Champions League review: Arsenal conquer Bernabéu as elite reshuffle

Going throughArsenalA gala night – and performance – in one of the citadels of soccer. Mikel Arteta’s team refused to let the occasion, the Bernabéu and talk of a remontada constantly uttered as a mantra in the build-up distract them. The Gunners retained their unbeaten record against the competition’s near-eternal champions and did not allow themselves to be waylaid by any hoopla, or confused officiating that led to a “ghost” penalty eventually wiped by the video assistant. Perhaps Bukayo Saka’s Panenka malfunction reflected an overconfidence but Arsenal won the individual battles all over the Bernabeu pitch soon reducing their galactic opposition to one-dimensional football. All achieved with a callow defence featuring Jurrien Timber, Jakub Kiwior and teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly, with Mikel Merrno as emergency striker. Saka’s goal was so coolly taken, as was Gabriel Martinelli’s late finish, on a night Arsenal fans will remember for decades. Paris Saint-GermainThe last four includes...