Arsenal come of age in the Bernabeu: the full story of their Madrid masterclass

A week ago, Bellingham had admitted the Spanish side would need a miracle, “something unbelievably special, something crazy”. Fast-forward seven nights and he was talking of a comeback as “nailed on”. Among Madristas, the talk of Remontada was relentless. To Arsenal supporters, the opposite trend had been in effect. While few skipped home after the … Read more

Declan Rice sends message to Mikel Arteta as Arsenal reach Champions League semi-finals

“Semi-finals is massive for us, and we just want to take tonight in. PSG next, they’re an amazing team. We’ve played them once already. We feel they’re a different team from then. We’ve seen what they can do, but we also saw what [Aston] Villa did to them last night [Tuesday] — caused them a … Read more

Declan Rice set for different Arsenal role against Real Madrid as Mikel Arteta seeks to finish job

“If you’re not able to rule the midfield, you’re out of the game. And when you lose Toni Kroos… you may have strong strikers to score goals, strong defenders and goalkeeper, but the priority is the midfield. The midfield players at Madrid, they are not as good as they used to be.” Source link

Thomas Partey and the Arsenal players at risk of Champions League suspension ahead of Real Madrid clash

Gabriel Theminies is the third Gunner facing a suspension. The winger has struggled for impact this season, managing just seven goals in 42 appearances, with one goal and one assist in nine Champions League matches this year. He picked up two bookings in league phase in a 1-0 win over Shakhtar and 3-0 win over … Read more