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“Humillados”- Spanish Newspaper Headlines & Front Page Reaction to Arsenal 3-0 win over Real Madrid

Here is a look at the newspaper headlines and front pages of some of Spain’s biggest sports newspapers following Real Madrid’s 3-0 loss to Arsenal in the first leg of their CL tie.

Real surprisingly lost 3-0 to Arsenal, with Declan Rice scoring two fantastic free kicks (the first time in his senior career that he’s scored a free kick goal!)

Marca newspaper front page and headline 9 April 2025

Marca went with the “Humillados” (Humiliated) headline, but also added a note underneath that “For Madrid, nothing is impossible“, indicating that one can never count Los Blancos out of the tie ahead of the return leg at the Bernabeu despite trailing 3-0 from the first leg.

Real have had an uncanny knack of coming up trumps even when the odds are against them in Europe, and the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea know all too well about it.

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L’Equipe Marca Player Ratings Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid Champions League 2025- Rice stars

Here are the player ratings for Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid from L’Equipe, Marca and other European sports newspapers following AFC’s stunning first leg Champions League triumph.

Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid (Rice*2, Merino)

L’Equipe player ratings Arsenal vs Real Madrid 3-0

Declan Rice scored two stunning free kicks for Arsenal, and L’Equipe, who are notoriously tough/stingy with their ratings, have given him a 9/10.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibault Courtois and medio Jude Bellingham were the best Real Madrid players against Arsenal with a 5/10 rating. Vini and Rodrygo got a 2/10 player rating while Mbappe was given a 3/10 rating by L’Equipe.

Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid Player Ratings L'Equipe UCL

L’Equipe also gave Carlo Ancelotti a 3/10 manager rating, while his opposite number Mikel Arteta got a 7.

Marca player ratings Arsenal 3 Real Madrid 0 UCL

No Real Madrid player managed more than 1 star in Spanish newspaper Marca’s eyes while Rice and Lewis-Skelly both got 3 stars on the Arsenal side, as did Gunners gaffer Mikel Arteta.

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Arsenal vs PSV 2-2 European Newspaper Player Ratings 2025 UCL Round of 16 Second Leg

Here is a look at how some of the big European sports newspapers rated both Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven’s players following the second leg of their Round of 16 Champions League match at the Emirates Stadium (Attendance 59,410). Arsenal took the lead twice, but PSV equalised both times as the game ended in a 2-2 draw, with the Gunners progressing 9-3 on aggregate thanks to their 7-1 win last week.

Arsenal’s next game is against Chelsea at the Emirates.

Arsenal 2 (Zinchenko 6, Rice 37)
PSV 2 (Perisic 18, Driouech 70)

L’Equipe player ratings Arsenal vs PSV 2-2 Champions League 2025

French newspaper L’Equipe thought the two teams were pretty evenly matched on the day, giving both of them the same team rating. They weren’t very impressed with the performances of Tierney and Merino though- the duo got a 4/10 rating, the lowest among the starting Arsenal players.

On the PSV side, LB Tyrell Malacia (on loan from Manchester United), also got a 4/10, as did midfielder Schouten.

Arsenal vs PSV 2-2 Player Ratings L'Equipe

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