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How Gunners blew up iconic Bernabeu

Arsenal's English midfielder #07 Bukayo Saka scores in spite of Real Madrid's Belgian goalkeeper #01 Thibaut Courtois during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg football match between Real Madrid CF and Arsenal at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, on April 16, 2025. [AFP]

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side came of age as they dethroned Champions League kings Real Madrid with ease to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2009.

A commanding 3-0 first-leg victory last week, lit up by two stunning Declan Rice free-kicks, laid the foundations in London.

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