Arsenal put Real Madrid to the sword in a stunning 3-0 victory at the Emirates to all but secure their spot in the Champions League semi-finals.
Declan Rice scored two jaw-dropping free-kicks in the space of just 12 second-half minutes before Mikel Merino bent home the third in a rapturous atmosphere.
The opening goal, an arching effort which curled inside Thibaut Courtois’ near post, was the very first free-kick Rice has scored in his career.
But the second was better, a sumptuous effort that picked out the top corner, and Merino’s finish capped off a memorable evening for Mikel Arteta’s side.
More to follow.
