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Arsenal thump Real Madrid to Bernabeu to reach Champions League semi-final as Mbappe and Co disappoint

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Arsenal thump Real Madrid to Bernabeu to reach Champions League semi-final as Mbappe and Co disappoint

Already 3-0 down after the first leg defeat, Real Madrid put in a poor performance at home, suffering a 2-1 loss vs Arsenal in the second leg as the 15-time winners made an exit from the quarter-final stage of the Champions League.

Arsenal snuffed out any chance of a famous Real Madrid comeback to reach the Champions League semi-finals after a 2-1 victory in the Bernabeu Stadium completed a 5-1 aggregate win on Wednesday.

Holders and 15-times winners Real never looked like clawing back a 3-0 deficit from last week’s quarter-final first leg and when Bukayo Saka scored for the visitors in the 65th minute their fate was effectively sealed.

Vinicius Junior seized on a rare defensive slip a couple of minutes later to rouse the home crowd, but it proved too little too late as Carlo Ancelotti’s side exited in feeble fashion.

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