Arsenal are holding their nerve so far this season
Arsenal are still on course for a historic quadruple after seeing off Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night.
The Gunners booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating the German side 2-0 at the Emirates, winning their round of 16 tie 3-1 on aggregate.
Eberechi Eze scored a fantastic opener before hobbling off in the second half with an ankle injury. Buoyant Eze insisted he will be okay to play in Sunday’s EFL Cup final against Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta’s side will face Sporting Lisbon in the quarter-finals, and are heavily favoured against the Portuguese side. Should the Londoners beat Sporting, they will face either Barcelona or Atletico Madrid in the semi-final.
Arsenal have already beaten Atletico this season, though Barca could be challenging. The Catalans have looked vulnerable defensively, so if the Gunners can use the pace of stars like Gabriel Martinelli, they stand a strong chance of reaching the Champions League final.
Liverpool have come closest of any English team in achieve the quadruple, but they fell short in both the Premier League and Champions League in 2021-22.
The Gunners are favourites for Sunday’s game while they also boast a nine-point lead in the Premier League over City whose form has been erratic recently. Arsenal are chasing their first Premiership title in 22 years.
Arsenal will face Southampton the quarter-final of the FA Cup, and while they will still have to navigate two more rounds after the last eight, they have the quality and depth needed to go all the way.
The Champions League is inherently unpredictable, but the Gunners, along with Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid, holders PSG – who blew Chelsea away on 8-2 aggregate - are amongst the competition’s favourites.
An upbeat Arteta is hoping that Jurrien Timber and Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will pass fitness tests ahead of the trip to Wembley after both were ruled out of the second leg against Leverkusen. However, Mikel Merino remains a long-term absentee.
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