Show without networks in the first half, in the second half two pearls on a kick -plated football of the English midfielder orient the first leg in London
Other than Remontada. Real Madrid in charge in charge to continue defending the title conquered a year ago will need a miracle next Wednesday at Bernabeu. Because in London Arsenal dragged by Declan received 3-0 conquering an advantage that risks being already decisive. There is some doubts only because in recent years Madrid has accustomed us to the reversal of situations that were more than compromised, but this Real, in search of the thirteenth semifinal in the last 15 years, yesterday came to the eleventh defeat of the season when in the 23-24 they had been two in all. Vinicius, Mbappé and Rodrygo non -existent and in general a feeling of Galactic crisis. For Arsenal, in addition to the 3 goals in 17 minutes, two rescues on the line of Alaba and Bellingham and better better than Madrid, eloquent photography of a total domain with the Gunners that reach 4 games without collecting networks from Madrid in the Champions League.
Eye to Carlo
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And clearly the situation of Carlo Ancelotti, who arrived at 222 Champions League games, one more than Arsenal, is clearly complicated: his future at Madrid is hanging on the same comeback thread already indicated previously, with Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the Brazilian Football Federation, which follows this matter with great interest. Ancelotti was without the disqualified without Tchouameni and had to choose the full -back: on the right he preferred to move Valverde rather than to use the ever fragile Lucas Vazquez on the left Alaba and not Fran Garcia (Mendy is injured). And so a place was freed in midfield next to Camavinga, entrusted to Modric. In front of the FAB Four. For Arte the absences of Gabriel and Calafiori Lanciano Kiwior next to Saliba, in front of the former Real Madrid Odegaard with Mikel Merino always false Nueve.
Initial balance
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Ball in Arsenal with Madrid happy to leave on the counterattack. Vinicius imbecapled by Saka but slow in the race and incorrect in the choice, Bellingham who puts Mbappé in front of Raya with the French who shoots on the Spanish goalkeeper on the best occasion of the Spaniards (31 ‘). On the other hand, Saka with Bellingham who has to give a big hand to Alaba, a lot of possession, a hand of Asencio in the area deemed not punishable, a central shot by Partay and two beautiful parades of Courtois in the final: head of Rice and on the rejection of the left Belgian by Martinelli with the rapid goalkeeper to get up and react (44 ‘).
PANIC
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To break the balance generated by an excess of respect by the Gunners, it took a stroke of genius, and offers it Rice in the 58th minute: great punishment of over 20 meters that wanders a barrier that Courtois excessively thinly, at least a man is missing, and this favors somehow the remarkable shot of English. Madrid hit and almost sunk in a minute immediately after: Courtois miracle on Martinelli, Mikel Merino pulls without fail and Alaba saves on the line, still the Spaniard and atra great parade of Courtois, the action continues and is Bellingham to save on the line on Rice. And at 70 ‘Declan Rice granted the encore, this time from the left. Another punishment, another magnificent on the right and ball at the intersection. And a remarkable curiosity: in 339 games between West Ham, Arsenal and the English national team Rice had never scored a goal on punishment. And while we are there … the last to have made two goals on punishment at Madrid in the Champions League had been Ernst Happel in 1956.
In shock
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And at 75 ‘Arsenal still found the way to the net, this time with Mikel Merino who with a very precise left shot made the most of a horizontal assist from Trossard, who entered Saka. Madrid in shock and in 10 in the recovery when a stupid Camavinga, a ball removed under the eyes of the referee, brings him the well -deserved second warning. Sad final of a night that for Madrid was as gray as the shirt. And Emirates in celebration: after 16 years the Arsenal sees the semifinal again.
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