UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Arsenal WWDWD 2
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Real Madrid WLLLW 1
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2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 5-1 on aggregate · Estadio Bernabéu · 77,073 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Arsenal oust Real Madrid, reach 1st UCL semifinal since '09

Arsenal snuffed out any chance of a famous Real Madrid comeback to reach the Champions League semifinals after a 2-1 victory in the Bernabéu Stadium completed a 5-1 aggregate win on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
4
33.8
Possession
66.2
12
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
179
Accurate Passes
371
233
Passes
431
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
8
Crosses
43
0.3
Cross %
0.2
30
Long Balls
36
10
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
10
6
Effective Tackles
18
13
Tackles
24
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
2
37
Effective Clearances
12
37
Clearances
12

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

RMA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 35Raúl AsencioCD-R
  4. 4David AlabaLB
  5. 17Lucas VázquezRB
  6. 5Jude BellinghamAM
  7. 14Aurélien TchouaméniLM
  8. 8Federico ValverdeRM
  9. 9Kylian MbappéF
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorAM-L
  11. 11RodrygoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Arda GülerSUB
  2. 20Fran GarcíaSUB
  3. 10Luka ModricSUB
  4. 34Sergio MestreSUB
  5. 18Jesús VallejoSUB
  6. 16EndrickSUB
  7. 21Brahim DíazSUB
  8. 19Dani CeballosSUB
  9. 26Fran GonzálezSUB

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

Substitutes

  1. 3Kieran TierneySUB
  2. 44Jimi GowerSUB
  3. 36Tommy SetfordSUB
  4. 37Nathan Butler-OyedejiSUB
  5. 19Leandro TrossardSUB
  6. 32NetoSUB
  7. 4Ben WhiteSUB
  8. 17Oleksandr ZinchenkoSUB
  9. 45Jack FrancisSUB
  10. 30Raheem SterlingSUB
  11. 63Michal RosiakSUB
  12. 53Ethan NwaneriSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' David Alaba (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 11' Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 13' Penalty saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
  4. 36' David Raya (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 61' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Rodrygo.
  6. 61' Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces David Alaba.
  7. 61' Substitution, Real Madrid. Endrick replaces Lucas Vázquez.
  8. 65' Goal! Real Madrid 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino with a through ball.
  9. 67' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Arsenal 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  10. 74' Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Raúl Asencio.
  11. 75' Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Kylian Mbappé because of an injury.
  12. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka.
  13. 85' Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 85' Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino with a through ball following a fast break.
  16. 90'+5' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  17. 90'+5' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
  18. 90'+5' Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Declan Rice.

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