With the Gunners already in control thanks to a 3-0 advantage from the first leg, the game was all but over.
However, tensions flared when Camavinga let his frustration get the better of him, angrily kicking the ball away as the match wound down. ..Continue Reading
Having already received a yellow card, the Frenchman was shown a second and dismissed before the game concluded.
Although Camavinga was already suspended for the next match due to accumulated bookings, that didn’t stop Ancelotti from being furious over the needless incident.
“Talk about a loss of discipline. Right here is a prime example,” blasted ex-Arsenal man Matt Upson on BBC Radio 5 Live.
“Carlo Ancelotti looks the other way as Eduardo Camavinga walks down the tunnel. It is a head loss moment and the referee has no option but to send him off.”
Real Madrid arrived in north London hoping to grab a first-leg edge to take back to the Bernabeu, eager to bounce back from their disappointing La Liga draw with Valencia.
They managed to hold their ground in the first half, but things unraveled quickly after the break as Arsenal exploded with three goals in just 17 minutes, according to the Mirror.
Declan Rice stole the spotlight, delivering two stunning free-kicks that completely shifted the momentum of the quarter-final clash.
Mikel Merino piled on the pressure with a third goal, putting the Gunners firmly in control ahead of the return leg in Spain.
Despite the commanding lead, Rice made it clear that Arsenal wasn’t getting ahead of themselves, acknowledging that the wounded Madrid side hadn’t given up hope just yet.
Lucas Vazquez clung onto hopes of a miracle: “It’s complicated, of course, but if there’s a team in the world that can turn this around, it’s us. In our stadium, with our fans. It’s going to be a different game than this one, and together we’ll pull it out.”
Raul Asencio got real about the mood in the Madrid camp afrer the defeat: “We’re p***ed off, it wasn’t what we expected, but we’re convinced we’re capable of turning it around, we’re Real Madrid, and we’re already positive about that.”
When quizzed on how they could salvage the situation, the Madrid star defended: “By being a team, working hard, changing our attitude. But if there’s any team in the world that can turn this around, it’s us. I’m convinced, and the team is convinced, that we’re going to turn this around.”
Arsenal may have a flawless track record in Europe when three goals ahead, but Declan Rice has issued a reminder not to get complacent about the game ahead.
Rice warned: “Even if we’re 3-0 up the individual quality they have is scary. At the Bernabeu special things happen for them. We want to be in the Champions League semi-finals.”
