It is indeed a historical night for Arsenal. 

They remain unbeaten against Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Mikel Arteta becomes the first manager since Arsene Wenger to take Arsenal to the Champions League semi-finals. 

They will now face PSG in the final four. Can they finally lift the trophy? Only time will tell. 

I hope you enjoyed the coverage. Thank you and good night. 

Double Decker.

Another incredible Player of the Match performance from Declan Rice 🏆 pic.twitter.com/H0jt4jRPMa

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 16, 2025

🙏Thibaut Courtois was the last Real Madrid player to leave the field. He wanted to apologize and thank the Madrid fans. RESPECT 🙌#ucl #realmadrid #arsenal #championsleague pic.twitter.com/eKIeQVDOxt

— MARCA in English 🇺🇸 (@MARCAinENGLISH) April 16, 2025

Monaco 2004 🤝 Arsenal 2025

We were the last team to defeat Real Madrid in the Champions League in the QFs until today. 21 years later, a Red and White team does it again ❤️🤍 pic.twitter.com/bM6RU5pjtJ

— AS Monaco EN 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco_EN) April 16, 2025

Arsenal qualify for the Champions League semis for the first time in 16 years. This is just their third entry to the final four. Historical for them!

Arsenal knockout defending champion Real Madrid in the Champions League.

They win the second leg by 2-1 and 5-1 on aggregate.

Arsenal qualify for their first semis in 16 years. They will face PSG in the final four. #RMAARS #RealMadrid #RealMadridVsArsenal pic.twitter.com/mjQsxoklNo

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) April 16, 2025

In: Tierney, White, Zinchenko

Out: Timber, Rice, Martinelli 

Merino with a long ball for Martinelli to make a solo run and easily beat Courtois.

Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (1-5 on agg.)

Odegard's shot from close range is saved by the Real Madrid goalkeeper.

5 minutes added as stoppage time. 

Another great run from Vinicius, and he lobbed the ball to Endrick to go for it. 

The youngster missed the target. 

Diaz goes for a shot with his right, but could not generate enough power to beat Raya. 

Thierry Henry 🤝 Bukayo Saka. 🤫 pic.twitter.com/UBB4OOyTqy

— afcstuff (@afcstuff) April 16, 2025

Yellow card for Partey and Rudiger. Partey and Rudiger will both miss the next match, if they qualify. 

A full-stretched Saliba makes a huge block as Vinicius looked dangerous to make a shot from right of the box.

Vinicius with a cross, and Endrick did well to receive the ball with his chest. The ball popped up in the air, and Kiwior just headed the ball back to Raya. 

Partey's shot from the edge of the box is blocked by Modric. 

🔢 Most #UCL apps by Real Madrid players:

1⃣5⃣0⃣: Casillas
1⃣3⃣4⃣: ⬆️MODRIC
1⃣3⃣3⃣: Benzema
1⃣3⃣0⃣: Raul#RMAARS #RMCF pic.twitter.com/vWbV9gXYwU

— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) April 16, 2025

Out: Saka

In: Trossard

In: Diaz, Modric

Out: Mbappe, Asencio

Mbappe is down after twisting his ankle. 

Declan Rice was running away with the ball and was about the shoot the ball. But, Tchouameni made the interception before it could happen. 

What on earth just Saliba did? 

Sailba did not know Vinicius was just behind him, and he just took a few seconds to play the ball back. 

But Vinicius just came back running and sent the ball to the back of an empty goal. 

Real Madrid 1-1 Arsenal (1-4 agg)

HE DOES IT. FINALLY, HE DOES IT. 

Great ball from Raya and Merino, just headed the ball to Saka to make the run. 

Merino then played a delicious ball to find Saka inside the box. 

This time, Saka did not miss the chance. 

Real Madrid 0-1 Arsenal (0-4 aggregate) 

Cross from Valverde from the right. Endrick tried to head the ball into the far post. 

But he missed the target.

Out: Rodrygo, Vazquez, Alaba

In: Ceballos, Endrick, Garcia

From the left, with a right-footed curling and dipping corner, Rodrygo nearly scored the goal. 

But Raya was cautious enough to make the punch. 

Timid effort from Vinicius and Raya makes an easy save. 

But, before that, it looked like Real Madrid could go for a counterattack. 

Long ball from Lucas for Jude Bellingham to make a run and enter the box. 

Rice came from behind and made a good tackle to get to the ball. 

Corner for Real. 

Dani Carvajal had words for Bukayo Saka right before heading down the tunnel for the half. pic.twitter.com/4cpRhnBbHG

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 16, 2025

Mikel Merino misses the target with a header from a long ball. 

Kylian Mbappe looking to make a lots of movement and he wins a free-kick after making an appeal for a foul, which was turned down.

WE HAD EVERYTHING BUT THE GOAL. 

Real Madrid were good, but not good enough to produce a goal. Arsenal were tight at the back. 

A penalty was given, saved by Courtios. A penalty was given to Real Madrid, which was then reversed. 

Drama!

Big save from Courtios as Martenelli tried to find a tight angle from close range. 

Good grab from Raya as he came out running to grab a long ball from right. 

Lucas is down after a bump in the back by Merino. 

7 minutes added as injury time,

Lucas Vazquez fouls Saka, and Arsenal now have time to breathe a bit. 

A curling ball from Lucas and Rudiger, with a stretched leg, tried to reach the ball. But he could not. 

William Saliba was every Arsenal fan when Real Madrid's penalty was overturned 😅 pic.twitter.com/sVobDdxtwY

— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 16, 2025

David Raya gets the yellow card for time wasting. 

8 - @thibautcourtois 🇧🇪 has saved eight of the 39 penalties faced against him as a @realmadriden goalkeeper in all competitions, three in the UEFA Champions League. In fact, since 2003/04, he's the Real Madrid goalkeeper with the most penalties saved in the competition. Savior. pic.twitter.com/wghpAZDFmb

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 16, 2025

This time, it is Rudiger who goes at Merino with a leading hand, without the ball. No card, but a free-kick for Arsenal. 

David Alaba goes at Saka again and fouls him aggressively in the middle of the pitch. 

He is already on a yellow. 

Mbappe tried to dip that ball into top corner from outside the box. 

He missed the target by a few inches. 

The referee has found that there was no foul, and the penalty has been reverted. 

VAR check is going on to check the penalty. Looks like Rice did not grab Mbappe that strongly.

The referee blows the whistle and gives the penalty. Rice gets the yellow for fouling Kylian Mbappe inside the box during a free-kick.

Jude Bellingham with a delicious ball from the left for Rodrygo to come to the centre and tap in. 

But, the Brazilian could not reach there. 

Thomas Partey blocked a shot from Lucas Vázquez. Real Madrid are now looking to change the momentum of the game. 

Odegard gave it to Saka, and Saka went for the dink. 

Courtois went to his left and saw till the last to make the save. 

That is huge in terms of the whole Champions League scenario. 

The VAR confirmed the penalty for Arsenal and Asencio gets the yellow card as well. 

A VAR check is going on for a potential penalty. Asencio dragged down Merino.

Saka goes with his left foot this time. The ball bounced before Courtois, and the Belgian goalkeeper had to dive to his left to make the save.

Saka from the left went for a right-footed shot. He targeted the far post and missed the target by a whisker.

Yellow card for David Alaba for a foul on Bukayo Saka. 

Mbappe chest-trapped the ball down from a curling ball by Vinicius Jr. He was offside though. 

Arsenal, with their black kit, starts things off!

One minute of silence a few Real Madrid and Madrid legends who passed away recently. 

Real Madrid have had their issues in the redevelopment but this is an undeniably impressive sight. pic.twitter.com/llMOl1OJ7z

— James Olley (@JamesOlley) April 16, 2025

Yellow cards will be wiped after this game but players can still miss the next match if they are booked this evening.

Arsenal: Gabriel Martinelli, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber

Real Madrid: Eder Militao, Endrick, Lucas Vazquez, Luka Modric, Antonio Rudiger,… pic.twitter.com/LaevvEXI6C

— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) April 16, 2025

Taking it all in. pic.twitter.com/t3K8O1sJ1i

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 16, 2025

Real Madrid received a royal welcome from their fans outside the Bernabéu ahead of their Champions League second-leg quarterfinal against Arsenal 🔥

They're ready for potentially another historic night at home 😤 pic.twitter.com/xJksplEBzE

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 16, 2025

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Merino.

Subs: Neto, Setford, Tierney, White, Zinchenko, Rosiak, Henry-Francis, Trossard, Butler-Oyedeji, Gower, Sterling, Nwaneri.

Playing XI: Courtois, Lucas V., Asencio, Rüdiger, Alaba, Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vini Jr. and Mbappé.

Subs: Fran González, Sergio Mestre, Luka Modrić, Arda Güler, Endrick, Jesús Vallejo, Dani Ceballos, Fran García, Brahim Díaz.

Camavinga, who was shown a red card in the final minutes of the first leg, will miss the match due to card issue. Aurelien Tchouameni is likely to replace him afer missing the firsst leg due to suspension. 

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Thomas Partey, who was forced off in their last match in Premier League, is fine now. Along with him, Ben White, who is doutful, also trained with the squad. 

The lid of the Santiago Bernabeu will be closed for this fixture. This means the sound will be amplified and the atmosphere will be too loud for anyone to focus. 

Can Arsenal handel the pressure? 

9️⃣0️⃣⏱️. pic.twitter.com/0rrZJ2zYaq

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) April 16, 2025

Declan Rice scored two stunning free-kicks and Mikel Merino kept his form against Real Madrid intact to hand Arsenal a huge 3-0 advatnage in the first leg. 

Real Madrid did not look at their best at Emirates Stadium. But, under the lid at Santiago Bernabeu, they can be a lethal team. 

Arsenal are now ubeaten in 9 games across compettions since losing against West Ham United at home. Since then Arteta's men have beaten teams like Chelsea in Premier League and Real Madrid in Champions League. 

Though they have gone through a few injuries in the recent past, they have been one of the better sides offlate. Not only that, they have scored the third most goals in this season's Champions League (28). Only Barcelona (36) and Bayern Munich (29) have scored more goals than them.

In recent time, Real Madrid have failed to get going. They have faced defeat against Valencia in La Liga and then lost the first leg against Arsenal in Champions League as well. 

In the Copa del Rey semis, they drew against Real Sociedad 4-4 till the extra time and then went on to win the game on aggregate. 

So, overall, they Spanish giants have not been at their best. 

Do you know Real Madrid have not beaten Arsenal in Champions League yet. Although they are the team to beat 144 teams in the Champions League so far, Arsenal do not come in that list. 

Not only that, Real Madrid are yet to score a single goal against Arsenal. 

So far, these two teams have played three matches against each other. Arsenal have won twice and drwan once. 

With a seating captacity of 78,297, Santiago Bernabeu is Spain's second largest football stadium. It has hosted four European Cup/UEFA Champions League finals in the past. Moreover, it is also the first stadium to host final of both Euro Cup and FIFA World Cup. 

It has been home of Real Madrid since 1947. 

Fans from India can watch the Real Madrid vs Arsenal match LIVE on Sony Sports TV Channels. Moreover, they can stream the match LIVE on Sony LIV App and Website as well. 

Match: Real Madrid vs Arsenal UEFA Champions League 2024-25, Quarter-final, Second Leg

Date: 17 March 2025

Time: 12.30 am IST

Venue: Santiago Barnebeu