Real Madrid will go into the tie as clear favourites after squeezing past rivals Atletico Madrid in a controversial penalty shootout. Arsenal have the added challenge of being away for the second leg, but there are reasons for Mikel Arteta’s side to believe they can cause an upset.

Arsenal are into the final eight of the Champions League after their aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven. They will travel to Madrid looking to make history. Arsenal took the lead on the night inside the opening ten minutes courtesy of Oleksandr Zinchenko,