Arsenal sink Real: Historic night at Emirates

Arsenal and Rice’s Historic Night At The Emirates

Declan Rice made history by becoming the first player to score two free-kicks in a Champions League knockout game, and both were masterpieces. The shots were “wind-splitting”, straight into the corner. It was no wonder Arsenal fans sang: “Declan Rice, we got him for a bargain price”. For £105 million, the England midfielder delivered an unforgettable performance.

Before this game, Rice had never scored a direct free kick in his nine professional seasons. But in just 12 golden minutes of the second half, he did it twice against Thibaut Courtois, arguably the best goalkeeper in Europe. Both of Rice’s free kicks were perfect: the trajectory, the curve, the accuracy, all of it top-notch.

Merino Has Put An End To Real Madrid

Merino then put Real Madrid to bed with a third goal, capping off a perfect night for Arsenal. This was a game in which the Gunners completely dominated Real Madrid. Mikel Arteta’s men were superior in every aspect.

The Emirates opened in 2006, and perhaps the most memorable night at the Emirates until this game was Arsenal’s victory over Barcelona in the first leg of the 2010/11 Champions League round of 16.

But tonight was far more than that. This was Arsenal’s greatest night at the Emirates since the stadium opened, and the Gunners now have one foot in the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2009.

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“White Vultures” With Broken Wings

Real Madrid suffered a disastrous defeat in England, and the door to the Champions League semi-finals almost closed before their eyes. Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s students showed a soulless, uncreative and lifeless performance.

All Real Madrid could do was the situation in the 31st minute: Bellingham stole the ball on the wing, passed it delicately for Mbappe to escape and face goalkeeper Raya. However, the French striker finished too softly, sending the ball right into the Spanish goalkeeper’s position.

In fact, Real Madrid should thank Thibaut Courtois because the Belgian goalkeeper helped them avoid an even more disastrous defeat. He made a double save at the end of the first half. In the second half, the former Chelsea star also blocked Mikel Merino’s shot, which was equally impressive. In total, Courtois had to show his talent 5 times in the match, but that was still not enough to help Real Madrid escape a humiliating defeat.

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Courtois Did Everything He Could Against Arsenal’s Fierce Attack

Real Madrid’s frontline stars from Mbappe to Vinicius and Rodrygo were almost invisible, and when they had the ball, they could not create a breakthrough. The faces of the away team’s players showed helplessness. Coach Ancelotti also did not help when he made his substitution too slowly. When Lucas Vazquez replaced Modric to push Valverde back into the midfield, Real Madrid had already conceded the third goal.

The match ended with a total defeat for Real Madrid. And it is hard to imagine that the Royal Spanish team can turn the situation around in another week. This is certainly one of the worst nights for the “White Vultures” in the Champions League in many years.