Arsenal have been boosted by Thomas Partey being fit enough to face Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie tonight.
Partey was a doubt for Wednesday’s game at the Bernabeu after going off 20 minutes before the end of Arsenal’s draw with Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday.
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However, the Ghana midfielder trained on Tuesday morning and starts tonight.
Arsenal are looking to book a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2009 and go into the second leg in a strong position.
The Gunners won the first leg at the Emirates Stadium last week 3-0 thanks to two free-kicks by Rice and a Mikel Merino goal.
Merino leads the line at the Bernabeu after being named on the bench for the draw with Brentford. The Spaniard is flanked on the wings by Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.
At the back, Jakub Kiwior keeps his place alongside William Saliba after excelling in the absence of the injured Gabriel.
Myles Lewis-Skelly and Jurrien Timber are the full-backs, even though Arsenal have been boosted by the fact that Ben White is available. The right-back missed the draw with Brentford after picking up a knock in training, but trained on Tuesday morning.
Confirmed team news
Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Merino
Subs: Neto, Setford, Tierney, White, Zinchenko, Rosiak, Henry-Francis, Trossard, Butler-Oyedeji, Gower, Sterling, Nwaneri
Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Vazquez, Asencio, Rudiger, Alaba; Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Vinicius, Mbappe, Rodrygo
Subs: Fran Gonzalez, Sergio Mestre, Modric, Ardu Guler, Endrick, Vallejo, Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Brahim
Time and date: 8pm BST on Wednesday April 16, 2025
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
Referee: Francois Letexier
How to watch: TNT Sports 1
