A Declan Rice Jubilatory said that he had “the best feeling in the world” after hitting two amazing free kicks when Arsenal stunned Real Madrid to the Emirates.
After a first half-time tirelessly in this quarter-final of the Champions League at first glance, on 58 minutes, Rice has impressed his move around the defensive wall of the opposition and former goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in an impressive wall.
And 12 minutes later, the man in England struck another free kick at home – this time choosing the upper right corner.
Rice had not previously scored a direct free kick in his career covering nearly 350 appearances.
Mikel Merino later added a third to give the Gunners an advantage of three goals before next Wednesday’s return match at the Bernabeu. They are trying to reach the semi-finals of this competition for the first time since 2009 in their last realistic hope of silverware this season.
“I don’t know if it will never sink,” said Rice. “I imagined the two (free kicks) and to have confidence, I am a bit speechless.
Declan Rice (right) revealed that Martin Odegaard’s advice to cross the ball have been ignored
The midfielder scored two incredible free kicks against Real Madrid on Tuesday evening
Rice was the manufacturer of difference but Arsenal was by far the best side and deserved victory
“This is one of those moments, the best feeling in the world.”
During the first free kick, he said, “Martin (Odegaard) said to meet, I said that it didn’t make sense and that it didn’t make sense and that it climbed it like that. We practice them all the time, (the set-morceau coach Nicolas) tells me to cross and that did not make sense.
“Bukayo (Saka) said,” If you feel it, go ahead. ” I looked at the wall and the goalkeeper and said I could fold it and that’s what happened.
And then during his second strike, he explained: “It’s far away, you don’t even realize. We were going to touch it and settle it, but (Kylian) Mbappe had remained too close.
“He (Mbappe) was in the middle and I just went with it. I practice it a lot. I had confidence after the first, I had nothing to lose.
“I don’t think it will hit me what I have done to score twice.
The man in England now has eyes on the attack by Spanish giants in a similar way next week.
He added: “We do not return to defend, we will attack and want to be in the semi-finals.
“We want to win this competition, but we have another leg to go and take a match at a time.
Jude Bellingham admitted that Real Madrid was miles from their best usual
Mikel Arteta was left by praising the two strikes from Rice and warned that Arsenal had even more in the locker to show.
He said: “He (Rice) never marked a free kick in his career, we have not marked a direct free kick from Burnley in 2021. What are the chances?
“It was two moments of individual quality and we have to show that we can do it again next week.
“We are in the middle of the tie. These were magical moments. We have much more to give.
Jude Bellingham said his Real Madrid team had the chance to concede three goals, but said they were “still alive”.
He said, “We were far from being. Two of the goals are really good free kicks, but to be honest, they could have had much more, we had the chance to get out with three.
“But there is a second step, we stand, we will need something incredibly special. We are still alive, we have another 90 minutes.