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Real Madrid had no answer against Arsenal, but PSG will be a different test

I’m writing this column as I fly back to London from Madrid and I’m honestly finding it tough to sum up exactly how I’m feeling after last night’s events in the Bernabeu.

It just doesn’t get any bigger than what Arsenal did at the home of the 15-time European champions. They came of age in front of our eyes. It was just very, very special to witness.

To walk into the cauldron of the Bernabeu and to silence it the way they did. It was remarkable really. In truth, over the two legs, it was a mauling.

Arsenal ground Madrid down and by the end they looked broken. They just had no answer to Mikel Arteta’s side.

I thought the win in the home leg was spectacular, but the victory last night was a sign of a team that now genuinely believes it can beat anyone, anywhere.

All the talk in the build up to the game was about the Real Madrid remontada and it was tough not to get swept up by it all while you were over there. There was a real belief about the way the Madrid players, the fans and the media all hyped things up.