{"id":9000,"date":"2026-05-04T08:40:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9000"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:40:50","slug":"jamie-carragher-makes-arsenal-vs-atletico-champions-league-prediction-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9000","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Carragher makes Arsenal vs Atletico Champions League prediction | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jamie-carragher-b38a.png?w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28225848\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Jamie Carragher won the Champions League with Liverpool (Picture: Sky Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jamie Carragher has revealed his prediction for Arsenal\u2019s Champions League semi-final second leg clash against Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League leaders welcome the La Liga giants to the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night aiming to advance to the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>The semi-final tie is perfect poised after Arsenal earned a 1-1 draw in Madrid last week.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor Gyokeres scored a first-half penalty to put the Gunners ahead but Mikel Arteta\u2019s side were pegged back when Julian Alvarez also converted from the spot after half-time.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal may have taken a 1-1 draw before the game but left Madrid frustrated after having a late penalty controversially overturned by VAR.<\/p>\n<p>That was seen as a potentially pivotal moment in the tie but Carragher does not expect it to prevent Arsenal from reaching the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think Arsenal will get through,\u2019 Liverpool legend Carragher, who won the Champions League in 2005, said on The Gary Neville podcast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273989532.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28226608\" alt=\"Atletico de Madrid v Arsenal FC - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final First Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal drew 1-1 in Madrid last week (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I think\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0a better team than Atletico Madrid. I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think Atletico are that good if\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0being honest.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Even in the first leg, there was a 20-minute period when Atletico were on top but either side of that Arsenal were in control of the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think the\u00a0big thing\u00a0Arsenal have done in the last couple of games is\u00a0put\u00a0Declan Rice a little bit deeper and\u00a0I think\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0had\u00a0a big impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I thought he played well against Atletico, showed real authority, and was excellent at the weekend against Fulham.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273930163.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28226619\" alt=\"Atletico de Madrid v Arsenal FC - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final First Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The winner advances to the Champions League final (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve\u00a0been worried about that\u00a0midfield,\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0highlighted that a lot recently, but\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0a little change\u00a0there and it helped.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal followed up their draw in Madrid with an emphatic 3-0 win over Fulham, opening up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta\u2019s side felt in danger of missing out on all four trophies just a few weeks ago but Neville believes Arsenal are back \u2018in a good place\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018To go to Madrid and play as well as they did will have given Arsenal a lot of confidence,\u2019 the former Manchester United and England defender said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0think they would get done over at\u00a0Atletico\u00a0but they can make it horrible for you. That was my fear for Arsenal going into that game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But they played well and\u00a0Bukayo Saka coming back was massive so\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0in a good place.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The winner of this Champions League semi-final will face either Bayern Munich or holders PSG in the final on May 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Gary Lineker claims Arsenal improved without \u2018cautious\u2019 \u00a351million star<\/span><\/p>\n<p 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