Arsenal’s focus has turned back to the Champions League and a huge clash against Real Madrid that awaits in the quarter-final second leg.
The Bernabeu will play host to the two sides just over one week after a meeting at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg.
A stunning second-half turnaround saw Arsenal win 3-0 against Real Madrid, with two Declan Rice free-kicks and a Mikel Merino strike sealing the advantage.
Mikel Arteta will be pleased with the work done so far, but will be well aware of the threat that Los Blancos present.
Arsenal saw in full effect the depth of their quality in the squad over the weekend, not least as one star impressed in particular.
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Eduardo Camavinga impressed for Real Madrid against Alaves
Plenty of focus has been placed on Arsenal’s trip to Real Madrid over the past week, completely sidetracking the league action being played out.
Arsenal drew with Brentford in a much-changed team for the Gunners, continuing their Premier League falter.
On the other hand, Real Madrid beat Alaves in a match that included plenty of tense moments for Los Blancos.
While Kylian Mbappe was sent off for the away side, they managed a narrow victory thanks to Eduardo Camavinga.
It was a Player of the Match performance from Camavinga, who received plenty of praise from the Spanish media.
El Desmarque gave him an eight out of ten rating, claiming: “From less to more. The midfielder began to recover balls and also contribute in attack. He unleashed a great shot from outside the area to open the scoring.”
As for Marca, they bumped his score up to a nine out of ten, adding: “Eduardo Camavinga sends it home from the edge of the box with a spectacular shot. Güler slides the ball through, a one-two with Valverde, and a stunning goal to make it 0-1.
“The Frenchman shines in the chaos like few other players. He steals the ball, jumps the line, and has so much intensity in every one of his actions. He seems to be everywhere.”
While it is some glowing praise, there is some good news for Arsenal as Camavinga is banned for the second leg, due to his red card last time out.
It means Real Madrid will be forced to make a change to their midfield, one they may not have wanted to make.
Options to replace Eduardo Camavinga for Real Madrid vs Arsenal
With Camavinga set to miss the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Carlo Ancelotti has some decisions to make over his Real Madrid team.
The most obvious solution to pick for Arsenal is Aurelien Tchouameni, who is back from suspension and available once again.
The £85million star missed the first leg from racking up too many yellow cards in the competition, but will be free to play once again at the Bernabeu.
Beyond him, an injury return for Dani Ceballos could see him feature against the club he joined on loan many years ago.
Federico Valverde is among the other options, if Ancelotti can shuffle his team around to take on the Gunners.
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