Arsenal achieved a statement about Real Madrid in the last eight of the Champions League with Martin Odegaard who chose their attacking approach in the Bernabeuu
Martin Odegaard admits that he was proud that Arsenal showed the courage to actually go to Real Madrid and attack while landing a remarkable victory of the Champions League. The Gunners won both feet in their quarterfinals and fell the Spanish giants in the Bernabeu.
Arsenal had achieved a memorable 3-0 win over Los Blancos in the Emirates in the first pipes, but there was a comeback from Spain from Echt. That never endangered at night when the Premier League side kept insisting their advantage.
Bukayo Saka scored the opening goal before Gabriel Martinelli devised a late winner for a 2-1 success in the night. During the game, Arsenal seemed to attack instead of leaning back and defending their lead.
Various teams, even leading lights in Europe, went to the Spanish capital in the past and looked at the pressure of Real, which bragging Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius JNR, but Odegaard was pleased to see them go out and tried to win the game.
He said: “We felt completely ready to beat them again. But if you go to Real Madrid and want to win, you have to be good at it. It is a stadium that is special in terms of history and they have had many crazy games and results there – especially in the Champions League.
“So it was about staying focused, doing our own thing and making sure we win the game again. I was so happy that we had the courage to play our own game in the Bernabeu. Many teams go there and ultimately do nothing, but in the second half we used the ball more and you could open the space.”
Mikel Arteta maintained in the run -up to the European collision that Arsenal would go to the Bernabeu who wants to register a new victory. He finally laid down the law with Real early five times over the 180 minutes they played.
The Arsenal boss said about their approach: “To win it. It is the same as we did in London, our preparation for the things we have to do, the things we have to dominate during the game, in different phases to give us the best possible opportunity to win the game. That is clear in our mindset, and the way we play tomorrow.”
The Champions League is now the only trophy that Arsenal can win and their success about Real was a serious explanation. They now include PSG in the semi -final with the French outfit seen as the current leaders. They previously defeated the Gunners in the tournament 2-0, but the Parisians have since improved enormously.