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Arsenal's win over Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals could be the start of something big.
Whisper it quietly, but maybe, just maybe, there's something for Arsenal to salvage from this season after all.
The Gunners have beaten Real Madrid home and away in the space of a week, putting themselves into the semi-finals of the Champions League against PSG. Mikel Arteta's team is now tantalizingly close to something special.
Entering with a three-goal lead, the Gunners knew that the hosts would come at them with both barrels, but it was Bukayo Saka who had a chance to end the game from the spot just minutes in, but his penalty was saved.
Kylian Mbappe's goal in the first half was ruled out for offside and from there, the Gunners kept the hosts at bay until Saka's goal in the second half ended the tie as a contest. Unfortunately, William Saliba's mistake let in Vinicius Junior who scored, but Arsenal held firm and Gabriel Martinelli finished off the Spanish champs in glorious fashion in injury time.
To beat Madrid once at home, is great, but to beat them in their own building? Well, my friends, that's something special.
"The feeling that we have is our reality, basically," Arteta said via arsenal.com. "And in the feeling that I had before the game, when the players were transmitting and how prepared I could feel the team, that we are ready to compete against anybody. Now we have to continue to do that because I think we have some momentum now."
Thought to be no chance at progressing past the defending champs, the Gunners, one could easily say, showed them a clean set of heels in both games to win the tie at a canter, 5-1.
So advancing to the semi-finals is great, but it will be the manner in which Arsenal did it will make the club have a feeling that they can do it again against PSG.
It will be another mammoth challenge in front of Arteta and his side, but if you can beat Real Madrid both home and away, then PSG won't hold any fears, respect yes, but fear no.
The season was thought to be over weeks ago, but now the Gunners have something to sink their teeth into, and who knows, maybe this year, that has been defined by injuries and bad luck, might just have a fairytale finish after all.