🚨 Arsenal STUN Madrid, Chelsea star eyed for mammoth Saudi move, Bayern confident over Wirtz, Man Utd eye new GK, & more

Apr 17, 2025

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Today’s top stories:

Gabriel Martinelli scored a memorable late winner for Arsenal as they beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu and booked their place in the Champions League semi-finals! FT Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (1-5 on aggregate) [Pictures from TNT Sports]
Mikel Arteta: “If I'm here, it's thanks to Pep Guardiola. I called him this morning. I will always be grateful to him.”
Arteta: “Carlo Ancelotti told me that he hopes Arsenal win the Champions League!”
Declan Rice: “We knew we were going to win. There was a lot of talking coming here about Real Madrid coming back because they’ve done it so many times before but we had enough belief and confidence from the first leg that we had enough to come here.”
Saka: “We saw all the stuff that was going on social media, saying they were going to come back… but we’ve been able to show our mentality. We should be proud.”
Saka on his penalty miss: “I tried something and it didn’t work… but I was confident I was going to score! I kept my head and managed to do it in the second half.”
Jesus Rodriguez to Arsenal? Sources suggest the Gunners are taking a very close look at one of Spanish football’s most exciting young talents…
Kingsley Coman to Arsenal also looks like a major story to watch, according to Christian Falk in his exclusive column.

Unai Emery on Marcus Rashford’s future: “It is difficult to plan it now. It depends on the circumstances and what happens in the next weeks. He’s feeling comfortable and feeling better. He played a fantastic match vs PSG. We are very happy.”

This Barcelona star is rumoured to be a top target for Chelsea in a potential €80m deal - full story here!

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