Arsenal has received Carlo Ancelotti endorsement after defeating Real Madrid and advancing to the Champions League semi-finals. The Gunners won 2-1 at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night to reach the competition’s last four for the first time since 2009, with an impressive 5-1 aggregate scoreline.
Bukayo Saka’s dinked penalty was saved by Thibaut Courtois, while Real had a penalty overruled by VAR after Declan Rice was adjudged to have fouled Kylian Mbappe in the box. Saka made up for his miss with a brilliant chipped finish over Courtois, and while Vinicius Junior pulled one back after robbing William Saliba, it was insufficient to console the home side. Reported By Mirror News.
Gabriel Martinelli surged clear on the break to secure Arsenal’s triumph in extra time, triggering loud celebrations in the away end. Arsenal will face Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals, with a possible final against Barcelona or Inter Milan.
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Real captain Lucas Vazquez complained that Arsenal “did almost nothing” in the first half and only “came to defend,” but Mikel Arteta revealed Ancelotti’s superb reaction. He elaborated: “Ancelotti told me that he hopes Arsenal win the Champions League.”
Ancelotti is the most successful manager in Champions League history, having won five titles, and he was kind in loss. “We’ve been happy so many times, but not today,” he complained. “We need to handle this emotion as well as we did when the awards arrived and we were overjoyed.
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