Arsenal face one other daunting problem this night as they head to Atletico Madrid within the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
The Gunners have been stumbling in direction of the top of the season in current weeks and their hopes of a home and continental quadruple got here to a shuddering halt following an EFL Cup closing defeat to Manchester Metropolis and a shock FA Cup upset at Championship facet Southampton.
They nonetheless have lots to play for, nonetheless, beginning tonight on the Metropolitano in Madrid in opposition to an Atletico facet that has gone a radical transformation beneath boss Diego Simeone.
Simeone’s status as a dour, defensive-minded coach has began to alter together with his facet now taking part in front-foot soccer guided by the brilliance of Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez whereas their solidity on the again has additionally vanished.
Their two most up-to-date video games in La Liga have produced 10 objectives whereas, this season, they’ve loved a number of high-scoring wins, equivalent to 4-0 in opposition to Barcelona, 5-0 in opposition to Actual Betis and 5-2 in opposition to Tottenham.
Arsenal are unlikely to crumble defensively and this may very well be a cagier affair than last night’s goal fest between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
How do I watch Atletico Madrid v Arsenal?
The match shall be accessible to look at stay within the UK on TNT Sports activities, with protection additionally accessible through the invention+ streaming platform.
Kick-off is scheduled for 8:00pm BST on Wednesday.
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