UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Real Madrid, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
Arsenal
  • 58': Declan Rice
  • 70': Declan Rice
  • 75': Mikel Merino
FT
3 - 0
1st Leg
Real Madrid
  • Red Card 90'+4': Eduardo Camavinga
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Rice's stunning free-kick double helps Arsenal rout Real Madrid

Declan Rice's two fantastic free kicks and a striker's finish from Mikel Merino gave Arsenal an emphatic 3-0 victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 2': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
  • 2': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
  • 6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 7': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Alaba.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  • 13': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  • 18': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 18': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
  • 19': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 24': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a through ball.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 32': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 34': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
  • 34': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
  • 36': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
  • 41': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jurriën Timber with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Real Madrid 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Real Madrid 0.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 53': Offside, Real Madrid. David Alaba is caught offside.
  • 54': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
  • 58': Goal! Arsenal 1, Real Madrid 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 59': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by David Alaba.
  • 66': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 66': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
  • 69': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Goal! Arsenal 2, Real Madrid 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Luka Modric.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  • 75': Goal! Arsenal 3, Real Madrid 0. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 77': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
  • 77': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
  • 77': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
  • 78': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Declan Rice (Arsenal).
  • 80': Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces David Alaba.
  • 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
  • 82': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fran García.
  • 84': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
  • 84': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Rodrygo.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran García.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber because of an injury.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
  • 90'+4': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second yellow card to Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Real Madrid 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Real Madrid 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 4
46.6 Possession 53.4
9 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 11
0.3 On Target % 0.9
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 438
436 Passes 489
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 20
22 Accurate Long Balls 8
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 12
0.9 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 4
24 Effective Clearances 10
24 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,110

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
15 Jakub Kiwior
2 William Saliba
49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
12 Jurriën Timber
5 Thomas Partey Yellow Card
41 Declan Rice
8 Martin Ødegaard
23 Mikel Merino
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka
Arsenal Substitutes:
Neto, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Jimi Gower, Ethan Nwaneri, Leandro Trossard, Jorginho, Tommy Setford, Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kieran Tierney.

RMA Real Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
22 Antonio Rüdiger
35 Raúl Asencio
4 David Alaba
8 Federico Valverde
6 Eduardo Camavinga Yellow Card
10 Luka Modric
5 Jude Bellingham
11 Rodrygo
7 Vinícius Júnior
9 Kylian Mbappé
Real Madrid Substitutes:
Chema Andrés, Lucas Vázquez, Fran González, Arda Güler, Endrick, Brahim Díaz, Gonzalo García, Fran García, Jesús Vallejo, Lorenzo Aguado, Sergio Mestre, Jacobo Ramón.

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