In front of its adoring crowd, the North London club took a huge step towards the Champions League semifinal by beating Spanish juggernaut Real Madrid 3-0 in its quarterfinal first-leg. But amid the frenzied scenes inside the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, the story of the night belonged to one man; Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice.

Declan Rice said his free kick heroics against Real Madrid left him "speechless" but insisted Arsenal are targeting Champions League glory.

Arsenal welcomed Real Madrid to the Emirates for the opening leg of a Champions League quarterfinal. They sent their supporters, who were in full voice throughout the highly-anticipated matchup, home happy with a 3-0 victory,