Football
Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid: Declan Rice free-kick double puts Gunners in dreamland
Gunners take commanding first-leg lead back to the Santiago Bernabeu next week
Declan Rice scored two sensational free kicks to send Arsenal on their way to a remarkable 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash.
Rice delivered his first stunning set-piece with 58 minutes gone before striking again 12 minutes later. Mikel Merino grabbed a third to send the Emirates into dreamland ahead of next week’s return fixture at the Bernabeu.
Bukayo Saka made his first start in 108 days following hamstring surgery and he was central to Arsenal’s success, winning both free-kicks that Rice so brilliantly converted.
