Arsenal vs Atlético Madrid, UEFA Champions League: TV channel, kick-off time, live stream, referee, injury and team news
It’s all on the road on the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening, as Arsenal host Atlético Madrid within the second leg of their Champions League semi-final, because the Gunners try to make their first remaining within the competitors since 2006.
The first leg in Madrid completed 1-1 final week, with a penalty every from Viktor Gyökeres and Julian Alvarez in a aggressive match. Atlético rested a bulk of their first-team gamers in Saturday’s LaLiga sport, which they received 2-0 towards Valencia.
Arsenal, in the meantime, had no such luxurious, as they continued to be in the course of a title race within the Premier League. They have been very good in a 3-0 win towards Fulhamin what was their most cohesive attacking efficiency shortly. That is one thing they’ll goal to repeat, towards an Atlético facet that, at occasions, may be weak on the again.
This is Atlético’s second journey to the Emirates this season, following a 4-0 defeat within the league section in October.
Here’s every part it’s worthwhile to learn about Tuesday’s sport.
How to observe:
The match can be proven on Amazon Prime Video within the UK, CBS Sports within the US, SonyLiv in India and Stan Sport in Australia. You may observe ESPN’s live updates.
Key Details:
Kick-off time: Tuesday, May 6 at 8:00 pm BST (3:00 pm ET; 12:30 am IST, Wednesday and 5:00 am AEST, Wednesday).
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London.
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Injury and Team News:
Atlético Madrid
Jose GimenezD: muscle, OUT
Pablo BarriosM: thigh, OUT
Arsenal
Jurrien TimberD: knock, OUT
Kai HavertzF: knock, OUT
Mikel MerinoM: foot, OUT
Talking Points:
Saka is vital for Arsenal
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Hislop: Bukayo Saka was excellent vs. Fulham
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop has praised Bukayo Saka’s efficiency in Arsenal’s 3-0 victory over Fulham within the Premier League.
Back within the beginning XI on the weekend towards Fulham, Bukayo Saka was at his influential finest for Arsenal. He arrange the primary objective, then scored the second himself, and was an absolute menace all through that first half, after which he was taken off to avoid wasting him for this sport.
Saka makes a world of distinction to the Arsenal assault. He hyperlinks higher with these round him than Noni Madueke have proven he can. He’s additionally a greater dribbler, higher passer, and higher shooter than Madueke. So, as soon as that sport was settled with a 3-0 half-time lead, it made excellent sense for Mikel Arteta to take Saka off to maintain him recent for this one.
Matteo RuggeriAtlético’s left-back, is definite to face a very powerful examination on Tuesday evening.
How will Simeone arrange?
In the primary leg, Simeone switched from a again 4 to a again three at half-time, and that gave Atlético the platform to be, arguably, the higher facet within the second half. That substitution noticed Robin Le Normand come on to interchange Giuliano Simeone. Le Normand partnered Marc Pubill and Dávid Hancko on the again, and immediately improved Atlético.
They did get outnumbered within the midfield in that first half, with koke and Johnny Cardoso struggling to cope with Declan Rice, Martin Zubimendi and Martin Odegaard.
Should Simeone resolve to arrange equally to that second half, then he’ll seemingly choose to begin Le Normand forward of his son.
Confident Gyökeres could make a distinction
With three targets in his final two video games, Gyökeres is admittedly exhibiting indicators of stepping as much as the plate when Arsenal want him probably the most. He put away his penalty with aplomb in that first leg, having received it himself when he drew a poor problem from Hancko.
His brace towards Fulham got here by means of pretty routine finishes for a striker. But these finishes have been solely routine as a result of his motion and positioning ensured he was in the proper place on the proper time. Encouragingly for Arteta, that Fulham sport noticed Gyökeres hyperlink up rather well with Saka, one thing that had been lacking for lots of the season, and which was one of many explanation why Arteta most popular Havertz to the Swede.
Can Griezmann and Álvarez crash the Emirates occasion?
Whether Atlético line up with three, 4 or 5 on the again, their assault will rely closely on, as typical, Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez. Álvarez scored Atlético’s solely objective of the primary leg with a penalty, and generally, was the facet’s greatest risk within the sport.
All that risk got here by means of dovetailing with Griezmann, who actually did play properly in that first leg, particularly within the second half. The veteran Frenchman is not any stranger to those massive events with Atlético, and will as soon as once more need to be at his finest for Simeone.
What do the numbers say?
Arsenal have misplaced solely one among their final 15 house matches in European competitors towards Spanish golf equipment.
Arsenal are the one unbeaten team remaining on this season’s Champions League.
Arsenal have received six of their earlier 9 European ties after they’ve drawn the primary leg away from house.
Atlético have received solely two of their final 13 video games towards English groups in European competitors.
Atlético have received 11 of their 15 earlier two-legged ties towards English groups in European competitors.
Atlético have by no means scored greater than the 35 targets they’ve scored on this Champions League season.
