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By TOM FOOT
 
Newcomer Walcott could face Real baptism of fire

Teenager prepares to go straight to the heat of Champions League

THEO Walcott could make his first-team debut in the cauldron of the Bernabeu stadium as the Gunners take on Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Arsenal’s new £5 million signing scored on his reserve team debut against Portsmouth last week.
The teenager missed Monday night’s draw against Chelsea’s reserves with a shoulder injury.
But yesterday (Wednesday), the 16-year-old star looked set to be included in the squad to face the Spanish galcticos.
Real Madrid, who include Ronaldo, England captain David Beckham and 18-year-old Brazilian superstar Robinho, currently trail Barcelona by 10 points in La Liga.
Arsenal are struggling domestically too, and Tuesday night’s loss to Liverpool in the Premiership has seen manager Arsene Wenger give up hopes of a top-two finish.
But he has not given up hope of Champions League qualification, saying it “is still possible”.
“At the moment we are struggling for confidence and that affects the senior players as well as the younger ones,” he told the BBC.
“We need to recover now and find the right balance to go to Spain for the Champions League, we must find a way to put Real Madrid under pressure.”
Veteran striker Dennis Bergkamp would have helped restore the balance and was expected to make the 800-mile journey to Madrid to boost a side lacking in experience in both defence and attack.
But the striker – who has a fear of flying – picked up an ankle injury in training and will not travel.
Striker Jose Reyes suffered heavy bruising at Highbury against Bolton and may still struggle to travel to Madrid.
Dutch striker Robin Van Persie is out until March and new signing Emmanuel Adebayor is cup-tied, paving the way for a possible appearance by Walcott.
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