( bully168 )Declan Rice makes UEFA Champions League history as Arsenal beat Real Madrid 3-0 bully168

    The England midfielder became the first player to score two direct free-kick goals in a Champions League knockout round.

    Rice, who has played 338 times for club level, had never scored a direct free-kick goal before. Then he scored twice against Real Madrid inside 12 minutes.

    The Gunners are the fifth player to score two free-kicks in the same UEFA Champions League game, but the first to do so in the knockout stages, with the previous four all coming in the group stage. They are…

    – Rivaldo (Barcelona v Milan, 2000)

    – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid v Zurich, 2009) – Neymar

    (PSG v Red Star Belgrade, 2018)

    – Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray v Man Utd, 2023)

  bully168   In the meantime, Arsenal have scored 21 goals from set-pieces in all competitions this season (excluding penalties), more than any other Premier League side. ( bully168 )