- Arsenal face Actual Madrid within the Champions League quarter-finals subsequent month
- Actual squeaked via to the final eight by beating Atletico Madrid on penalties
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Footage has emerged of the WAGS and fogeys of Arsenal’s gamers reacting to Actual Madrid’s dramatic penalty shootout win over Atletico Madrid earlier this month.
Actual’s win secured their place within the Champions League quarter-finals the place they’ll face Arsenal throughout two legs in April.
The Gunners had booked their place within the final eight earlier within the evening as they drew 2-2 with PSV Eindhoven to seal an emphatic 9-3 combination win.
However a few of their family members then stayed behind in a personal household room on the Emirates to see which staff from the Spanish capital they might face subsequent.
The video begins with the packed room having simply seen Marcos Llorente miss Atletico’s fourth penalty of the shootout.
That left Antonio Rudiger with the prospect to step up and ship Actual via, and the stress appeared an excessive amount of for one feminine within the household room who put her hand to her head.
One lady (proper) put her hand to her head after Marcos Llorente’s penalty miss
A male fan was then in disbelief as Antonio Rudiger sealed Actual’s place within the quarter-finals
Rudiger celebrated wildly, whereas Arsenal’s WAGs and households appeared dissatisfied that they might be going through Los Blancos subsequent
The centre again duly transformed his spot-kick, and there was a surprised silence within the room, whereas one man was seen shaking his head, seemingly dissatisfied that Actual could be Arsenal’s subsequent opponents.
The obvious nervousness round going through Actual within the Champions League is comprehensible given the Spanish giants’ outstanding report within the competitors.
Los Blancos have received the European Cup 15 occasions, and are the defending champions after beating Borussia Dortmund in final yr’s closing at Wembley.
Arsenal are additionally sweating on the health of star man Bukayo Saka, who’s going through a race in opposition to time to return from a critical hamstring damage that has stored him out of motion since December.
Mikel Arteta already is aware of he shall be with out Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus for the tie with Actual as each males are sidelined via damage.
This has led to Mikel Merino filling in as a makeshift striker in current weeks.
Nevertheless, Arsenal have by no means misplaced to Actual within the Champions League, and will maintain on to this as a crumb of consolation earlier than subsequent month’s assembly.
Admittedly, the 2 groups have solely confronted one another twice in Europe once they clashed within the last-16 of the Champions League in 2005-06.
Arsenal had booked their place within the final eight by thrashing PSV on combination, however their WAGs and households stayed behind to see who they might face subsequent
Arsenal have glad reminiscences of enjoying in opposition to Actual after Thierry Henry’s purpose knocked the Spanish giants out of the Champions League in 2005-06
Arsenal received the primary leg 1-0 on the Bernabeu because of a Thierry Henry wondergoal, earlier than a goalless draw at Highbury booked their place within the quarter-finals.
Arsene Wenger’s males went on to make the ultimate that season earlier than shedding to Barcelona.
