Nigeria, April 9 -- The first round of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League started with a big upset as Arsenal unleashed maximum threat against Los Blancos at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.

It was the first meeting between both sides since they last met in 2006. Elsewhere, Inter secured a significant away win over Bayern Munich, with high chances of reaching the semi-finals.

The tie, which had finished in a stalemate in the first half, saw Arsenal's players putting in an energetic performance throughout the entire 90 minutes.

They didn't allow Real Madrid a moment of relief after Declan Rice's two thunderous free-kicks turned into goals in the second half, and Mikel Merino made it 3-0 in the closing minutes as the G...