The second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal matchup between Arsenal and Real Madrid takes place today, Wednesday, April 16. The matchup is at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid fell 3-0 to Arsenal in the first leg of this quarterfinal matchup. That game happened on April 8 at Emirates Stadium in London, England. Many teams might be discouraged after a 3-0 loss. After all, a home team has erased a first-leg deficit of three goals or more only four times, according to UEFA, and no team has done so since Liverpool beat Barcelona 4-0 at home in 2019.
Despite their positivity and “anything is possible” attitude heading into today’s matchup with Arsenal, Real Madrid, who have the most championship wins in history with 15, has their work cut out for them if they want to be the first team to repeat as UEFA Champions League champs since the squad won three in a row between 2016 and 2018.
We look at today’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal matchup and provide you with our best free betting pick on the game.
| To Win UEFA Champions League quarterfinal |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | -132 | -135 | -130 |
| Arsenal | +333 | +330 | +307 |
| Draw | +325 | +310 | +305 |
One of the pre-season betting favorites to win the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League title, Real Madrid, was listed at +325 before the League Phase began in September. After putting together a 5-0-3 record, Real Madrid did not secure a berth in the Round of 16. With that, the club faced Man City in the Knockout Round. Last year’s UEFA Champions League winners, Real Madrid, defeated Man City 3-2 in the first leg of the Knockout Round. The club moved through the Round of 16, beating Atleti, but ran into trouble in the first leg of the quarterfinal against Arsenal.
Real Madrid has made comebacks recently, but they will have a tough time overcoming the 3-0 deficit from the first leg against Arsenal.
Real Madrid is the betting favorite to win today at home. The team has been united behind a positive message that it will beat the betting odds and move on to the semifinal with a historic comeback against Arsenal.
Arsenal’s betting odds have improved a bit since before the season started. The club has moved from +800 to +600 ahead of the Round of 16. Today, the club has +333 betting odds to win the title. The team’s next mission toward that goal is to move past Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. The team has a nice 3-0 cushion thanks to their victory at home during the first leg. That lead must be protected as they head to Madrid for today’s game.
As noted by The Independent, “No club has successfully come back from at least two goals down in the first leg of a European knock-out tie as much as Madrid. The 15-time Champions League winners have done it nine times.” With that, Arsenal must play this game at their best, The team cannot allow Real Madrid any breathing room.
Real Madrid are hard to beat at home, and the expectation is the team will be aggressive and at their best when they look to dig themselves out of the 3-0 hole Arsenal put them in during the first leg of the quarterfinals.
The betting pick is for Real Madrid to beat Arsenal, but they won’t score enough to advance to the semifinals.
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