{"id":10996,"date":"2025-03-05T08:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T09:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=10996"},"modified":"2025-03-05T09:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T09:38:25","slug":"thierry-henry-rates-arsenals-chances-of-beating-real-madrid-or-atletico-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/thierry-henry-rates-arsenals-chances-of-beating-real-madrid-or-atletico-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Thierry Henry rates Arsenal\u2019s chances of beating Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thierry Henry feels Arsenal can give the Madrid teams a run for their money (Picture: CBS Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thierry Henry<\/a> believes Arsenal<\/a> are fully capable of beating Real Madrid<\/a> or Atletico Madrid<\/a> in a potential Champions League<\/a> quarter-final clash.<\/p>\n

The Gunners thumped PSV Eindhoven 7-1 away from home<\/a> on Tuesday in the first leg of their last-16 showdown to all-but confirm their spot in the last eight, unless the Dutch side produce an unprecedented comeback.<\/p>\n

Arsenal are set to face one of the Madrid teams in the quarter-finals, with their last-16 clash firmly in the balance after Real narrowly beat their rivals 2-1 at the Bernabeu<\/a> before the second leg matches take place next week. <\/p>\n

The north Londoners could be boosted by the returns of star players Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli from injury for the Champions League quarter-finals, with those ties not taking place until the start of April.<\/p>\n

Henry feels the return of that duo – mixed with Arsenal being more or less out of the Premier League title race<\/a> – means they can fully focus on the Champions League and could eliminate Real or Atletico next month.<\/p>\n

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‘Yes, [Arsenal] can [give the Madrid teams a run for their money],’ Gunners legend Henry said on CBS Sports<\/a>. ‘I do believe that, this is why I called it. <\/p>\n

‘I’m just saying now, show us that you can do that against a good team, with people that are coming back [from injury].<\/p>\n

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Arsenal have all-but confirmed their spot in the quarter-finals (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘No disrespect to Eindhoven, I really thought it was going to be difficult, especially away from home but they made it look easy. I think they had an outstanding game as you can see with the result. <\/p>\n

‘But, we all know that the [Premier] League is over. Apart if something crazy happens but what I’m trying to say is that this game can help maybe to be confident in this competition but [also] the game that you have after, Real Madrid or Atletico.<\/p>\n

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Arsenal are set to face one of the Madrid teams in the last eight (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Sometimes I think the path to the final can at times help or not, but if you want to win the competition you have to go through these teams.’<\/p>\n

Real are the most successful team in the history of the Champions League, having clinched the trophy a record 15 times, while they are also the current holders after defeating Borussia Dortmund in last season’s final.<\/p>\n

Atletico have reached the final twice – losing to Real in both 2014 and 2016 – but like Arsenal, the Spanish side have never won the competition before.<\/p>\n

Arsenal finished in the highest position of the three teams in this season’s new-look league phase of the Champions League – third – with Atletico fifth.<\/p>\n

Real finished down in 11th, meaning they had to beat Manchester City in a play-off round<\/a> before booking their spot in the Champions League last 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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