Mikel Arteta speaks after Declan Rice's free kicks helped Arsenal demolish Real Madrid

• Arsenal bushed Real Madrid 3-0 successful the UEFA Champions League quarter-final archetypal limb astatine the Emirates Stadium
• English midfielder Declan Rice scored 2 superb escaped kicks earlier Mikel Merino added the 3rd goal
• Mikel Arteta has expressed his thoughts aft a thorough triumph implicit the European heavyweight

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has offered his reactions aft his squad wholly embarrassed Real Madrid successful the UEFA Champions League quarter-final.

Arsenal instrumentality power of the necktie up of the 2nd limb astatine Estadio Santiago Bernabeu aft destroying Real Madrid 3-0 successful the archetypal limb astatine the Emirates Stadium.

Declan Rice celebrates aft scoring a escaped footwear against Real Madrid. Photo by Catherine Ivill.
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Declan Rice scored 2 superb escaped kicks earlier makeshift striker Mikel Merino added the 3rd extremity disconnected youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly’s assistance to wrapper up a broad night.

According to Squawka, the Englishman made past arsenic the archetypal subordinate to people 2 escaped kicks successful the knockout of a Champions League game, a feat not adjacent Lionel Messi oregon Cristiano Ronaldo achieved.

The £105 cardinal midfielder from West Ham besides became the 2nd Arsenal subordinate to people much than 1 escaped footwear successful the Champions League aft the legendary Thierry Henry.

Arteta reacts to Arsenal's win

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking astatine the post-match conference, expressed his restitution with a large grin and shared his thoughts connected what it means.

"Beautiful, truthful blessed and truthful arrogant of the team," helium told TNT Sports, via Express UK. "We person the accidental to marque different radical blessed and proud. I've ne'er seen the stadium similar this. Before the game, they were already singing and already playing the game."We talked before, for large European nights you request the large stadiums that make ambiance and you request idiosyncratic magic moments and determination you go.”

Mikel Arteta applauds the Emirates fans aft Arsenal bushed Real Madrid 3-0. Photo by Alex Burstow.
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The archetypal fractional ended 0-0 and adjacent though Arsenal dominated it, they came retired successful the 2nd fractional successful a amended signifier and scored thrice successful 17 minutes. Arteta disclosed what helium told the players during the halftime break.

“To simplify the game, we were doing things precise well, but we lacked the last transportation to find the adjacent pass. We managed successful the 2nd fractional overmuch better,” helium said.

The reverse fixture is scheduled to beryllium held astatine Santiago Bernabeu adjacent week Wednesday, and Los Blancos indispensable people astatine slightest 3 goals to instrumentality the crippled to other clip and person a accidental of reaching the semi-final.

Madrid volition play Alaves distant successful the Spanish La Liga earlier hosting Arsenal for the 2nd leg. The Gunners volition big Brentford successful a London matter this weekend.

The UCL represents some teams' realistic accidental of a silverware this season, having fallen down successful their rubric race, adjacent though Madrid could inactive drawback Barcelona.

Arteta sent connection to Arsenal fans

Legit.ng antecedently reported that Arteta urged Arsenal fans to get down the squad arsenic they prepared to look the astir historical nine successful the UEFA Champions League.

The manager pleaded with the fans to get down the squad and beryllium large successful supporting them astatine the stadium, and arsenic helium asked, the fans obliged to assistance them to a large win.

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