Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid: Declan Rice’s incredible free-kicks sink Spanish giants
Masterclass from the England international!
Declan Rice scored two incredible free-kicks as Arsenal beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final showdown.
Mikel Merino, assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly, added the third goal on Tuesday night to leave the Spanish champions hanging by a thread in Europe’s elite club competition.
The Gunners produced a remarkable second-half performance against Carlo Ancelotti’s men at the Emirates – and will feel like they have a good chance of reaching the semi-finals ahead of the second leg on April 16.
Real Madrid star Eduardo Camavinga was shown a red card just before full-time and will miss the second leg in another blow for Carlo Ancelotti.
Here’s how it all unfolded…
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