Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid CF Highlights and Results: UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg

April 28, 2025 By Johan Curtis No Comments 4 minutes

8th April 2025 | Arsenal shook the entire world when they beat the Reyes de Europa, Real Madrid CF, in a thumping victory, putting three past the current winners of the UEFA Champions League at the home of the Gunners, Emirates Stadium. 

If you missed out on the game, don’t worry. This complete match report will guide you about the match highlights, scorecard, star performers, high points in the game, and the complete squads of Real Madrid and Arsenal as both teams met for the first time in two decades.  

Arsenal vs Real Madrid: As it Happened

In the words of the Arsenal Gaffer Mikel Arteta himself, Arsenal hadn’t scored a direct free kick since late 2021 until Declan Rice scored one—and then another one within 12 minutes at the Emirates. 

It was a second-half performance for the ages put on by the home team in front of their crowd. Two quick goals from Declan Rice broke a number of records. 

With Lewis-Skelly making the perfect run for an already tired Real Madrid, Mikel Merino put the final nail in the coffin for the visitors, with all that is left to play for at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. 

Arsenal vs Real Madrid Quarter Final First Leg: Full Time Score

Arsenal vs Real Madrid ended up in a 3-nil victory for the hosts, while the visitors take home a disadvantage with them, as Eduardo Camavinga got a red card in the final minutes of the game, meaning he will be out of the return leg fixture. 

The second leg of this tie takes place at the Bernabeu on Wednesday. The winner will face either Aston Villa or Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final.

Is Real Madrid out of this season’s Champions League race?

While nothing can be said, at least when it comes to Real Madrid, in a return leg, at their home, in the Champions League, Arsenal head to the Santiago Bernabeu as hot favorites to wrap the tie next week.

What stands in their way is the home crowd of Real Madrid and the magical comeback they have seen over the years, with the latest and most notable one coming against FC Bayern Munich last year, with Joselu’s quick brace in the semi-final to send them to the final. 

Real Madrid will be attacking from the first whistle of the game when Arsenal visits them next Wednesday. 

Would Arteta’s men be able to cope with the pressure? It’s still pretty much all to play for, for Carlo Ancelotti’s Royal Whites. 

Arsenal FC Squad

The starting lineup for Arsenal:

• • David Raya (Goalkeeper)
  • Jurrien Timber
  • William Saliba
  • Jakub Kiwior
  • Miles Lewis-Skelly
  • Martin Odegaard (Captain)
  • Tomas Partey

• Declan Rice

• Bukayo Saka
• Mikel Merino
• Gabriel Martinelli

The substitutions in the second half: 

• Leandro Trossard for Bukayo Saka
• Kieran Tierney for Declan Rice
• Ben White for Jurrien Timber

Real Madrid CF Squad and Playing Eleven

The starting lineup for Real Madrid:

• Thibaut Courtois (Goalkeeper)
• David Alaba
• Antonio Rudiger
• Raul Asencio
• Fede Valverde
• Jude Bellingham
• Eduardo Camavinga
• Luka Modric (Captain)
• Rodrygo
• Vinicius Junior 
• Kylian Mbappe

The substitutions in the second half: 

• Lucas Vasquez for Luka Modric
• Fran Garcia for David Alaba
• Brahim Diaz for Rodrygo

Highest-Rated Players: Player Ratings for Arsenal vs Real Madrid

Player Of The Match: Declan Rice

According to Sofascore, these are the highest-rated players from the first tie between Arsenal and Real Madrid:

Arsenal

Declan Rice: 8.7 *

Myles Lewis-Skelly: 7.9

David Raya: 7.8

Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe: 7.4

Jude Bellingham: 7.3

Thibaut Courtois: 7.2 *

* indicates the star performer of the team

Real Madrid CF vs Arsenal: Head-to-Head

Games won by Real Madrid CF: 0

Games won by Arsenal: 2

Draws: 1

Matches Played: 

• 2024/25 Quarter Finals

• • • Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid

• 2005/06 Round of 16

• • • Arsenal 0-0 Real Madrid
    • Real Madrid 0-1 Arsenal

Quarter Final Fixtures

Tuesday, April 8

Arsenal vs Real Madrid

Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan

Wednesday, April 9

Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund

PSG vs Aston Villa

The END

After a first leg to remember for ages to come, especially for North Londoners, Declan Rice, and the Spaniard Mikel Arteta, the aura of Real Madrid haunts every top club in Europe. Have you missed out on the exhilarating game between Real Madrid and Arsenal? No worries, the highlights of the game are available on Arsenal’s official website. If you want to watch the extended highlights of the Real Madrid vs Arsenal quarterfinals first leg, connect to FastestVPN today and watch high-quality highlights streaming on YouTube!

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