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VIDEO: 'Messi, Messi!' - Arsenal fans troll Real Madrid players as team bus arrives for crunch Champions League quarter-final tie

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<p>Ahead of the first leg of Arsenal's Champions League quarter-final against the defending champions on Tuesday, Arsenal fans jeered the arriving Madrid bus and also chanted the name of Messi - who was Los Blancos' arch nemesis for many years.</p>

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<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Arsenal fans chant 'Messi, Messi' as the Real Madrid team bus arrives at the Emirates 😅🎶 <a href="https://t.co/n5DQRUwQ44">pic.twitter.com/n5DQRUwQ44</a></p>— Hayters TV (@HaytersTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaytersTV/status/1909666889594286475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>Arsenal go into this tie as underdogs against the 15-time Champions League winners. If they want to progress to the next round, they will very likely have to take a first leg advantage to the Santiago Bernabeu next week. The Gunners have never won this competition and will need to be at their best to win this tie.</p>

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<p>After Mikel Arteta's Arsenal host Madrid on Tuesday night, they travel to Spain for the return fixture next Wednesday.</p>

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VIDEO: 'Messi, Messi!' - Arsenal fans troll Real Madrid players as team bus arrives for crunch Champions League quarter-final tie | Goal.com Uganda

Arsenal fans have been heard chanting Barcelona icon Lionel Messi&apos;s name upon the arrival of the Real Madrid team bus at the Emirates.

VIDEO: &apos;Messi, Messi!&apos; - Arsenal fans troll Real Madrid players as team bus arrives for crunch Champions League quarter-final tie

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