It's set to be a thrilling night in north London as we attempt to overturn a first-leg loss to Real Madrid in the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final.
Victory by a three-goal margin is what it'll take to send our Gunners to the semi-final stage for the eighth time in our history.
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THE BALANCE OF THE TIE
It was a tough night in Spain last week, as we battled torrential rain and a well-drilled Real Madrid side to ultimately fall to a 2-0 loss. Despite a revitalised second-half performance, our Gunners were unable to counteract goals from Linda Caicedo and Athenea del Castillo, so we head into tonight's decisive home leg with a challenge on our hands.
Memories of our last Champions League quarter-final comeback against Bayern Munich are still fresh as our squad aims for a similar reversal of fortunes tonight. A 4-0 trouncing of Liverpool at Emirates Stadium on Saturday has only bolstered belief in the side ahead of the tie.
Madrid, meanwhile, continued their positive momentum with a historic 3-1 win over Barcelona in Sunday's El Clasico. Caroline Weir scored a late brace for Las Blancas as they secured their first-ever victory over Barca.
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
Slegers on Madrid: "We want to balance tomorrow. Obviously, we're aware of Real Madrid's threat as well, but we know what we need to do tomorrow, so we’ll try to make the right decisions. We have a lot of quality in the squad, both from a starting and a finishing perspective.
"When we're together with the fans, we're at our best. We can create something magical, and they give us that extra edge. So we really thrive at the Emirates. So everything is set up for us to perform, but then it's still about ourselves, what we bring to the game tomorrow."
Toril on us: “We know it's going to be a difficult game. We're up against opposition with a range of strengths. We have the utmost respect for them and despite our good result in the opener, they'll surely be keen to put us under pressure in front of their fans.
"We're ready to put on a good display and manage the moments in the game well. We have to be fully focused, with high concentration levels and confidence if we want to come through.”
team news
After 308 days away, Victoria Pelova made a triumphant return from injury on Saturday, appearing in our 4-0 victory over Liverpool at Emirates Stadium.
In her pre-match press conference, Slegers confirmed that the only player missing in training on Tuesday morning was Lotte Wubben-Moy.
Match officials
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti
Assistant referees: Tiziana Trasciatti and Anita Vad
Fourth official: Katalin Kulcsár
Video assistant referee: Eszter Urban
HOW TO WATCH
The attendance record for a UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final in the UK is set to be broken this evening, with over 21,000 tickets sold.
For those unable to make the trip to north London, all the action is available to stream on DAZN's YouTube channel and TNT Sports 1 in the UK.
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