Arteta, hoping for Saka versus Real: It's good, but I look forward to this big fight.

Michel Arteta believes that Bukayo Saka can reverse the balance in favour of Arsenal in the beautiful “facing Tuesday's” in the quarterfinals League Champions against Real Madrid.

Saka is expected to play against Real in the first match at “Emirates Stadium”, after returning with two submissions as substitutes, following a three-month lack of damage, Express reports, Periscope.

Arsenal coach Arteta is convinced that the English assailant, who underwent a muscle surgery, can play a crucial role in eliminating Real's powerful champions.

“is now in a much better state. We have carefully programmed this return. He played 30 minutes against Fulham and 49 minutes to Everton. After that, it will be even more shaped. ”

Champions League is the last chance for Arteta to break the drought of five years without trophies as the coach of Arsenal, as the team aims to win the big-eyed cup for the first time in history.

Last season Arsenal was eliminated from Bayern in the quarterfinals. The only final in the club's history in Champions was in 2006, in front of Barcelona.

After two successive seats at Premier League in the 1920s and 2024, the tops seem not to win the title either.

Liverpool, who tops the ranking, is 11 points ahead of Arsenal after the weekend draw against Everton.

With that in mind, Arteta made five changes in the formation of Everton to keep his fresh European players for confronting Carlo Anceplott's team.

Arteta sees this confrontation as a great opportunity:

The “is one of the most beautiful matches you can play in football in the highest European competition, against the team that has dominated this race in the last 2025 years. Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. We know who we're dealing with. ”

Arteta has a dilemma in defense to decide who will play alongside William Saliba in the centre, after the damage that ended the Gabriel Maggalhas season.

Jacob Kiwior took up the position of Everton, but Kylian Mbppé and Winnicius Junior will be a different challenge than Beto and Doucouré of Everton.

Arteta can move Ben White into the center of defense and activate Jurien Timber on the right flank.

Arteta is expected to have access to midfielder Michel Merino, who has been used as emergency attackers after the injuries of Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.

Merino suffered a deep head injury against Everest, but Arteta confirmed:

It's okay. There was a breach and a lot of blood flowing in the first half. ”