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Champions League: Arsenal through to semi-finals after aggregate win over Real Madrid

‘The night of all nights!’published at 07:09 British Summer Time

Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (agg 1-5)

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Watch full-time scenes as Arsenal celebrate historic win

Arsenal reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for only the third time after completing a 5-1 aggregate win over defending champions and 15-time winners Real Madrid.

Mikel Arteta’s side took a 3-0 aggregate lead into the second leg and produced an assured, resolute display in the Spanish capital to set up a last-four encounter against Paris St-Germain.

A late breakaway goal from Gabriel Martinelli sealed a deserved 2-1 victory in the Bernabeu after Bukayo Saka’s second-half opener had been quickly cancelled out by Vinicius Junior.

That came after Saka had missed a penalty in the first half, while Real were awarded a spot-kick in the opening 45 for a Declan Rice challenge on Kylian Mbappe, only to see it ruled out following a lengthy VAR check.

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