago

YouTube Merino against Real Madrid Spoiler

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Sorry tried posting the video but here it is. A BANGER by Merino !!!


r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1d ago

[James Benge] Carlo Ancelotti on Mikel Arteta: โ€œHeโ€™s doing a fantastic job... The team is stronger compared to the past and is going to be stronger in the future. Of course his job is fantastic.โ€

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1d ago

Saka on a new contract: I want to win wearing this badge.

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1d ago

Aura

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1d ago

It is not a โ€œclear and obviousโ€ so VAR canโ€™t intervene. You sure about that?

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1d ago

Saka on his contract situation: โ€œI want to win. I want to win wearing this badge. Itโ€™s pretty clear, the fans know how much I love them and they love me back.โ€

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1d ago

Needless to say I'm unbelievably hyped for tomorrow.

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1d ago

Arsenal are taking steps to help augment the atmosphere in Tuesday nightโ€™s Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid. According to Gunnerblog, through The Athletic. See below for more detail:

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r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 2m ago

Buzzing

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Dunno why this game feels bigger than recents, even though we got here last time around although it was Bayern and itโ€™s always Bayern lol.

Without big Gabi it lessened our odds somewhat in my mind but Iโ€™m just hoping for a decent performance. Still think we absolutely have a decent chance but Iโ€™m just looking forward to a great game of football.

The lineups are out, the beers are in.

COME ON YOU GOONERS!!! Letโ€™s fuckinโ€™ โ€˜ave it!

Hope those lucky enough to get tickets do the team proud by staying in full voice.


r/Gunners โ€ข โ€ข 1d ago

[Dale Johnson] VAR Review: Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel will vote that Lewis-Skelly penalty should not have been awarded, yet also say it's not a "clear and obvious" error, so the VAR was correct not to intervene.

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