Arsenal before the match against Real Madrid definitely had his arguments. Problems also, because even through numerous injuries in the defensive line, the match from the first minute was usually reserved by Jakub Kiwior. However, they did not lack quality in many positions, and Real himself was not in the highest form either. After all, what we finally saw was impossible to expect.
The result is one thing, the style of the game is another. Arsenal was caused by Real Madrid
Londoners dominated the best team in the history of the Champions League for most of the match. Real was closer to the league outsider than to the 15-fold winner of this competition. However, Arsenal lacked the confirmation of the advantage of Golem for a long time. In the second half, Declan Rice took matters into his own hands. He scored two absolutely fabulous goals directly from free kicks. First in the 58th and then in the 70th minute. Who knows, maybe if Real was caught by another, the Englishman would shoot a Hattrick dream, but the doublet is also something great.
Madrid was still in the 75th minute Mikel Merino, and Arsenal won 3: 0 and has a huge advance payment before the rematch at Bernabeu. We would say that they are one leg in the semi -final, but just Real Madrid, despite the tragic attitude today, in the Champions League you must never fully delete. Despite this, the English media fell into real euphoria and they are not surprised.
The English went crazy after the match. Declan Rice like David Beckham
Of course, the headlines of most texts were dominated by Rice. The daily “The Sun” reworked the title of the well-known film “Bend it Like Beckham” (Polish “Upra with Beckham) on” Bend It Like Dec-Ham “, comparing the Englishman to his legendary compatriot, known just for phenomenal free throws.
– In the previous two seasons, Rice rarely approached free kicks at all. So what do we all say now? In the quarter -finals of the Champions League, against the absolute kings of this competition, he suddenly decided to score two such great goals. When Emirates exploded, Mikel Merino added the third goal and the ARTETY team gained a powerful advance before the rematch at Bernabeu. Real Madrid in the Champions League is never beaten until the last two -legged whistle sounds. However, this was probably the best thing that the Emirates stadium he saw in its 19 -year history – writes “The Sun”.
Real will never give up. However, today he was not himself
– Have we ever seen two such great free free kicks? Did we even see anything similar in the Champions League? Declan Rice and Arsenal stunned Real Madrid today. And to think that Rice has never shot directly from a free kick before. What time to finally do it! Is this the end? With Real Madrid, you can never be sure of anything, but even an attempt to reverse this will require a gigantic effort – wrote Jason Burt from The Telegraph.
The only such case in history
In turn, the “Daily Mail” cited the statistics of the Optajoe portal, which announced that Declan Rice is the first player in history who in the knockout phase of the Champions League scored two goals directly from free in one match. However, respect for the whole team of “Gunners” was not hidden by the legendary Wayne Roney analyzing match for Amazon Prime.
– Arsenal was excellent. You have to appreciate the audience that really carried the team and gave great confidence. They really took the joy of playing Real Madrid. They could score even five or six goals. Real looked shocked, but it's still real. They can reverse everything on Bernabeu, we've seen it more than once. However, I think that this match gave Arsenal a full faith that they could advance to the semi -finals, “said Rooney, quoted by the Daily Mail.