Arsenal will feel that they need to take advantage of the second section of next week against Real Madrid, and they are in progress to do so, as two moments of magical have achieved them in the victory in the first tie of their quarterfinals of the Champions League in the Emirates.
The first half saw that the two teams approached the score, with Mikel Merino and Kylian Mbappe denied by significant savings by David Raya and Thibaut Courtois respectively. But luckily for Arsenal, the latter has been hit on several occasions, as they went 3-0 after 75 minutes.
And they are the first two goals that will steal the lighthouses, with Declan Rice, which marked an identical game that he left to Courtois without any possibility.
Declan Rice scores two amazing free bumps for arsenal
Rice’s first effort was on the right side, and dragged him around the wall and the upper corner of the nearby post. His second strike was from the left, but he still managed to find the same corner, with the desperate diving of Courtois and coming nowhere.
Do they declare rice with a moment of magic?
An excellent free kick of the arsenal midfielder See’s the host goes ahead#UCLONPRIME pic.twitter.com/vopmz8acuz
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Declan Rice has done it again?
Another excellent free kick puts the arsenal 2-0 to the emirates#UCLONPRIME pic.twitter.com/xxezgrvfjq
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Merino would add a third for the arsenal five minutes after the second lack of Rice when the emirates were sent to Dreamland. Mikel Arteta’s side has had a fierce performance against the champions defending, and they are already firm favorites to reach the semifinals of the League Champions League, where they would face Aston Villa or Paris Saint-Germain.
Arsenal is expected to Interested in a summer play by Arda GulerAnd the attacker of Real Madrid could only look from the bench when his current side granted three times in 16 minutes. The Gunners should not be pleased, as the work is not yet done, and they will still have to produce a great defensive performance in Santiago Bernabeu next week if they reach the semifinals.
