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Second Leg Marca L’Equipe Player Ratings Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal 2025- Mbappe, Rice, Bellingham

Here is a look at the Real Madrid vs Arsenal 1-2 player ratings from the big European sports newspapers following the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. Arsenal won 2-1 at the Bernabeu to win the tie 5-2 on aggregate, and advanced to a semifinal clash against Paris SG.

L’Equipe player ratings Real Madrid 1 Arsenal 2 UCL QF 2nd Leg

The French newspaper gave Real Madrid a team rating of 4/10, with the likes of Alaba (2/10), Bellingham (3/10 rating) and Rodrygo (3/10) all having a disappointing evening in their books. Kylian Mbappe got a 4/10, and the only Real Madrid player to emerge with an element of credit was Belgian keeper Thibault Courtois, who got a 6/10 rating.

Real Madrid vs Arsenal FC 2025 Player Ratings L'Equipe

On the Arsenal side, as with the first leg at the Emirates Stadium, Declan Rice was again a standout player, with the midfielder getting a 8/10 rating from L’Equipe.

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Referee announced for Arsenal Real second leg- Same ref as Euro 2024 final & previous UCL QF’s!

A French referee has been appointed for the second leg of Arsenal’s upcoming Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid, with Francois Letexier set to take charge of the game. Letexier was also the ref for last year’s Euro 2024 final between Spain and England, but has never refereed an Arsenal game so far.

While this will be Arsenal’s first game with Letexier as ref, he’s already been in charge of several Real Madrid games so far, including a 2-0 loss to Liverpool FC in the league phase of this year’s Champions League.

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Pundit Predictions for Arsenal vs Brentford 2025- What do Lawro, Merson, Sutton feel?

Here is a look at the Arsenal vs Brentford April 2025 predictions from key media personnel in the British press. The Gunners are on a high after beating Real Madrid 3-0, but with the return leg set to be played in a few days’ time, the press expect Mikel Arteta to field a weakened team, with some key first team members like Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice, who was in the Champions League Team of the Week for the QF1 games, expected to be rested.

Mark Lawrenson

Lawro says Brentford are tough opponents, but adds that it becomes easier against the Bees “after getting the first goal”

Reckons Arsenal will win this, but “only just”, and has tipped AFC to run out 2-1 winners.

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