The Arsenal London passed to the UEFA Champions League semi -finals, overcoming Real Madrid in the sum of two matches. In the quarter-finals match, which took place at Santiago Bernabeu, the English Club won with a score of 2: 1.
The match began with the active game of both teams. In the first half, Saka had two chances of distinguished, but at first did not hit the far corner, and then the blow was repelled by Tibo Kurtu. In the 13th minute, the Belgian goalkeeper also parked a penalty from Saka. Real could get its 11-meter after the fall of Vinisius, but the referee canceled the decision after viewing Var.
Before the break, Martinelli made Kurtua intervene again, causing a dangerous blow to the bottom. In the second half, "Real" answered several attempts - Vinisius struck from afar, and Rodrigo almost hit a direct blow from the corner.
In the 65th minute, Saka opened the score after the precision transmission of Merino-he overturned the "creamy" goalkeeper. But in two minutes, Vinisius took advantage of Saliba's mistake and leveled the score, sending the ball into an empty gate.
The solution came at the time - Martinelli broke into the penalty area and accurately struck in the far corner, setting the final score - 2: 1 in favor of Arsenal. Thus, the sum of two matches of Londones won with a score of 5: 1.
In the semifinals, Arsenal will meet with the French Paris Saint-Germain, who also made his way to this stage.
Real Matted Statistics - Arsenal (1: 2, First match - 0: 3):
Goals: Vinisius, 67 - Saka, 65, Martinelli, 90+3
Expected Goals (XG): 1.50 - 2.05
Ball
Possession:
66 % - 34 % :
18 - 11:
Commands:
Real Madrid: Kurtua - Vasquez (Andrick, 61), Asensio (Modric, 74), Rudiger, Alaba (Garcia, 61) - Valverde, Chumane, Balling - Rodrigo (Sebalios, 61), Mbappe (Dias, 75).
Arsenal: Raya-Timber (White, 90+5), Saliba, Kivor, Lewis-Skelli-Edegora, Party, Rice (Zinchenko, 90+5)-Saka (Taxar, 77), Merino, Martinelli (Tirney, 90+5).
