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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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UCL Quarter Final First Leg Team of the Week 2025- No Saka, Partey but 3 Arsenal players in TOTW

The official Champions League quarter final first leg team of the week and has been announced and it features three Arsenal players in the XI. Neither Bukayo Saka nor Thomas Partey found a replace but double free-kick hero Declan Rice was in the TOTW, as were defenders William Saliba and Jurrien Timber.

UCL official Quarter Final First Leg TOTW April 2025

UCL Team of the Week Quarter Final First Leg 2025

Goalkeeper– Sommer (Inter)

Defenders– Nuno Mendes (PSG), Bastoni (Inter), Saliba and Timber (both Arsenal)

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