Arsenal delivered one of the most stunning European displays in their history on Tuesday to beat ten-man Real Madrid 3-0 at Emirates Stadium and take firm control of this Champions League quarterfinal tie.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois produced a string of magical saves but could do nothing as Declan Rice scored two devastating second-half free-kicks before Mikel Merino added a third.
Rice had never scored a direct free-kick in his career but after a goalless first half, he did so here twice in the space of 12 minutes as Madrid were made to pay for wasting a series of earlier openings with Kylian Mbappé the biggest culprit.