London – Arsenal added one of the most amazing European displays in its history Tuesday to beat Real Madrid 3-0 At the Emirates stadium and transported a fixed check over this quarterfinal of the Champions League.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois created a string of magical savings but could not do anything like Declan rice Scored two devastating free kicks from the other half Mikel Merino added a third.
Rice never got a direct kick with a free kick in her career, but after the first half without goalus did it twice in space for 12 minutes because Madrid was forced to pay for a wasting series of earlier holes with Kylian mbappé The biggest culprit.
Rice’s 58. A minute opener from nearly 32 yards beat Real a four -member wall before his second found the upper corner with infallible accuracy. Merino intelligent for the first time five minutes later put the home side in Dreamland and Real could not collect the answer.
A pathetic evening for Madrid worsened at the time of stopping Eduardo Cavinga was sent after picking up the second yellow card for the dissent.
The shooters have not reached the Champions League semifinal since 2009, but Real Madrid – defending champions – is now facing a mammoth task to turn this deficit on the next Wednesday after a night that will live for a long time in the red half of London. – James Olley
Arsenal Nab Historic Champions League victory to remember
Arsenal manager Mikel Artta urged his team to “build our own story” when confronted with imbalance in the historical family tree of the Champions League compared to Real Madrid. And they certainly did it just for a remarkable evening.
Real Madrid, fifteen times the winners and superstitus, were a popular procedure, but Arsenal resisted the absence of several key players by injuries to achieve a result that will fall as one of the best in their history. They never received a European premiere club competition, they come closest in 2006, but lost the finals Barcelona.
It is where this victory is, of course, depending on the result of the second week of the second stage. However, few people thought that shooters were capable of such a strong victory over European heavy weights Madrid.
After fading behind Liverpool in Premier League The title race, like this, will restore the hope that Arsenal could have ended with silver this season to show up for their progress under Artta. Whatever it happens, it was the evening that each of the persuasion of Arsenal boasts “I was there” for the coming years. – Olley
Mbappé, culprit cannot earn money on the chances of Real Madrid
Madrid two attacking stars, mbappé and Vinícius juniorBoth of them shone in the Champions League this season. Against another English team in Manchester CityVinícius dominated the first stage in Manchester and Mbappé finished working with the trick in Bernabéu.
In the Emirates, both players had moments – especially in the first half – when they could help dictate the result. But they did not use them as much as they left their team.
Mbappé and Vinicius had three shots. None of them really tested David Raya At Arsenal’s finish, either fly well from the destination, or fall too close and too comfortable, for the goalkeeper.
Real Madrid is not a team that must control the possession. With two of the fastest players in Mbappé and Vinicius, they are often even happier to give up the ball because they know that if they win it, they will be in a position to release one or both of their fast front two into space.
And in the first half, several times, that’s exactly what happened. Arsenal cheaply gave up the ball, Madrid chose the right passage, and suddenly they were Mbappé and Vini away. Mbappé’s chance after half an hour, free of charge on the inner left channel-that arsenal fans can call the “position of Thierry Henry”-it was to lead to the opening goal of the game. Instead, the effort was mbappé tame.
The relative ease with which Madrid managed to find Mbappé in such dangerous positions was something they could look for – this time with some added end product – in Bernabé. But the contrast between the in subdued vineyard and the sparkling Bukayo from The wing of Arsenal was striking. – Alex Kirkland
Rice has escape at the right time
When Rice started taking corners last season, it was an innovation that added a new dimension to his game. Now, after a pretty incredible intervention, a free kick specialist can add a free -of -expanding résumem, not once, but twice.
Rice never got out of a direct free kick in her career and then suddenly made twice in 12 minutes. And there was no coincidence. Both were curled up with such an amazing accuracy that Courtois – which had until then looked almost unsurpassed – remained in the air.
Coach Set-Piece Nicolas Jover already has a wall painting in London for his impact on the team-being seen on repetitions that seemed to say that they would try the undulating their first efforts around the wall. Whatever the instruction, it required the technique and location of the highest order and rice that was delivered.
Rice’s move to Arsenal from West Ham in 2023 costs £ 105 million, and in these parts the fans are singing “we got it half the price”. It is difficult to disagree on occasions like this. – Olley
Courtois the only bright place for Real Madrid
Real Madrid admitted three goals on Tuesday, but none of them was due to Courtois goalkeeper. In fact, without returning to Madrid’s – and perhaps European – No. 1 goalkeeper, how much worse could it be?
Madrid took his time to bring Courtois from injuries to make sure it is suitable and available for this game. With a backup goalkeeper Andriy Lunin Also unavailable, it even meant a young man Fran González He made his debut last weekend in Lalize. But Madrid didn’t mind. The arsenal game was the only priority. And on Tuesday evening we saw why.
Real Madrid with Courtois in the finish is a different proposal, especially in the Champions League. In this competition, the Belgian added so many championship classes – remember the nine savings against Liverpool in 2022 – and Tuesday was another reminder that its value could not be overestimated.
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Its double storage from rice and Gabriel Metinies Could have been the first half of the determining moment. When the targets came in the second half, Courtois was usual. Maybe he could place the Madrid wall a little better for Rice’s first. Yet, the ripple that the midfielder got on the ball brought it closer to disproportionate.
Then they were in front of Rice’s second two other savings by Martinelli and Merin. Courtois couldn’t approach again. No goalkeeper could. If Madrid is still in this tie – and this is questionable, given this performance – it’s because of Courtois. – Kirkland
The makeshift backline of the arsenal is firmly
Gabriel MagalhãesInjuries to the seasonal seasonal seasonal season has distributed their stoic partnership with the center William Salibaand there were justified concerns about whether Jakub Kiwior would prove to be a capable representative. The error inside the initial 40 seconds against Real Madrid multiplied these fears because it allowed MBappé to register the first shot to the target.
In fact, there were several nerve moments, but kiwior grew confidence when the game was wearing, and Arsenal got a balance correctly in its protection. For example, it was evident how rarely the right Jurry went forward. This caution was understandable due to its responsibility to protect against the pace of vineyard junior on counterattack, but also Rob Arsenal Martin Ødegaard-Saka-Timber overload on the right side, which shooters often use to break opponents.
But the jacket gave David praises Torrid time alone, won a free kick that led to 58. Eventually Artta could try to rush back Ben White – Only recently did he return from the injury- but believed Kiwior to do this work and this call to be confirmed. – Olley
Real Madrid needs another big comeback Bernabéu
Real Madrid was already here. The last decade has been dotted with dramatic, the second foot of Comebacks on Santiago Bernabéu, builds on a long history of the club-sometimes an exaggerated-European drama.
In 2016 they lost 2-0 in Wolfsburg in the Champions League quarterfinals. They won the second leg 3-0 in Bernabé. In the Knockout phase 2022, on their most famous run, they lost 1-0 on Paris Saint-GermainOnly win the second leg 3-1. Later they lost 4-3 in Manchester City and continued in 6-5 on the aggregate.
But none of those defeats of the first leg felt like this. The 3-0 deficit rolling is another order. And it was no crazy result: Madrid, with the exception of Play -off Man City, did not play well all season.
In big games fought, twice humiliated by Barcelona ClassicsAnd again on Tuesday. Can they do that? You would never exclude anything in Bernabéu. Soon Madrid’s goal in the second stage could rattle arsenal, who is inexperienced at this level, as the crowd behind Madrid, and so much star power in the front line, you never know.
But now there is no span for errors. “Whatever can happen in Bernabéu,” said Real Madrid Manager Carlo Ancelotti last week after a draw 4-4 with Real sociedad Put Madrid in the Cup final. If Madrid has to reach the semiser of the Champions League, this statement will be tested for the limit. – Kirkland
