Gunners blast into final four

Arsenal completes Real rout in Madrid to reach Champions League semis

Arsenal dethroned the king of the Champions League with ease, as a 5-1 aggregate rout of Real Madrid sent the Gunners into the semifinals for the first time since 2009.

A commanding 3-0 first-leg victory, lit up by two stunning Declan Rice free-kick goals, laid the foundations in London.

But, a 2-1 win in the cauldron of the Santiago Bernabeu to complete the job on Wednesday was a coming of age performance for Mikel Arteta's rising stars.