After overcoming Athletic Club at the Metropolitano (3-2) and returning to add three points in the domestic competition after four consecutive defeats against Elche, Sevilla, Barcelona and Real Madrid, Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid focuses on the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Arteta’s Arsenal is measured next Wednesday, April 29, and If you want to get your tickets, You just have to access this link.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Simeone’s team, which currently occupies fourth place in the EA Sports LaLiga standings, welcomes the Gunners to their fortress, the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, where they hope to get the tie back on track before the second leg, which will be held on May 5<\/strong> at the Emirates Stadium in London.<\/p>\n The two teams are not going through their best moment and take refuge in the largest European competition at the club level to try to put their ghosts away. Atleti has just lost the Copa del Rey final against Real Sociedad <\/strong>and having won only two official matches in the last nine (W2 L7).<\/p>\n Atl\u00e9tico players celebrate a goal against Athletic Club<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Arsenal’s season, for its part, is turning into a nightmare: in the last month, the Gunners have lost all the advantage they had over City in the Premier League, They have been defeated in the League Cup final against Guardiola’s ‘citizens’<\/strong> and they have been eliminated in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.![\"Atl\u00e9tico](\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26\/69edd90c2b8ba.jpeg\"\/)
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