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Real Madrid have faced 141 different teams in European competition. Only four are unbeaten against them: Ipswich Town, Aberdeen, Lille – and Arsenal, who beat Real 1-0 on aggregate in the only previous meeting between the sides. That was in the last 16 in 2005-06, when Thierry Henry’s majestic solo goal was enough to see off the ageing, ailing galacticos.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Arsenal v Real Madrid at the Emirates. It’s the first leg of a mouthmoistening quarter-final between the best team never to win the European Cup (probably) and the team that has won it the most (definitely).
