If they cannot reverse the situation in the second leg in a week at the Bernabeu, defending champions Real Madrid will officially become the former champions of Europe. This risk is entirely possible when the gap of 3 goals is too big, it will not be easy for coach Carlo Ancelotti and his team to make a comeback.
Declan Rice shines with 2 super goals to crush Real Madrid (Photo: ARSENAL.COM)
In recent seasons, Real Madrid has been making a splash in Europe's most prestigious tournament, from the feat of being the only team to win three consecutive seasons to successfully building the legend of a team possessing "Champion DNA" that can win no matter what.
The "White Vultures" are proud of their many spectacular escapes, although they have also given Madridistas headaches with their crushing defeats. Two years ago, "Los Blancos" were defeated 0-4 by an English team (Man City). In the early morning of April 9, they conceded 3 unanswered goals to Arsenal in London, where just a few months ago, at Wembley, they successfully conquered the milestone of 15 times winning the C1 Cup/Champions League.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Arsenal's victory was an earthquake. Arsenal's determination and will were demonstrated through the efforts of every position on the field and were concretized by an incredibly sharp Declan Rice. Having never scored from a free kick in 338 matches, Arsenal also did not possess skilled "shooters", but after just one memorable night in London, the 26-year-old English midfielder rewrote history.
In the 58th minute, Bukayo Saka brought a free kick for Arsenal from a distance of 26 meters. Declan Rice ignored the instructions of assistant coach Nicolas Jover and listened to Saka to take the "banana-shaped" free kick. Sports writers from Independent and Caughoffside said that Rice broke "all the laws of physics" while former player Clarence Seedorf said that even Superman could not help goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois save the first goal.
The story became even more exciting with the second free kick, instead of returning it or passing it to his teammates, Rice decided to shoot straight. The best goal of the Champions League and possibly of all Europe this season was born.
Not only did they help Arsenal get a hand on the semi-final ticket, Declan Rice's two superb free kicks - along with Mikel Merino's third goal - also indirectly helped English football officially get a fifth spot in next season's Champions League, from a resounding 3-0 victory over defending champions Real Madrid according to UEFA regulations.
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