Lagos, Nigeria – Arsenal don make history as dem advance to UEFA Champions League semi-final for di third time after dem beat Real Madrid 2-1 for di second leg, winning 5-1 on aggregate last night.
Di Gunners, who win di first leg 3-0, increase dem lead with a fine goal from Bukayo Saka for di 65th minute, as Gabriel Martinelli seal di win in di stoppage time. Despite Real Madrid managing to score through Vinícius Júnior just two minutes after Saka’s goal, it no change di overall result.
In di match, Saka show his class after im penalty miss earlier in di first half, where Real Madrid goalkeeper save him Panenka shot. Saka talk to TNT Sports after di match saying, “I believe we fit win di Champions League. We don beat PSG already dis season, but dem be different team now. We go ready.”
Arsenal’s coach Mikel Arteta also express pride in di team’s performance, say, “Dis kind night na one of di best for my career. We play against a team wey get history, and we fit win dem. I no fit forget di atmosphere tonight for Bernabeu. Dis na special moment for us.”
Arsenal don become di first team for history to win dia first two games against Real Madrid at di Bernabeu, an impressive feat for a club wey no don lift di Champions League trophy before. Di first time wey dem reach semi-final na 2006, followed by another round in 2009.
In another quarter-final, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) head join Arsenal after dem beat Aston Villa 5-4 on aggregate. Villa fight back in di second leg but couldn’t overcome PSG’s earlier lead.
PSG’s coach Luis Enrique talk say, “We deserve to reach di semi-finals. Aston Villa play very intense but dis na Champions League.”
As di semi-finals loom, Arsenal go face PSG, while Inter Milan go meet Barcelona. Di matches set to take place in less than two weeks.
Di supercomputer at Opta predict Arsenal’s chances to go all di way stand at 28.7 percent, with Inter at 25.5 percent, while PSG is 24 percent and Barcelona 21.8 percent.
Aston Villa’s coach Unai Emery also don take to di media after di match to praise his players, tell dem, “We dey close to di level wey we want. We compete well, and di journey no end here.”
