Paul Merson says Arsenal would rather face Atletico Madrid than Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals - do you agree?

12 March 2025, 10:07 | Updated: 12 March 2025, 18:07

Paul Merson believes his former club Arsenal would be better off facing Atletico Madrid than Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals - do you agree?

The Gunners meet PSV Eindhoven in their last-16 second leg on Wednesday and are all but into the last eight already after their 7-1 first-leg win last week.

Mikel Arteta's side are set to face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid next, with Real holding a 2-1 first-leg lead ahead of Wednesday's return game at the Wanda Metropolitano.

The tie is finely poised but Merson feels the north Londoners will want to face Atletico rather than the Champions League holders.

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