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Arsenal have made it to the Champions League semi-final by beating Real Madrid twice in a week.

Declan Rice starred for the Gunners by scoring a brace in their 3-0 win in the first leg at the Emirates last week. The return leg was at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday and Arsenal sealed a 2-1 win over Real Madrid.

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka opened the scoring yesterday before Vinícius Júnior equalised two minutes later. Gabriel Martinelli scored the later winner and both goals were assisted by Mikel Merino.

Marca, AS and Mundo Deportivo have provided player ratings in today’s newspapers and we take a look, starting with Marca.

They gave three starts, highest, to Rice, Martinelli and Martin Ødegaard. Arsenal centre-back William Saliba, who has been linked to Real Madrid, got one star and two stars were given to the rest of the north London club’s playing XI.

AS handed out three stars to Saka, Merino and left-back Myles Lewis-Skelly and the rest got two stars.

Mundo Deporitvo gave three stars only to Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and one and two stars to Arsenal players. They gave two stars to Saka, Merino, Ødegaard, Rice, Martinelli and Lewis-Skelly.