Real Madrid's UEFA Champions League quarterfinal tie against Arsenal comes at a consequential moment for both teams in their pursuit of silverware, even if both sides enter the clash in different positions.

Almost a full team of Arsenal and Real Madrid players are walking a disciplinary tightrope ahead of their first leg Champions League quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium. The reigning European champions have travelled to the English capital to face Arsenal for a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

When Arsenal take on Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, 12 players from both clubs will be missing from the action.