Declan Rice savor a historic evening

Author of a double free kick, Declan Rice was one of the major craftsmen of the arsenal qualification in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Once again imperial at the Bernabéu to allow the Gunners to validate their ticket for the last square, the midfielder did not hide his pride after the 2-1 success of his own this Wednesday evening: ” It's such a special evening for this club, a historic evening. »

Aware of the reputation of the White House in this kind of meeting, which had promised hell to the current second of the Premier League, Rice recalled that the Gunners had come with certainties after their success acquired in the first leg: ” So many things have been said before the match on their ability to reverse the situation, because they did it so many times … But the first leg had given us so much confidence. We knew we were going to suffer, but we also knew that we were going to win. And it was seen on the ground.