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Tuesday, 5 May 2026 · Posted 09:45 WAT
Champions League semi-final night at the Emirates. Arsenal host Atletico Madrid level on aggregate at 1-1, and Tolu has the picks plus two anytime scorer props. Stakes in units. Result posted Wednesday morning.
Arsenal have lost one of their last fourteen at the Emirates in all competitions and Atletico's Champions League knockout away record is built on resilience rather than goal threat. The bet voids on extra time and pays on a regulation Arsenal win.
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First leg finished 1-1 with both from the spot. Simeone has not lost a Champions League knockout second leg by more than one in a decade and Arsenal's run-in has been low-scoring against deep blocks. Two or fewer is the structural play.
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Saka has scored in three straight at the Emirates and Atletico's right side will be without Llorente. The set-piece volume favours the wide men cutting in and 2.40 is the right anytime number.
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Arsenal host Atletico Madrid level at 1-1 on aggregate. Bayern need to overturn a 5-4 first leg defeat at the Allianz Arena. Picks, props, form by Tolu Shotade.
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|---|---|---|---|
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