LAGOS, NIGERIA — Arsenal don shine brighter as dem beat Real Madrid 3-0 for di first leg of di Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday night. Dis big win secure England one minimum of five spots for di Champions League nex season.
Di match wey happen for Emirates Stadium, Arsenal players show dem quality as dem score three goals. Mikel Arteta‘s team dey fly high now as dem dey aim to write their own history in di Champions League.
Gunners get two stunning free-kicks wey contribute to di victory, wey include di first goal from their player. Mikel Merino join am later to complete di scoring, as Real Madrid no fit withstand di pressure from Arsenal.
“Dis na important night for us and di fans, but we still dey get work to do for di second leg,” Arteta talk after di match. “We need to continue to push hard and not rest on our laurels.”
Wit dis performance, England don secure a minimum of five teams wey go participate for di Champions League. One more win from any of di three European competitions will seal fifth place for di Premier League for di next season.
Wetin make di Champions League more interesting na di new rules wey allow more than five teams from one league to enter di tournament. Dis mean say England fit get up to seven teams in di 2025-26 Champions League if Aston Villa win di competition dis year and still manage qualify through di league.
England dey race wit Italy for di second place for UEFA coefficient ranking, wey dey determine how many teams fit qualify for di Champions League. Currently, Arsenal and Liverpool dey set to finish as top two teams for di Premier League, while Nottingham Forest dey sit for third place, with di gap between dem and di tenth team just 12 points.
Manchester United and Tottenham both dey struggle for form, as dem dey sit for di bottom half of di Premier League, but both teams dey still in di Europa League. If one of dem win di tournament, e go add another team to di Champions League next season, further increasing di chances for English representation.
“Arsenal show big quality tonight. We no fit say we did near dem, dem come well prepared. We go need something special for di second leg to come back,” Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid midfielder, comment after di match.
Di Accumulation of UEFA coefficient wey dey give di leagues positions for Europe na based on di performance of di teams in di Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League. Dis season, English teams don perform well and dey secure extra slots for di tournament next season.
“We dey here to win, and we get di chance to perform. E go hard, but we go give our best to make sure we qualify for di next stages,” Bellingham add.
As di season dey reach im climax, fans dey look forward to di next legs of di European matches, and how di final positions go impact di Premier League teams for di next season’s Champions League.
