{"id":170216,"date":"2026-04-30T07:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=170216"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:04:35","slug":"atletico-vs-arsenal-ucl-semifinals-leg-1-preview-most-intense-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=170216","title":{"rendered":"ATL\u00c9TICO vs. ARSENAL | UCL Semifinals Leg 1 PREVIEW | Most INTENSE matchup?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NlWpi0GBDAI?rel=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>The UEFA Champions League is back with Semifinal action, with Mikel Arteta&#8217;s Arsenal squad getting set to face off against Diego Simeone&#8217;s Atl\u00e9tico Madrid squad at the legendary Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. Hannah Cash, JayDee Dyer, Michael Lahoud &#038; Tom Bogert are pleased to be joined by James Benge to preview the match up, discussing just how intense this contest will be for both sides, each desperately needing a spot in the UCL Final.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 DEBATE: Who wants it MORE?<br \/>\n1:56 Will this game be different?<br \/>\n3:01 Arsenal&#8217;s recent form &#038; injuries<br \/>\n4:28 Atl\u00e9tico vs. Arsenal Starting XIs<br \/>\n6:34 Arsenal&#8217;s difficult EPL schedule<br \/>\n7:43 Mikel Arteta PRESSURE<br \/>\n8:53 EDGE: Goalkeeper<br \/>\n9:35 EDGE: Defense<br \/>\n10:04 EDGE: Midfield<br \/>\n10:43 EDGE: Attack<br \/>\n11:17 EDGE: Manager<br \/>\n12:01 Arteta vs. Simeone PRESSURE<br \/>\n13:30 Watch More!<\/p>\n<p>#atleticomadrid #arsenal #mikelarteta #diegosimeone #cbssports #cbssportsgolazo #cbs #ucltoday #ucl #uefachampionsleague #uefa #soccer #football #preview #matchpreview #analysis #breakdown<br \/>\nStream UCL on Paramount+ &#8211; http:\/\/bit.ly\/UCLonParamount<br \/>\nWatch UCL Extended Highlights &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYX&#8211;AqrRszzMR4_C8YwiBn<br \/>\nWatch UCL Today with Thierry Henry, Kate Scott, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYdin8WdtaOExGhaRZI_dJ8<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our other CBS Sports Golazo channels!<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CBSSportsGolazoEurope<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@golazoamerica<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@wgolazo<\/p>\n<p>Home of UEFA Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Champions League, UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues, NWSL, Serie A and Serie A Women, EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two and Carabao Cup, Concacaf Men&#8217;s World Cup Qualifiers and W Champions Cup, US Open Cup, USL, Liga MX, SPFL and more.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NlWpi0GBDAI\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UEFA Champions League is back with Semifinal action, with Mikel Arteta&#8217;s Arsenal squad getting set to face off against Diego Simeone&#8217;s Atl\u00e9tico Madrid squad at the legendary Metropolitano Stadium&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":170217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-world-wide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=170216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/170217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=170216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=170216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=170216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}