Good evening everybody and welcome to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final clash between Arsenal and Real Madrid from the Emirates Stadium.
For the Gunners, it's a chance to make a statement on the biggest European stage. For the 15-time champions, it's business as usual--but with pressure mounting. Mikel Arteta's side were dominant in the round of 16, overwhelming PSV Eindhoven 9-3 on aggregate.
The north Londoners are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions and have not lost at home in the Champions League in their past 10 outings, keeping eight clean sheets in that run.
Madrid, by contrast, endured a nail-biting path to the last eight, first eliminating Manchester City in a playoff and then narrowly edging rivals Atletico Madrid in a penalty shootout. Real Madrid's 15 Champions League titles speak volumes, and under Ancelotti, they've never been eliminated at the quarter-final stage since 2003-04. They've progressed in their last 12 quarter-final appearances.
Arsenal, meanwhile, enter the tie under immense pressure, not only due to the calibre of their opponents but also because of recent inconsistencies in front of goal. After thrashing PSV in the last 16, they've only managed seven goals in their last five games
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Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Real Madrid 0.
Second yellow card to Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber because of an injury.
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran García.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Rodrygo.
Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fran García.
Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces David Alaba.
Delay in match because of an injury Declan Rice (Arsenal).
Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
Goal! Arsenal 3, Real Madrid 0. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Luka Modric.
Goal! Arsenal 2, Real Madrid 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) from a free kick with a right footed shot.
Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by David Alaba.
Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Arsenal 1, Real Madrid 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) from a free kick with a right footed shot.
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match (Arsenal).
Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Real Madrid 0.
A quiet first half from Real Madrid, and Arsenal should probably lead. But, never write off Los Blancos in this competition.
First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Real Madrid 0.
Attempt missed. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box.
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jurriën Timber with a cross.
Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a through ball.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
Attempt saved. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Arsenal vs Real Madrid Team News
Arsenal will be without several first-team regulars for this high-stakes encounter. Long-term absentees Gabriel Jesus (knee), Kai Havertz (hamstring), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), and Gabriel Magalhães (hamstring) remain sidelined. The Gunners are also missing Riccardo Calafiori and Raheem Sterling, the latter of whom is suspended.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid arrive in London without influential midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni, who is suspended due to yellow card accumulation. He s a growing injury list that includes Dani Carvajal, Éder Militão (both knee), Ferland Mendy (muscle), Andriy Lunin (calf), and Dani Ceballos (calf).
Despite concerns over further bans following controversial celebrations against Atlético Madrid, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, Antonio Rüdiger, and Ceballos have escaped with fines, meaning only Ceballos misses out due to injury.
Arsenal possible starting XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli.
Real Madrid possible starting XI: Courtois; Vazquez, Asencio, Rudiger, Alaba; Valverde, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius Jr; Mbappe.
Where to watch Arsenal vs Real Madrid?
For fans in the United Kingdom, Arsenal vs Real Madrid can be seen on Amazon Prime Video. Fans in Ireland can tune in via RTE, Virgin and Livescore.
US-based fans will be able to see Arsenal vs Real Madrid on CBS and TUDN.
What time does Arsenal vs Real Madrid start?
Arsenal vs Real Madrid is a 21:00 CET kick-off, which is local time in Spain. That means fans in the UK and Ireland can watch the game at 20:00 GMT.
Fans in the USA can tune in to watch Arsenal vs Real Madrid at 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.
Match ends, Arsenal 3, Real Madrid 0.