Atletico Madrid host Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League semi-finals, with both teams still in pursuit of a maiden trophy in Europe’s top tier.
Diego Simeone’s side saw off Barcelona in an enthralling 3-2 quarter-final tie on aggregate, while Mikel Arteta’s men did just enough in a rather more pedestrian 1-0 aggregate win over Sporting Lisbon.
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Arsenal ran out 4-0 winners in the two sides’ league phase encounter earlier this season but both sides have transformed since then, with the Gunners looking depleted and low on confidence after being pegged back in the Premier League title race, while Atletico
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