Arsenal beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.
Declan Rice's two free kicks stunned Real Madrid and sent the Emirates Stadium into a frenzy in synchronized moments. Mikel Merino's third was a cherry on top of what should go down as the biggest night in Champions League history at Arsenal's ground. The tie isn't over, there's still a second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. And there's no team with the European pedigree that Real Madrid have.
But, Arsenal will feel like they can get the job done thanks to how well they defended on the night. Jakub Kiwior grew into the game filling in for the injured Gabriel. Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jurrien Timber and William Saliba were superb in front of the commanding David Raya.
Takeaways from the game below.






