The top two UEFA Champions League 2025 Qualifier teams, Real Madrid vs Arsenal, will play on 16 April 2025 at 20:00 UTC at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Arsenal secured contrasting results in the last match against Real Madrid in the first quarterfinal match in Emirates Stadium< Loandon on 8 April. In their most recent encounter on April 8, 2025, in the UEFA Champions League 2025 first leg Quarterfinal, Arsenal is taking a 3-0 lead into the second leg of its Champions League quarterfinal against Real Madrid.
Arsenal overcame Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg. Declan Rice scored two breathtaking free-kicks as Arsenal. Real Madrid has never scored a goal in a competitive match against Arsenal.
Real Madrid has had a good performance with a 60% win rate over their last 10 matches, while Arsenal has been quite strong, boasting a 40% win rate in their last 10 encounters with only one loss.
In the UEFA Champions League 2025, Real Madrid won 5 matches with one loss in the last six matches, whereas Arsenal won five matches out of six with one draw.. Both European teams have good performances in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid vs Arsenal Predicted Lineups – UCL 2025 Clash
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The UEFA Champions League 2025 quarterfinals promise high-stakes drama as Real Madrid vs Arsenal in 2nd leg. Two European powerhouses with rich continental histories will battle it out for a spot in the semifinals.
Real Madrid has a great competition record with 15 titles in UEFA Champions League history, where Cristiano Ronaldo scored 105 goals for the club. On the other hand, Arsenal was looking for their first title, with Thierry Henry as the leading scorer, having scored 35 goals.
Considering recent formations, both coaches are expected to maintain their successful setups. Real Madrid’s last setup was 4-4-2, and Arsenal’s end it was 4-3-3.
Here’s how Real Madrid and Arsenal are expected to line up ahead of their crucial UEFA Champions League 2025 quarterfinal clash
Real Madrid Starting XI (4-3-3)
- Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois
- Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger, Éder Militão, Ferland Mendy
- Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos, Jude Bellingham
- Forwards: Rodrygo, Vinícius Jr., Joselu / Endrick
Arsenal Starting XI (4-3-3)
- Goalkeeper: David Raya
- Defenders: Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Oleksandr Zinchenko
- Midfielders: Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz
- Forwards: Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli
- Full Update – Arsenal fixtures UEFA Champions League 2024/25
Arsenal Team News:
- Jorginho did not travel with the Arsenal team and will miss 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.
Real Madrid Team News:
- Camavinga is suspended for this game.
- Mendy missed 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
Real Madrid vs Arsenal preview Information
- Fixture: Real Madrid vs Arsenal
- First leg Quarterfinal. Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid
- Competition: UEFA Champions League 2025 – Quarterfinal (Second Leg)
- Date: April 16, 2025
- Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
- Stadium Capacity: 78,297
- Time: 21:00 CET / 3:00 PM ET
- Ticket: Real Madrid official site
Head-to-Head
- Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid (8th Apr 2025, UCL QF)
- Real Madrid 0-1 Arsenal (21st Feb 2006, UCL RO16)
- Arsenal 0-0 Real Madrid (7th Mar 2006, UCL RO16)
Current Form
- Arsenal Champions League form: W-W-W-W-D-W
- Real Madrid Champions League form: W-W-W-W-W-L
Final Score
- Real Madrid 2-1 Arsenal
- Arsenal won 5-1 on aggregate and advanced to the Champions League semi-final for the third time in the club’s history.
- Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka claimed their 2-1 victory in the 2nd Leg.
- Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain to face off in Champions League semi-finals
