When at last The Never Ending Story reached its final page, there was Bukayo Saka standing at the north end of the Santiago Bernabéu shrugging a familiar shrug that says: how about that, then? And that was pretty special, Arsenal’s own story written as Mikel Arteta had asked and given a scene they will remember for a long time, a coming of age.
The goal that finally confirmed that they were heading into their third European Cup semi-final was a portrait of the way Arsenal had played here: an exercise in patience, control, and maturity.
Written by Sid Lowe at the Bernabéu
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/16/real-madrid-arsenal-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-match-report under the title “Saka and Martinelli fire Arsenal to last four after famous win at Real Madrid”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
