3-0 after two wild Declan Rice free-kick goals. This is Arsenal’s starting point ahead of Wednesday’s second leg in the Champions League quarter-finals against Real Madrid. Real legend Marcelo says this is anything but lost for the La Liga club, just look at the history where the club has turned around impossible starting points. Mikel Arteta also uses club history, he believes Arsenal’s statistics tell why the Premier League club should not fall into the trap of letting Real Madrid save a semi-final ticket.
Because Arsenal’s defensive wall has shown that opponents find few, if any, openings. In fact, we have to go back to December 2023 to find a game where Arsenal conceded more than two in the same game.
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Of all opponents, this was Luton Town in the Premier League, where Arsenal won 4-3.
“We have to do it again. It’s been 497 days (since Arsenal conceded more than two goals), but it doesn’t matter. We have to prove it now in this context, and that’s the beauty of it; That’s the challenge, and that’s the beauty of sports. We have shown that we are capable of it, and it must give us security and confidence that we can do it. says Mikel Arteta to the club’s website.
Martin Ødegaard took over the captaincy in 2022. That means that on his watch, Arsenal have not conceded more than two concedes against any opponent since 2023. This bodes well.
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