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Six key points from our masterclass against Madrid

Arsenal 3 Real Madrid 0. It is a scoreline that will send shockwaves around European football, and one that all Gooners will never tire of reading over and over again.

Declan Rice wrote himself into Arsenal folklore with a pair of fabulous free-kicks, while Mikel Merino added the gloss to the scoreline to hand us a huge advantage to take to Spain next week as we aim to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2009.

Here are some things you might have missed from a historic night, and where we stand heading into the second leg:

Worth the wait

Whatever happens in his career, Rice will look back on this night as one where he produced two of his best-ever kicks of a football.