Mikel Arteta praised a milestone evening for Arsenal while destroying the kings of Europe to reach the Champions League-Half Final for the first time since 2009.
The Gunners had a 3-0 advantage against Real Madrid from the first leg of the quarterfinals, but last night, for a raw Bernabeu-Versigte, Bukayo Saka had saved a daring chipped penalty after 13 minutes.
Subsequently, Real got a spot kick from himself, Kylian Mbappe fell to the floor under minimal contact from Declan Rice.
The VAR intervened to destroy the decision and Saka had to overcome his earlier setback by beating in the second half. Vinicius Junior withdrew a goal before Gabriel Martinelli added a winner in injury time to complete the humiliation of Los Blancos in a statement 5-1 victory over aggregated.
In the impressive display, the North London club now sees Paris Saint-Germain.
Arteta said: 'One of the best nights in my football career. We played against a team with the greatest history. It has been an inspiration for all of us in this competition.
'To be able to win the draw in the way we have done, I think we should be very proud of ourselves.
“It's very difficult. After two or three minutes you realize that something can happen in this stadium.
'Fortunately, many things went for us. In general we did what we had to do to win the game. '
On Saka's daring penalty -Miss, Arteta said: 'I would have liked to have hit him! But the player must make the decision and he was brave enough to do it, and I was more worried about the emotional part. '
He also greeted the influence of Pep Guardiola, Die Arteta Assistant coach was at the bottom of Manchester City.
He said: 'I called him this morning (Guardiola) because I am here thanks to him. As a player and coach, he has been an inspiration for me. I had four great years with him and I will always be grateful to him. '
The men of Arteta are the only English side that is left in the Champions League. They defeated PSG 2-0 in the Emirates Stadium in the competition phase, but the French champions of Luis Enrique have since improved a lot.
“I know the manager (Luis Enrique) really well, but let's enjoy tonight,” he added.
“They are now a different team and they currently have an incredible run.”