Arsenal news: Fan views on beating Real Madrid in Champions League

We asked for your views on Arsenal’s performance as they beat Real Madrid 2-1 in Wednesday’s second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals to progress 5-1 on aggregate.

Here are some of your comments:

Vince: Mikel Arteta got it spot on. He knew Real would throw themselves forward in mostly individualistic attacks and instead of parking the bus and slowing it down, he got our boys looking for the swift counter. We also looked fitter than Real over the whole 90-100mins, so kudos to the backroom fitness and conditioning team as well. What a victory but PSG will be a different proposition. Let’s never rest on our laurels.

Wendy: Just stunning. Arteta’s plan has played out well, and we just beat the champions. How’s that! What a great team the lads have become. So happy for them.

Sam: That was incredible! All the talk in the build up to the game about a Madrid comeback “Remontada”, but Arsenal did exactly what they did in the first leg – played their game, and did it brilliantly. We defended so well when Madrid had their chances, and other than William Saliba’s mistake, there weren’t many! Bukayo Saka recovered from the penalty miss with a superb finish and Gabriel Martinelli finished it off. Stunning performance over the two legs – now bring on PSG in the semis!

Decko: The early first goal was going to count for either side and had Saka’s penalty gone in that would have knocked the stuffing out of Madrid and, likewise, had Madrid’s penalty stood and been scored it would have created a different game and performance for them. Saka and Martinelli’s goals were sheer class for this level. Wonderful evening for the Arsenal team, fans and supporters. Taste the victory and prepare for the semis.

Chris: I’ve been proud of the whole team for a long time but to beat the current European champions home and away blows my confidence through the roof. We are an amazing team with quality throughout. Declan Rice was a gladiator and our backline was outstanding. Well done, boys.

Daniel: Are they Tottenham in disguise? What a performance from everyone – Rice in particular. A lid on the Rice helps it cook better. The only downside to this is Saka’s penalty. Why would he try the panenka in those circumstances? However, he made up for it by scoring a chip in the second half! Mikel Merino with the double assist – absolutely brilliant as a centre-forward. Love it! On to Ipswich and then Paris! COYG.

Steve: Want to shout out to an unsung hero – Jakub Kiwior. He was immense over both legs. We were gutted to lose Gabriel to injury before the tie but the giant Pole was superb.