A fine-shoot-out victory in Atletico Madrid means that Real Madrid will be in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where they will be confronted with Arsenal. The Premier League side won their round of 16 draw against PSV Eindhoven in an explicit way with a 9-3 total victory, but despite this many have written off their chances of Los Blancos.
Many believe that Real Madrid are clear favorites to pass Arsenal because of their heritage in the Champions League, in which they can win without being somewhere near their best. This shown against Athleti on Wednesday evening, who emphasized former Arsenal and Barcelona star Thierry Henry as he spoke on CBS Sports (via relevant).
“If you play against Real Madrid and Oblak said it, you are lucky, you need the perfect game. If you want to eliminate Real Madrid, and even if you are lucky, I repeat myself that it might not be enough. It is not the first time that they were lost to Real Madrid in the last second in the last second. It has to do with what Madrid does them every time it matters, in those tournaments. It will not be the first time that they have to rise from a defeat against Real Madrid. “
Henry was also asked to give some advice to his former Clubsarsal prior to their quarter-final showdown from Champions League against Real Madrid. He has experience to get one on Los Blancos, after he has scored the only goal in a 1-0 aggregated victory for the Gunners in the round of 16 phase of the competition during the 2005-06 season.
“There is no plan. You see how Athleti played, they played better than good and it is still not enough. Manchester City and it wasn't enough. So if you don't start thinking in that draw that you can win, it is better to stay at home. “
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