Real Madrid needed to claw back into their Copa del Rey semifinal second leg on Tuesday, but via Antonio Rudiger, they were able to eke out a 4-4 draw to advance 5-4 on aggregate against Real Sociedad.

With eyes inevitably drifting towards next week's visit of Real Madrid to north London, Arsenal welcome Fulham to the Emirates Stadium. More importantly, they also welcome back Bukayo Saka, the star forward whose hamstring tear in late December was the death knell for the Gunners' title challenge.

It may not be much of a title race anymore but if Arsenal beat Fulham on Tuesday they can put a bit of pressure on Liverpool. At least for 24 hours.

Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes was forced off with an apparent right hamstring injury early in the Premier League game against Fulham on Tuesday, throwing into doubt his availability for next week's Champions League meeting with Real Madrid.

A 2-1 victory over Fulham, sealed by Bukayo Saka’s second-half goal seven minutes after making his long-awaited return from injury, cut the Merseysiders’ lead at the top of the table to nine points, with Mikel Arteta’s side having played one game more.

Arsenal hold a narrow 1-0 lead over Fulham at half-time in north London, with Mikel Merino’s deflected strike putting the Gunners in front at the Emirates Stadium. It was otherwise a largely uneventful opening 45 minutes, aside from a potentially huge blow for Arsenal when Gabriel limped off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.

Fulham manager Marco Silva says his side "were not good enough" and "Arsenal deserved to win" after a 2-1 loss at the Emirates.