Actual Madrid are staring down the barrel of a Champions League exit after falling to a 3-0 defeat towards Arsenal within the first leg of their quarter-final tie on the Emirates Stadium.
It was an action-packed first half in North London as either side sought the breakthrough. Nevertheless, it didn’t come within the opening 45 minutes regardless of Mikel Merino and Kylian Mbappe each going very shut, however they have been every denied by David Raya and Thibaut Courtois respectively.
Courtois produced a monstrous efficiency as he made 5 vital saves, however he was powerless to cease Arsenal from taking the lead simply earlier than the hour mark. From 25 yards out, Declan Rice curled an unstoppable free-kick from the best into the highest nook, leaving the Actual Madrid goalkeeper with no likelihood.
10 minutes later, the Arsenal midfielder repeated the trick from the opposite facet. On this event, he picked out the identical nook as his first aim to make it 2-0 as the house crowd exploded with delight. And it might get even higher for the Premier League facet as they added a 3rd quickly after as Mikel Merino curled the ball into the underside nook after being arrange by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
And it might get even worse for Actual Madrid within the closing levels. Eduardo Camavinga had already picked up the reserving that may imply that he missed subsequent week’s second leg as a consequence of an accumulation of yellow playing cards, however in stoppage time, he was proven a second after kicking the ball away in frustration.
Actual Madrid are very a lot up towards it now on this tie, and they’re going to want one among their performances of current years if they’re to overturn the benefit on the Santiago Bernabeu subsequent Wednesday. However doing so gained’t be simple provided that Arsenal are an excellent defensive facet.