The first 1/4 final match between Arsenal and Real Madrid will take place in London. Realistically speaking, no team can boast of a great game in the last few matches. True, Arsenal has no defeat in the last 5 matches, they have 3 draws and 2 wins. But the way in which they achieve those victories is not at all convincing and above all they achieve them thanks to the better individual quality of the players. They have a lot of difficulties in scoring goals, which should not be surprising considering that the role of the first striker is played by Mikel Merino, for whom it is by no means the primary position. In addition to certain problems with execution, it will be interesting to see how Arsenal will cope in defense against the dangerous attack of Real Madrid. The defense will consist of Lewis-Skelly, Kiwior, Saliba and Timber. Even at first glance, it is clear that this is far from the strongest defense that Arsenal has. The reason for this choice of players is the large number of injured players such as Tomiyasu, Gabriel and Calafiori, who without any doubt would be of great importance in this match. That's why I'm honestly a little surprised by this difference in odds and the fact that Arsenal is such a favorite. Real Madrid's recent bad form certainly has a part in it, but I still think there is no reason for such a difference. The results achieved by Real in the last 5 matches are far from what is expected from them. In the last round, they were defeated by Valencia on their home field, before that they reached the final of the Spanish Cup only after extra time, while they achieved a rather unconvincing victory against Leganes with a one-goal difference. However, Real Madrid has been playing its best games in the Champions League for years and I sincerely believe that tonight we will see them in a completely different edition. Similar to Arsenal, they have problems with injuries, but these are all players who were absent in the previous weeks, so these "substitute" players have already played well enough. In my opinion, Real Madrid will have the biggest advantage in the direct attack of their attacking part of the team and Arsenal's defense. The quality is definitely on their side and I'm sure that at least once in 90 minutes, the Arsenal defenders will lose their attention, which players like Vinicius, Mbappe, Rodrygo or Bellingham will definitely be able to take advantage of. I believe that Ancelotti's main goal is not to lose in this match and that he will set up the team that way. We have witnessed in previous years that the famous Italian knows how to do it very well. I expect a cautious approach to the game from both teams, but I honestly believe that Real Madrid has more than a good chance to remain undefeated in this match.

阿森纳和皇家马德里之间的第一场1/4决赛将在伦敦举行。现实地说，没有哪支球队能在最后几场比赛中表现出色。没错，阿森纳在最近5场比赛中没有失利，他们取得了3平2胜。但是他们取得胜利的方式一点也不令人信服，最重要的是，他们取得胜利要归功于球员个人素质的提高。他们在进球方面有很多困难，考虑到第一前锋的角色是米克尔·梅里诺，这并不奇怪，对他来说，这绝不是主要的位置。除了执行力上的一些问题，阿森纳如何应对皇马的危险进攻将是一件有趣的事情。辩方将由刘易斯-斯凯利、基维尔、萨利巴和图尔组成。即使乍一看，这显然不是阿森纳最强的防守。之所以选择这样的球员，是因为富康、加布里埃尔和卡拉菲奥里等大量受伤的球员，毫无疑问，他们将在这场比赛中发挥重要作用。这就是为什么我真的有点惊讶于赔率的差异，以及阿森纳是如此热门的事实。皇马最近的糟糕状态当然是原因之一，但我仍然认为没有理由产生这样的差异。皇马在最近5场比赛中取得的成绩与人们对他们的期望相差甚远。在上一轮比赛中，他们在主场被瓦伦西亚击败，在此之前，他们只是在加时赛后才进入西班牙杯决赛，而他们在与莱加内斯的比赛中以一球的差距取得了令人难以置信的胜利。然而，皇马已经在欧冠联赛中打出了多年来最好的比赛，我真诚地相信今晚我们将看到一个完全不同的版本。与阿森纳类似，他们也有伤病问题，但这些都是前几周缺阵的球员，所以这些“替补”球员已经踢得足够好了。在我看来，皇马最大的优势在于他们进攻部分的直接进攻和阿森纳的防守。他们的实力绝对在他们这边，我相信在90分钟内至少有一次，阿森纳的后卫会失去他们的注意力，像维尼修斯、姆巴佩、罗德里戈或贝灵汉这样的球员肯定能利用这一点。我相信安切洛蒂的主要目标是不要在这场比赛中输球，他将以这种方式建立球队。在过去的几年里，我们见证了这位著名的意大利人知道如何做得很好。我希望两支球队都能谨慎对待比赛，但我真诚地相信皇马有更多的机会在这场比赛中保持不败。