In front of its adoring crowd, the North London club took a huge step towards the Champions League semifinal by beating Spanish juggernaut Real Madrid 3-0 in its quarterfinal first-leg. But amid the frenzied scenes inside the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, the story of the night belonged to one man; Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice.

Rice scored two free-kicks in the space of 12 minutes as Arsenal beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Jamie Carragher claims “spectacular left-back” Myles Lewis-Skelly reminds him of one of his England teammates and a Three Lions hero after the Arsenal star’s display against Real Madrid on Tuesday.

Arsenal’s win over Real Madrid conclusively sealed England’s long-expected fifth guaranteed entry in the Champions League next season. In the new 36-team Champions League format, UEFA awards bonus places to the two nations whose sides collectively perform the best over the three European club competitions this season.

The vacuum between the two legs of Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final with Real Madrid is just another part of the challenge for Mikel Arteta’s players. The noise about the probability of a Real comeback has begun and will only grow in volume in the build-up to Wednesday’s decider in Spain,

Arsenal have extended their club record for goals in the UEFA Champions League following their 3-0 victory over Real Madrid earlier this week. The Gunners delivered an emphatic second-half performance,