Arsenal’s lack of firepower will be exposed by Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-final

Arsenal have one last chance to win silverware this season as their Premier League ambitions slowly disappear down another sinkhole but the reason they have not enjoyed any domestic success is the same one which will stop them winning the Champions League.

It’s getting rather boring now but the Gunners really need a high-class goalscorer, someone who will at least feature among the most prolificin the English top flight.

There are 16 marksmen who have scored ten or more Premier League goals this term, starting with Mohamed Salah who has bagged 27 for Liverpool and stretching all the way down to his Reds team-mate Luis Diaz and Fulham forward Raul Jimenez, who both have one more than Kai Havertz, the Gunners’ leading goalscorer on nine.

Their last ten goals in all competitions have been scored by nine different players but that includes the 7-1 home romp at PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League and they won’t find Real Madrid as generous when they breeze into London for the first leg of a quarter-final showdown with Mikel Arteta’s men.

Real were shocked 2-1 at home to Valencia on Saturday and are four points behind bitter rivals Barcelona as LaLiga draws to a close but they are going to be too strong for the Gunners and can return to the Spanish capital with a first-leg lead, especially as the home defence has been weakened by the loss to injury of key defender Gabriel.

The defending champions are 11/5 to win at the Emirates , a 2-1 victory for Carlo Ancelotti’s side is 10/1 with the same firm and many others and Jude Bellingham is 9/2 with William Hill and plenty more besides to score at any time.

Bayern Munich entertain Inter Milan in an intriguing match at the Allianz Arena and Harry Kane can show he is still the best finisher in Europe by netting the first goal at 4/1 with Paddy Power and Betfair and scoring at some stage in proceedings at 31/20 with Unibet and BetMGM.

Another 2-1 finish, this time to the home team, is 15/2 with bet365, Betfair, BoyleSports, Betway and other bookies whose name doesn’t necessarily start with the letter B.

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic will be hungry to start his preparations for the French Open by winning the 100th title of his illustrious career at the Monte Carlo Masters as the clay-court tennis season ramps up.

The 24-time grand-slam champion, beaten in the final of the Miami Open by Jakub Mensik, is 11/2 with BoyleSports to reach his milestone by claiming this tournament but have a saver on defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas who is aiming to win this event for a fourth time.

Will Zalatoris has made the trip to Augusta National and has never finished outside the top nine and his best was a solo second to Hideki Matsuyama. His recent form hasn’t been consistent enough to make him a serious contender to win wearing a green jacket on Sunday but he is worth a punt at 7/4 with Bet MGM to finish in the top 20.

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