Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and predicted lineups ahead of the Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid semi-final second leg in the Champions League at the Emirates. The home team suffered a difficult couple of weeks but appear to have navigated through that period, with a 3-0 win against Fulham at the weekend. Atletico will arrive in North London after beating Valencia 2-0 at the weekend.
Champions League: Team News and Predicted Lineups for Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Last meeting: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Arsenal (April 29, 2026).
Referee: Daniel Siebert
Current odds: Arsenal 8/15, Atletico 9/2, Draw 16/5.
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Arsenal Team News
In his pre-match press conference, Mikel Arteta was asked about the availability of Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard, and confirmed: “They are available, they are in the squad, both of them.”
On having them both back in the squad, Arteta said: “Great, because we need options, we need the capacity to play different games tomorrow, whether it’s from the start or after. So it’s really, really good news for us to have them both back.”
Discussing Bukayo Saka’s return to fitness, the Gunners boss said: “Great, that’s what we need when we arrive in this stage of the competition – the players not only to be available, but to be in top condition to perform and make the difference, and Bukayo will certainly give us that.”
Atletico Team News
Diego Simeone will still be without central midfielder Pablo Barrios, who remains out with a hamstring injury. Winger Nicolas Gonzalez missed the first leg and the Valencia game at the weekend, and will likely miss the second leg against the Gunners.
Julian Alvarez, Alexander Sorloth and Giuliano Simeone are expected to be available, while veteran centre-back Jose Gimenez travelled with the squad after missing the last eight games.
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Arsenal Predicted Lineup
Raya, Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Saka, Eze, Trossard, Gyokeres.
Atletico Predicted Lineup
Oblak, Llorente, Pubill, Hancko, Ruggeri, Lookman, Cardoso, Koke, Simeone, Griezmann, Alvarez.
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