Arsenal fans create chant mocking Tottenham hours before Real Madrid showdown (2025)

Arsenal fans have descended on the Spanish capital ahead of their Champions League quarter-final clash with Real Madrid as they chant about Tottenham's current predicament

Arsenal fans have been mocking Tottenham in the centre of the Spanish capital as they prepare for their clash with Real Madrid. The Gunners are in pole position to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Thousands of fans have travelled to Madrid in high spirits after seeing their side win 3-0 in the first-leg, owing to two sensational Declan Rice free-kicks. Arsenal are yet to lose or even concede a goal in their three previous meetings with the Spanish giants.

Mikel Arteta's side have beaten the likes of PSG, Monaco and PSV en route to the last eight and are highly tipped for make the last four. Their rivals, Tottenham, meanwhile have posted their worst season in well over a decade and are playing in the Europa League.

Arsenal fans have made light of their neighbours as they sung: "Arsenal at the Bernabeu, Tottenham watching Emmerdale."

The Gunners have completed the double over their rivals, beating them 1-0 on the road earlier in the season before beating them 2-1 at the Emirates despite conceding the opening goal. Arsenal currently sit a mammoth 26 points above them.

Tottenham have already lost 17 times in the Premier League and sit 15th under Ange Postecoglou, whose future remains very much in the spotlight. Their season hinges on the Europa League and they will face Frankfurt in their quarter-final second-leg on Thursday.

Defeat in Germany will spell the end of their season whilst Arsenal hope that the result at the Bernabeu will see them progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2009. Arteta insists his side will head to Spain looking to complete the task - and they'll be looking to win on the night.

He said on the emotion of the game: "I understand that. It's part of [Madrid's] history, and they have earned the right to be talking about these kinds of scenarios. Ours is very different in our mindset, preparation and our thoughts, and how we're going to have the best chance to be better than them in the aspects that are crucial in the game, because they want to take the game to places very different to our intentions, and if we do that we'll have a good chance to win the game."

Real meanwhile have continued to talk up a potential comeback. In 2022 and 2024 they managed to overcome the odds against Manchester City and Bayern Munich, scoring late goals to ensure progression with Jude Bellingham underlining the belief.

He said: "There's an expectation from Real Madrid that when we get into these kind of holes we can come back, even if it's a really tough one, a really difficult one."

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