Several other key players are at risk of missing the second leg.
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**Aurélien Tchouaméni** will miss **Real Madrid’s** crucial **Champions League** quarter-final first leg against **Arsenal** after picking up his third yellow card of the competition in the **Madrid derby**.
The French midfielder was booked in the 39th minute at the **Metropolitano**, when he halted **Antoine Griezmann’s** run with a late challenge, earning a caution from referee **Szymon Marciniak**.
Having already been booked in **Real Madrid’s** away fixtures against **Brest** and **Atalanta**, **Tchouaméni**’s accumulation now triggers an automatic one-match suspension, ruling him out of **Los Blancos’** visit to the **Emirates Stadium**.
While **Tchouaméni** is the only Madrid player officially ruled out, several others remain at risk of suspension.
**Antonio Rüdiger, Luka Modrić, Eduardo Camavinga,** and **Endrick** are all one yellow card away from missing the return leg at the **Bernabéu**, though none of them were booked in the match against **Atlético Madrid**.
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For **Arsenal**, meanwhile, **Raheem Sterling** is suspended after collecting his third yellow card of the competition during the closing moments of the **Gunners’** second leg against **PSV Eindhoven**.
The **Chelsea** loanee was instrumental in the **9-3 aggregate** victory, providing two assists in the **2-2 draw** at the **Emirates**, but a late sliding challenge on **Johan Bakayoko** saw him booked in injury time.
**Declan Rice** is now among those at risk of missing the return leg, having received a booking against **PSV** for an aerial challenge on **Adamo Nagalo** before being substituted.
He joins **Jurrien Timber**, who was previously booked for time-wasting in the first leg, as a potential suspension concern for **Mikel Arteta**.
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