Rice finds antidote to Madrid?s magic and provides glimpse of his ultimate potential

Arsenal conclusively outplayed Real Madrid, led by brilliant performances from Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice
Where is your magic now? As the night wore on at an increasingly sullen Bernab?u, as the latest keepers of the Real Madrid shirt tried and failed to crank their way up through the emotional gears, this felt a bit like watching a conjuring act gone wrong. Pick a card. Any card. No. Not that one. Wait. Keep your eyes on the ball. The glass. Hang on.
Such is the voodoo around Real Madrid, the white magic stuff, it had been necessary to process quite a lot of this chat in the buildup. Had Arsenal won too well at the Emirates? Was a three goal advantage further proof of their naivety?
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