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Mikel Arteta handed double injury boost for massive quarter-final second-leg clash at the Bernabeu

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.

However, the Ghana midfielder trained on Tuesday morning and starts tonight.

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

Referee: Francois Letexier

How to watch: TNT Sports 1