No “Remontada”, no “miracle in Bernabéu”: defending champion Real Madrid has clearly missed the move into the semi -finals of the Champions League.
After the 0: 3 defeat in the first leg at Arsenal, the royal people also lost 1: 2 (0-0) in the second leg against the Londoners. Real failed for the first time since the 2019/20 season before the preliminary round.
“It’s a difficult moment,” said Madrids Lucas Vázquez at “Movistar”: “It was a difficult game, we didn’t have all the chances that we would have liked to have.”
The English international Bukayo Saka, who miserably awarded a penalty in the first half (13th), put the guests in the lead (65th). Vinicius Junior (67th) got the balance for Real, which had to play in the final phase without the stricken superstar Kylian Mbappé. Gabriel Martinelli (90.+3) secured Arsenal the away win.
Arsenal dreams of the Henkelpott
While the royal ones have to pack the suitcases, the Gunners now dream more than ever from the first win of the Henkelpott.
Most recently, Arsenal, who now meets the French champion Paris Saint-Germain, had reached the semi-finals 16 years ago. “It is a very special evening for this club, a historical evening for this club. We want to win this competition,” said Declan Rice at “TNT Sports”.
“Remontada – I heard it about a million times this week, I saw a million videos on the Internet,” Real’s Jude Bellingham emphasized in the run -up to the second leg: “It is a night that is created for Real Madrid, a night with which people in this part of the world are familiar with.”
In the field, the royal, for the international Antonio Rüdiger stood in the starting eleven, then with a lot of power, already in the third minute the ball was in the gate of the guests – but Mbappé had been in the offside. Arsenal was not unsettled, looking for the way to the front. After a foul on Mikel Merino, referee François Letexier then pointed to the point after Var use. But Saka’s arrogant chip held real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, which Bernabéu deserted.
A little later, Letexier then gave a penalty for Real, Rice, Arsenal’s free kick hero from the first leg, Mbappé had brought down. After the Var test, this flattering decision was withdrawn.
Vinicius Junior countered the leading goal for Arsenal by Saka just two minutes later. The big storm run from Real was in the second round, also because Mbappé had to be replaced injured (75th).