Arsenal eliminate Real Madrid: goodbye to comeback dreams for Ancelotti

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REAL (4-2-3-1): Courtois 6.5; Lucas Vázquez 5.5 (16' st Fran Garcia 6), Asencio 5.5 (30' st Modric sv), Rüdiger 6, Alaba 5 (16' st Ceballos 6); Valverde 6, Tchouameni 6, Bellingham 5; Rodrygo 5 (16' st Endrick 6), Mbappé 5 (30' st Brahim Diaz sv), Vinicius 6.5. Coach: Ancelotti 5

ARSENAL (4-3-3): Raya 6; Timber 6.5 (45' +5' st White sv), Saliba 5, Kiwior 7, Lewis-Skelly 6.5; Partey 6.5, Rice 7 (45' +5' st Zinchenko sv), Odegaard 7; Saka 7 (32' st Trossard sv), Merino 7.5, Marinelli 7.5 (45' +5' st Tierney sv). Coach: Arteta 7

Referee: Letexier (France) 5.5

NETWORKS: 20'st Saka, 22'st Vinicius, 48'st Martinelli.

Footnotes: 13' pt Courtois saves a penalty from Saka. Yellow cards: Alaba, Asencio, Raya, Rüdiger, Partey. Corners 10-4. Injury time 7' pt, 5' ss.

No comeback, the Real Madrid falls from the European throne and the next few days will tell if it is also the end of the Spanish adventure Carlo Ancelotti.Arsenal made the most of the 3-0 first leg, but confirmed its strength by reaching the semi-final against PSG, also conquering the Bernabeu 2-1 after having also wasted a penalty after a few minutes (Asencio's foul signalled by the VAR) with Courteous good at hypnotizing Saka. In the second half it's the same Saka to make the game easier for the Gunners, with a soft touch underneath that this time allows him to overcome CourteousThe merengues respond with Vinicius who steals a ball from Saliba and equalises, in injury time Merino lancia Martinelli which closes the speech.