
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta. — AFP/File
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London: Michael Arteta acknowledged that the weapons successfully denied their surprise 3-0 against Real Madrid as Declan Rice’s free kick magic left the Champions League holders in corruption.
On Tuesday, Rice influenced one of the biggest consequences of arms store history in the second half of the quarter -finals at the Emirates Stadium. Michael Marino scored the third goal for the Arteta team when he moved to the first Champions League’s first semi -finals since 2009.
It was an incredible moment for England’s midfielder Rice, who never scored a free kick in his career-338 in the past covered the previous matches-before its first Thunderbols shinted the past real keeper Thibot Cortus.
Weapons also failed to find a net from the set pace in almost four years, with their last last Martin Odgarde coming against Bernley in September 2021. Gunners Captain Odigrid put his hand on his head when Rice completed his seat piece double, while Arteta was equally surprised.
The manager of the weapons said, “Declan is very determined because we have said in the past few months that we have not done directly free in three and a half years.” “So, in 12 minutes of this intensity, two goals and the same player, a player who never scored a free kick in his career before, what are the difficulties?
“If there is a player who can do it, how clean he is, he is announced. But you have to hang it at a high level. It was a catharitic result for the weapons, which caused a rocky weather to maintain harmony with Liverpool in the Premier League title race.
The people of North London study Liverpool 11 points, which have declared the Champions League as their last chance to win the first trophy after the 2020 FA Cup. Very few people would have expected to get the real 15 times European champions before the first phase.
But the weapons will now travel to Barnabio for a return tie next week to develop in the last four confrontation against Paris St. Germain or Austin Villa. Arteta said, “Beautiful. I am very proud of the team. I have never seen such a stadium.”
“Big European nights You need big stadiums that create the environment and you need individual moments of magic and you go there. It has invented the game that has invented the game.”
The weapons knocked Real in the last 16 on the way to the final of its only Champions League in 2006. Going to the final and winning the tournament for the first time will eliminate any doubts about Arteta, which was sometimes questioned during his team’s non -controversial campaign.
But Spaniard, whose team won the title race during the last two season, has no intention of winning the Karlo Anaslotti star staded party.
“When you have not played against this team for the past 20 years, and have not had the right run in this competition, you have to be ready to write your history, and this is in such a night where you can do it,” he said.
“This is another step in the right direction as a team. But we have to make one more and to create a copy of what we have done tonight. Now we have to go to Barnabio and to do it. This will be another step.
“I will enjoy win because we deserve it. But we have to get better in Madrid. We are just in the middle of the tie. There is still a lot to do.” In the second phase, they have to create a new mark in their shiny European history, to develop a actual escape act. The Spanish giants have never ended the first champion league deficit of the first three goals, but Anslotti believes that there is still an opportunity.