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Mikel Arteta and Ferland Mendy (Picture by Carl Recine, Clive Brunskill/Getty Photographs)
Arsenal could have been handed some optimistic information forward of their thrilling Champions League tie with Actual Madrid subsequent month.
Los Blancos simply edged previous Atletico Madrid on penalties final evening to guide their place within the quarter-finals, the place they’ll tackle the Gunners for the primary time since 2006.
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Actual are the reigning European champions, so will certainly be the favourites to progress via this tie, however they could possibly be sweating over the health of 1 key participant.
As reported by journalist Fabrizio Romano on X, Madrid left-back Ferland Mendy now requires checks after some muscle discomfort, so this could possibly be one to look at if it seems to be one thing severe…
? Ferland Mendy has suffered a muscle discomfort and can bear checks within the upcoming hours, Ancelotti confirms. pic.twitter.com/KwXe68QK2f
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 13, 2025
Mendy is a crucial a part of Carlo Ancelotti’s again 4, and that would deal Madrid an enormous blow if he’s unable to make it again for the Arsenal recreation.
Ferland Mendy in motion for Actual Madrid (Picture by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Photographs)
Mikel Arteta may also hope to have each Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli again by then, so that would imply issues lastly going Arsenal’s approach a bit extra by way of luck with accidents.
It’s been a disappointing marketing campaign for the north London giants, however they’ve so typically discovered themselves with out key gamers, with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus each out till the tip of the season, whereas different necessary figures like Martin Odegaard and Ben White have additionally missed quite a lot of video games.
Can Arsenal get previous Actual Madrid?
Arsenal followers might be excited to be concerned in such a glamour tie in Europe, and so they can maybe take coronary heart from the truth that the membership has by no means misplaced to Actual in a aggressive recreation.
These groups have solely met twice earlier than, with Arsenal successful 1-0 on the Bernabeu and drawing 0-0 at Highbury again within the 2005/06 marketing campaign.
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That makeshift Arsenal aspect additionally had quite a lot of accidents however defied the percentages to make it to the Champions League ultimate that season, dropping 2-1 to Barcelona in Paris.
With the Premier League title race certainly over for this season, might Arsenal profit from having the ability to focus solely on Europe?
