A tribute to the heroes of Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
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Arsenal was already written off immediately after the best-of-16 draw was made in december 2006. The truth now is they have defined all odds and pulled off an outstanding display against Real Madrid in spain.The determination and hunger gave the team from london an extra edge both in attack and defence. The trademark swift counterattack was at its best. The passings were fluent and neat. The midfield was excellent and never gave the galacticos any space and time. The defence made several crucial interceptions and were first to most 50-50 balls. This is a performance that we Arsenal fans can be proud of. Although both teams had enough chances to kill the tie but lady luck was slightly on Wenger's side. A good goal from our captain coupled with a safe hands from Lehmenn and poor finishing on Real's part gave us the advantage. An 1-0 away win against the Spanish giant is a great result for me. Now that Arsenal has passed the hardest test of this draw with flying colours. Its really up to this young Arsenal team to put in yet another memorable display in 2 weeks time at Highbury. A poor performance in return leg will wash all the hard work put in today down the drain. So a place in the quarter-finals is only for Arsenal to lose now. Go Gunners! keep up the good work and we will be rewarded with another chance to pit ourselves against the best teams in Europe in the quarter-finals.
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i hope arsenal kick real out of the competition.
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Me too man..Me tooOriginally posted by dragg:i hope arsenal kick real out of the competition.
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We could haf pulled off a boro7-nil thrashing had the 1st 3 shots on goal went in. It would have really raised the confidence level to all new heights. Highbury pitch is much smaller and compact and real woun't be able to try their switch-flank crosses.
Surprisingly bergkamp wasnt even featured considering he made the 1600km trip by road.