Asenral’s midfielder, Declan Rice wrote his name into the history book of the UEFA Champions League by scoring two free-kicks to guide Arsenal to an incredible 3-0 win against Real Madrid.
Declan Rice scored his first of the quarter-final first leg on 58 minutes as his free kick when his ball past Thibaut Courtois in goal. He scored another free-kick a few minutes later to double the Gunners lead before Moreno made it 3-0.
He became the fifth player to score two free-kicks in a Champions League matchjoining Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Rivaldo, and Hakim Ziyech in the list of players who have achieved this feat and is the first to do so against Madrid. Arsenal continued their outstanding performance with 15 minutes to play when Mikel Merino found the bottom corner with a well-taken low finish from the edge of the box.
Arsenal continued their outstanding performance in the game as Mikel Merino found the bottom corner with a well-taken low finish from the edge of the box.
This result leaves for an interesting second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu where Real Madrid will hope they can overturn the deficit and book their spot in the semi-finals.
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