armory Defeated Sporting in the last eight and secured a place in the Champions League semi-finals.
The Gunners won the first leg 1-0 in Portugal and the return leg at the Emirates ended in a goalless draw on Wednesday. That meant Kai Havertz’s goal last week proved to be the difference between the two sides.
Martin Zubimendi played the full 90 minutes in both legs against the Lions. He has been a regular under Mikel Arteta since joining the Gunners from Real Sociedad in July 2025, playing 3,842 minutes in 48 matches.
His Premier League statistics are as follows:
- Appearances: 32
- Start: 31
- Total minutes: 2,680
- Minutes per game: 84
Before his move to the north London club, there were reports of interest from Real Madrid. Last October, he refused to discuss The La Liga giants said he has “tried everything” to join Arsenal.
Real Madrid link follow Arsenal star
After yesterday’s match, Arsenal’s Martin Zubimendi spoke to Cadena Ser’s El Larguero and uncheck Has released his comments.
There have been no concrete claims of Real Madrid’s interest in the 27-year-old recently, but that hasn’t stopped them from being asked about it.
Responding to that he said: “I don’t have any answers, but I’m not paying much attention to them all. I guess it’s in the past, and I have other things on my mind. It’s not a bad thing.”
Mikel Arteta’s side will face Atletico Madrid, who defeated Barcelona, in the Champions League semi-finals.
Upon facing Diego Simeone’s side, Zubimendi explained: “I know them well already, and this weekend they have a match against Real Sociedad, so we’ll see how it goes. Anyway, I think they are in very good form, with a lot of confidence and emotion, as is typical of Atlético de Madrid. We already know them from the group stage, but this will be different.”
The midfielder on the Gunners’ recent struggles
Arsenal have won one of their last five matches in all competitions. In the same period, the Gunners lost to Manchester City in the EFL Cup final and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Southampton. This includes the league defeat to AFC Bournemouth last weekend.
Mikel Arteta top the table, six points behind second-placed Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
Martin Zubimendi also spoke to reporters in the mixed area infobae Has released his comments.
On the Premier League’s three recent defeats, he said: “It’s been tough, for the team and for me personally. We have games every three days. When you’re injured, you have to recover quickly, and today [against Sporting] There is proof of this.”
Arsenal’s remaining matches this season
The Gunners have six league matches and at least two more in the Champions League this season.
Their fixture list is as follows:
- vs manchester city [away] on 19th April
- v newcastle [home] on 25th April
- atlético madrid [away] on 29th April
- in fulham [home] on 2 may
- atlético madrid [home] on 5 may
- vs west ham [away] on 10th may
- v burnley [home] tbd
- v Crystal Palace on 24 May
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