UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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Arsenal DDWWD 3
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1st Leg · Emirates Stadium · 60,110 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

02:19 Burley can't bring himself to rule Real Madrid out Watch on ESPN 01:36 Saliba jokes about Rice's training free kicks after stunners vs. Real Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 15Jakub KiwiorCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 23Mikel MerinoF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 35Raúl AsencioCD-R
  4. 4David AlabaLB
  5. 8Federico ValverdeRB
  6. 6Eduardo CamavingaCM-L
  7. 10Luka ModricCM-R
  8. 5Jude BellinghamLM
  9. 11RodrygoRM
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 9Kylian MbappéCF-R

Timeline

  1. 54' Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 58' Goal! Arsenal 1, Real Madrid 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 69' Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 70' Goal! Arsenal 2, Real Madrid 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  5. 71' Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Luka Modric.
  6. 74' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  7. 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.
  8. 80' Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces David Alaba.
  9. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.
  10. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Rodrygo.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber because of an injury.
  12. 90'+4' Second yellow card to Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).

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