UCL: One of the best nights – Arteta reacts as Arsenal eliminate Real Madrid

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UCL: One of the best nights – Arteta reacts as Arsenal eliminate Real Madrid

Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, has described their 2-1 win over Real Madrid as “one of the best nights in my football career”.

The Gunners are through to the Champions League semi-final after beating the current holders 5-1 on aggregate.

Bukayo Saka opened the scoring for the visitors, dinking the ball over Thibaut Courtois, after missing a penalty earlier.

But Vinicius Junior pounced on a defensive error to make it 1-1, before Gabriel Martinelli sealed a famous win for Arsenal with a breakaway goal.

“One of the best nights in my football career,” Arteta told TNT Sports

“We played against a team with the biggest history. It has been an inspiration for all of us on this competition.

“To be able to win the tie in the manner we have done – I think we have to be very proud of ourselves.

“It is very difficult. After two-to-three minutes you realise anything can happen in this stadium.

“Fortunately, a lot of things went for us. Overall, we did what we had to do to win the game.”