Brentford manager Thomas Frank has made a prediction for Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid next week.
The Gunners sealed an emphatic 3-0 victory against Los Blancos in the quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium.
Declan Rice was in the form of his life as the 26-year-old produced two outrageous free-kicks after half-time. Then, Mikel Merino added a third with a superb finish to spark euphoria among the home crowd.
Arsenal look in complete control of the tie, but they must survive another 90 minutes against Carlo Ancelotti’s side at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real are the most successful team in the history of the Champions League, with 15 titles to their name.
They can overturn the deficit in the second leg, but Brentford boss Thomas Frank thinks the English giants will progress to the semi-finals.
Frank said in his post-match press conference: “I think you need to speak with Mikel about that. He and his coaches have shown how good they are and how much they’ve progressed as a club.
“Mikel has done an exceptional job to make Arsenal extremely competitive for the last three years.
“They are in a good position. Looking from the outside, Arsenal work hard and they are very good defensively.
“They’re very good on defensive set-pieces. So I think they’ll be fine [against Real Madrid on Wednesday].”
Arsenal played out a 1-1 draw with Brentford in Saturday’s Premier League fixture at the Emirates.
Thomas Partey broke the deadlock for the hosts on the hour mark, but Yoane Wissa levelled the scores with a clinical finish to salvage a draw.
The result means Liverpool can move 13 points clear at the top with victory against West Ham United on Sunday.
However, the Gunners’ main priority now is the Champions League, which was evident from Mikel Arteta’s five changes to the team against the Bees yesterday.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank has made a prediction for Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid next week.
The Gunners sealed an emphatic 3-0 victory against Los Blancos in the quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium.
Declan Rice was in the form of his life as the 26-year-old produced two outrageous free-kicks after half-time. Then, Mikel Merino added a third with a superb finish to spark euphoria among the home crowd.
Arsenal look in complete control of the tie, but they must survive another 90 minutes against Carlo Ancelotti’s side at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real are the most successful team in the history of the Champions League, with 15 titles to their name.
They can overturn the deficit in the second leg, but Brentford boss Thomas Frank thinks the English giants will progress to the semi-finals.
Frank said in his post-match press conference: “I think you need to speak with Mikel about that. He and his coaches have shown how good they are and how much they’ve progressed as a club.
“Mikel has done an exceptional job to make Arsenal extremely competitive for the last three years.
“They are in a good position. Looking from the outside, Arsenal work hard and they are very good defensively.
“They’re very good on defensive set-pieces. So I think they’ll be fine [against Real Madrid on Wednesday].”
Arsenal played out a 1-1 draw with Brentford in Saturday’s Premier League fixture at the Emirates.
Thomas Partey broke the deadlock for the hosts on the hour mark, but Yoane Wissa levelled the scores with a clinical finish to salvage a draw.
The result means Liverpool can move 13 points clear at the top with victory against West Ham United on Sunday.
However, the Gunners’ main priority now is the Champions League, which was evident from Mikel Arteta’s five changes to the team against the Bees yesterday.
