Arsenal beat Real Madrid in both legs of Champions League quarter-finals

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The joy of Arsenal players in the victory over Real Madrid - Photo: REUTERS

Losing 0-3 to Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid needed a miracle to turn the situation around in the second leg. But the events at the Bernabeu were completely opposite to what Real Madrid fans expected.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti's team entered the game in a hurry, controlled the match but could not create clear opportunities to think about scoring.

They almost conceded the first goal in the 13th minute if Bukayo Saka successfully executed the penalty kick. Before that, center-back Raul Asencio made a mistake when pulling down Mikel Merino (Arsenal) in the penalty area.

After this escape, Real Madrid still did not rise strongly. On the contrary, Arsenal played a tight defense, making the home team's strikers helpless.

As time passed, Real Madrid became more impatient and their play became less precise. And each time, the feeling of despair rose.

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The moment Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal 2-1 for Arsenal - Photo: REUTERS

The difficulties were further compounded for Real Madrid when Arsenal found the opening goal in the 65th minute. Mikel Merino cleverly passed the ball to Saka, who ran down and beat goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in a one-on-one situation, scoring to put Arsenal ahead.

But just 2 minutes later, Vinicius stole the ball from Wilian Saliba and finished to equalize the score 1-1. However, the aggregate score was now 4-1 in favor of Arsenal and Real Madrid still needed to score 3 more goals.

At this time, the home team pushed their formation up high, using all their strength to attack. Coach Carlo Ancelotti also tried many options when he brought Luka Modric and Brahim Diaz onto the field.

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Bellingham's disappointment in the defeat to Arsenal - Photo: REUTERS

However, Real Madrid's efforts were unsuccessful as Arsenal players played too solidly and determinedly. Pushing up the squad but not finding a goal, Real Madrid had to pay the price.

In the 90+3 minute, receiving a pass from Merino, Gabriel Martinelli accelerated to get past Diaz and then finished past Courtois, scoring the goal to raise the score to 2-1 for Arsenal.

This was also the end for Real Madrid. They were eliminated from the Champions League by Arsenal and became the former champions of the tournament with a total score of 1-5 after two matches. In the semi-finals, Arsenal will face PSG.