Arsenal, Real Madrid and Champions League
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Declan Rice scores two incredible free-kicks in 12 minutes, as Mikel Merino scores sublime third amid electric Emirates atmosphere
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Real Madrid were of course back in action on Tuesday night, making the trip to north London for a Champions League showdown with Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.
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Arsenal displayed all of the conviction that Arteta has sought to instil into this team over five years.
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The top eight teams in the league phase will qualify for the Round of 16 automatically, while the teams who finish in positions 9-24 will qualify for the knockout round. Teams who finish in positions 25-36 will be eliminated from the Champions League and will not play in any other European competition for the rest of the 2024-25 season.
Real Madrid always seem to win these close fought battles, do Arsenal have what it takes to buck recent history?
The last time these two met in the 2022-23 group stage, Bayern secured back-to-back 2-0 victories. Benjamin Pavard, who scored for the Germans in those matches, now finds himself in the opposite camp. “I’m glad to meet Bayern again,” said Pavard.