The whole country is behind Arsenal
A huge shock is waiting for Arsenal tonight against Real Madrid. THE Daily Mirror is not mistaken and relays the ambitious statements of Arteta. He made a motivating speech to his players: “It is up to them to write their own story. This match is exactly what we need. The Gunners are counting on the return to the competition of their star, Bukayo Saka, to succeed in overthrowing Real. Scorer for his return against Fulham, the Englishman wants to win a title with his heart club: “Yeah, well, for me, I want to win and I want to win by carrying this badge. So I think it is quite clear that fans know how much I love them. He like his teammates and Arteta are at a turning point. THE Daily Mail Congratulations Arteta for having built such a regular team, but beware, the newspaper stresses that this match is a turning point of the project. The meeting against Real is surely the most important in 20 years. This confrontation will be a marker of the progress and the real level of this team. Only a victory will give credit to this project, especially for a manager at the light charts given the investments. But you must also be realistic, the club is far away, far from being favorite according to the Mirror. Real's past in this competition gives them an advantage, Arsenal will have to be perfect for 180 minutes to overcome it.
Barça is hunting
Behind the scenes, Barcelona is working to plan the next season as well as possible. First, there is the case Frenkie de Jong. Sport explains that a meeting between the Dutchman and the club is scheduled for next week. The intention of the Blaugrana club is to keep it, and Jong will only listen to the offers of Barça. His salary should be the same, but with performance objectives to be achieved. And in addition to keeping the midfielder, the club wants to strengthen and could draw from Arsenal still according to Sport. At the end of the contract next June, Thomas Parte is one of the targets identified by the club at a slightest blow this summer. The versatility of the Ghanaian, which can play as well in front of the defense as in a double pivot or as a straight rear is of interest. The opportunity to blow up Jules Koundé, the most used player this season.
Raphinha in turmoil
Tomorrow evening, it will be Barcelona's turn to try to qualify against Dortmund. A meeting placed under the sign of reunion between Hansi Flick and Niko Kovac as the Placarde Mundo Deportivo. The 53 -year -old Croatian coach was the Boss of Bayern while Flick was his assistant in 2019. Besides, the German technician will have to return to the Raphinha place. The Iberian press points out that since the international break with Brazil, the attacker has been going through a more hollow period. He seems less sharp and especially on the nerves evidenced by his excesses of anger during the matches against Betis and Girona. He is the top scorer in the Champions League with 11 units and must catch up. Why not by making the same match as in a group phase, he who had given his own victory on the wire (2-3).
