Arsenal recorded a stunning 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League clash at the Santiago Bernabeu to set an enviable record against the defending champions.
The Gunners followed up their impressive 3-0 win with another excellent performance in Spain to earn a 5-1 aggregate win to seal their place in the semi-finals of the competition in style.
Bukayo Saka missed from the penalty spot after his panenka penalty was saved by Thibaut Courtois in the 12th minute.
The first half ended goalless but the game became lively in the second half as Bukayo Saka opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 65th minute.
Vinicius brought Real Madrid back into the game two minutes later before Martinelli scored the winning goal for the visitors in the 93rd minute.
The Gunners maintained their unbeaten run against Real Madrid, making it three wins out of four matches with one draw.
The Records Arsenal Set In The Champions League Against Real Madrid
Arsenal are the first team ever to win each of their first two games against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabéu in all competitions.
Arsenal have eliminated the UEFA Champions League holders from the competition for just the second time, previously doing so against Milan in 2007-08.
Mikel Arteta’s men will now face PSG in the semi-final of the competition.
The Arsenal coach described it as one of the best nights of his life.
Arteta said: : “One of the best nights in my football career. We played against a team with the biggest history. It has been an inspiration for all of us in this competition.
“To be able to win the tie in the manner we have done – I think we have to be very proud of ourselves. It is very difficult. After two-to-three minutes you realise anything can happen in this stadium.
“Fortunately, a lot of things went for us. Overall, we did what we had to do to win the game.The history we have in this competition is so short. The third time in our history of what we have just done and we have to build on that.
“All this experience is going to help us, for sure.We had full belief that we could beat this team and the players did it.”
Inter Milan also booked a place in the last four following a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich, they recorded a 4-3 aggregate win.
The Italian team will be playing Barcelona in the semi-final on April 29th.
