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Arsenal have produced their best result in recent memory with a 3-0 victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final.
From The New York Times
Arsenal’s players poured their heart and soul into creating a zeitgeist of a night — when they had an opportunity in their grasp, they turned it into greatness.
From The New York Times
It is hard to think of how a right-footed player could have placed it any better, and with any more power than that.
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