PREVIEW | Arsenal vs Atlético de Madrid: team news, lineups, predictions (Champions League 05/05)

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·3 de mayo de 2026

PREVIEW | Arsenal vs Atlético de Madrid: team news, lineups, predictions (Champions League 05/05)

Arsenal and Atlético de Madrid go head-to-head at Emirates Stadium this Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Amazon Prime.

Last time out, Arsenal triumphed 3-0 against Fulham (Premier League 2025/26). In their last match, Atlético de Madrid prevailed 0-2 against Valencia (La Liga 2025/26).

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The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Arsenal

Mikel Merino - Foot surgery
Kai Havertz - Injury
Jurrien Timber - In doubt
Martin Odegaard - In doubt

Atlético de Madrid

José Giménez - Muscle Injury

Last starting XIs

Arsenal ( vs Fulham 2026-05-02): David Raya, Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze, Leandro Trossard, Viktor Gyökeres

Atlético de Madrid ( vs Valencia 2026-05-02): Juan Musso, Javier Boñar, Clément Lenglet, Robin Le Normand, Julio Díaz, Nahuel Molina, Thiago Almada, Obed Vargas, Rodrigo Mendoza, Javi Morcillo, Rayane Belaid

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MANAGERS

Mikel Arteta has faced Diego Simeone on two occasions, recording one win and one draw
Diego Simeone has faced Arsenal on four occasions, recording one win, two draws and one defeat
Mikel Arteta has faced Atlético de Madrid on two occasions, recording one win and one draw

TEAMS

Away from home, Atlético de Madrid currently have one draw in their last 11 matches.
Away from home, Atlético de Madrid are coming off six consecutive matches scoring goals.
Atlético de Madrid currently have one defeat in their last five matches.
Atlético de Madrid are coming off 14 consecutive matches scoring goals.
Atlético de Madrid are coming off three consecutive matches without defeat.
At home, Arsenal currently have three defeats in their last 29 matches.
At home, Arsenal currently have one draw in their last 13 matches.
At home, Arsenal are coming off three consecutive matches without defeat.
At home, Arsenal are coming off two consecutive wins.
Arsenal currently have five defeats in their last 36 matches.
Arsenal are coming off four consecutive matches scoring goals.
Arsenal are coming off three consecutive matches without defeat.

HEAD TO HEAD

Arsenal and Atlético de Madrid have already faced each other four times, with no advantage between Arsenal and Atlético de Madrid: one win each in four matches.
At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal have the advantage in their head-to-heads against Atlético de Madrid: one win in two matches. Atlético de Madrid have never won on Arsenal?s ground, with one draw recorded.
In the Champions League, there have been two matches between the two teams, with one Arsenal win and one draw.