English midfielder, Declan Rice, emerged Player Of The Match following his beautiful performance for Arsenal in the Uefa Champions League quarter final first leg on Tuesday night against Real Madrid.
The Gunners breezed through the Los Blancos, winning by three (3) stunning goals to zero (0) in the UCL match at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 8 April, 2025.
Rice netted two (2) free-kicks in the 58th and 70th minutes and Mikel Merino made it three in the 75th minute to hand Mikel Arteta’s side a huge advantage heading into the second leg of the quarter final tie at Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain.
It was Arsenal’s first clash with Real Madrid since 2006 and it finished magically beautiful for the English side.
