Real Madrid faces Arsenal in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals tonight. The Merengues were crushed 3-0 in the first leg and now face an impossible job of overturning this massive deficit, particularly against one of Europe's top defensive sides. However, because Real Madrid is Real Madrid, no one should rule them out of the tie just yet, as they have often demonstrated their capacity to overcome similar difficult scenarios in recent years. But before of this game, there will be three key issues in the thoughts of Merengue supporters and other football aficionados in general. Can Kylian Mbappe make the difference for his team? After years of effort, Real Madrid and Florentino Perez were finally able to sign French superstar Kylian Mbappe to their roster. With his arrival, the Merengues were clearly the team to beat, having just won the UCL and La Liga double and adding one of the best players in the world to their attack. However, this season has not...
Interim England manager Lee Carsley says Ben White's standing with the national squad remains unchanged.
The Arsenal defender is once again absent from the Three Lions squad, Carsley's first since taking over for Gareth Southgate on an interim basis.White requested not to be selected for Southgate's team in March, and he has not been with the group since leaving the 2022 World Cup camp in Qatar early due to a disagreement with Southgate's assistant Steve Holland.
And Carsley, who will lead England against the Republic of Ireland and Finland next month, claims White was once again unavailable.
"As far as I'm aware, he wasn't available for selection," Carsley told me.
"Nothing has changed in my two weeks here, so that's where we are with it.
"I saw in certain press reports suggesting he was open to it, but it hasn't gone any further. As far as I am aware, there has been no change.
"He's always played well but he made himself unavailable for selection so I'm not sure where we go with that."
Carsley has, however, sprung a few surprises with his pick, identifying several unfamiliar faces.
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