Arsenal and Atletico Madrid meet for the first time in Europe this season as the two sides look to end the season with a silverware.
The Gunners would be banking on home support to help them get a firm footing in the finals ahead of the second leg. They also know that winning this competition is their surest route to qualifying for the Champions League as their top four hopes have been ended.
Atletico Madrid are under less pressure than the Gunners. Diego Simeone’s men are surely going to finish inside the top four of the La Liga, however, they would be keen to win their first trophy since they moved to the Wanda Metropolitana, and they remain favourites to win this competition for good reason.
The Gunners survived a scare in the second leg of their quarterfinals matches against CSKA Moscow despite carrying a 4-1 win from the first leg. In the end Aaron Ramsey and Danny Welbeck helped them scale through 6-3 on aggregate.
Atletico Madrid also survived a scare in Portugal. The Spaniards held a 2-0 win ahead of the second leg but fell to a 1-0 in Portugal, it could have been worse for them, but they are now in the semis with the Gunners in their way.
