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This can not happen armoryThe most famous victory over a club from the Spanish capital in 2025 But still there was something seismic, something spectacular in it. Atletico Madrid Didn’t just emulate Real Madrid, who were beaten at the Emirates Stadium in April: they left them behind. And not in the right way. Real lost 3-0 on one mikel artetaThe greatest nights of. In the space of 13 unreal minutes, Arsenal scored four times against a club that used to be synonymous with defensive solidity.
This was a statement result. Arteta may overlook their status as favorites for the Premier League, but last season’s semi-finalists showed they will be a serious force. Champions LeagueVery. Arteta can often be accused of being too cautious, too conservative, but this was Arsenal being unbridled and ruthless, huge and ambitious.
“The way we prepare for matches is to always try to hurt the opponents as much as possible, as often as possible,” he said. Atlético, which had surrendered, was left wounded and battered. He discovered it was much more painful than enduring the cold rain after training on Tuesday.
Arsenal, by contrast, are on the boil. If Arteta could enjoy the scoreline, he certainly enjoyed being recognized as one of the scorers. Victor Gyokres There were no goals in the eighth game and apart from one shot saved by Jan Oblak, they looked unlikely to concede a single shot. Then came two goals in three minutes, the first a deflection, the second directed off his thigh. Giocêre’s opener, ending his drought, was inadvertently redirected by David Hanko but found the net to give the Emirates a reprieve.
In sporting terms, these were the £54m forward’s two least important goals, but perhaps in the context of his season and his Arsenal career, they were more important. “It was the biggest smile on his face today,” Arteta said. “I also see his teammates in the picture and video, they are all very happy for him because he totally deserved it.”
Arsenal pulled away from Atlético with individual goals from two different Gabriels: Gabriel Magalhaes with a trademark header, gabriel martinelli With a powerful counter attack. The dynamic Martinelli is shaping up to be their Champions League specialist: he has scored in all three games as Arsenal have started at 100 per cent. Three more wins should seal a top-eight finish, and they could look to skip the play-off round.
They’re taking a familiar path in another relationship, too. The Premier League was considered a set-piece league. When Arsenal plays, so does the Champions League. He bookended the scoring with a dead-ball goal. Declan Rice’s free kick was met with a scathing staredown from Magalhaes. His deep corner was met by Gabriel, who allowed Gyöckeres to slot in his second.
Rice became a problem for Real with his free kicks during shooting. His crosses were “fantastic”, said Arteta. Atletico had no answer. It’s one thing to know Arsenal excel in set-pieces, it’s another to completely stop them. “We know we can create chaos from set-pieces,” Arteta said. they did.
And Magalhães is a phenomenon in himself. It is difficult to think of a centre-back who has been as consistently dangerous in the opposition’s penalty box as the Brazilian, who finished with one goal and one assist. “Set-pieces are very important in football,” said Diego Simeone. It was partly observation, partly lamentation.
Arsenal’s four-goal onslaught was all the more remarkable because it was a case of saying that, early in the second half, Atlético looked likely to break the deadlock. Julian Alvarez was excellent and fired a shot against the bar.
Before the break, he swung the ball into an unprotected net from an almost impossible angle, David Raya took a risk in possession and both were caught by Guiliano Simeone, and cleared out of possession. “They win a lot of games like this with individual actions,” Arteta said. It could have been the second one.
Instead, Atlético’s manager placed the blame on individuals. “It’s individual mistakes that affect the team,” Simeone said. The culprits can have no doubt that he holds them responsible.
As his questioning began, Arteta could only cheer and praise. The invention was offered from his side. Eze played a beautiful, defence-splitting pass to Bukayo Saka; Zubimendi released Gyöckeres with a superb flick. On each occasion, Jan Oblak made good saves.
Arteta also contributed to their attacking intent. He played Eberechi Eze as number 10 and, with a shot past Hanko, the Londoner hit the bar. He brought in Miles Lewis-Skelley and Martinelli and they combined to score the second goal. The left-back made a powerful run deep into the Atlético area, and the winger fired a shot into the net. He had already had one goal disallowed when he touched Saka’s cross-shot for offside. This time no one was stopping him.
And the arsenal cannot be denied. Atlético became the first team to record a shot on target against Arsenal in three matches, but it was little consolation for Simeone. Not after those 13 minutes that were wonderful for Arsenal but terrible for Atlético.