Arsenal were too much for Real Madrid, as the Gunners secured a 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu to reach the Champions League semifinals with a 5-1 aggregate win.
Wednesday’s quarterfinal burst into action after a pair of first-half penalty decisions. Bukayo Saka’s “Panenka” penalty was easily saved by Thibaut Courtois, while Madrid’s renewed optimism was dented minutes later after a penalty call of their own was overturned by the referee after a long VAR review.
Arsenal stymied Madrid’s attack in the second half before Saka made amends for his penalty miss with the game’s first goal. But a mistake by William Saliba immediately after led to Vinicius Junior scoring for the reigning European champions.
