Real Madrid set an unwanted 5-year record in Arsenal defeat | OneFootball

La Liga giants Real Madrid on Wednesday night secured for themselves an altogether unwanted benchmark.

This of course comes after Carlo Ancelotti’s side saw their hopes of retaining the club’s Champions League crown brought to a definitive end.

After welcoming Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal to Spain’s capital for the 2nd leg of the quarter-final tie between the clubs, Real were put to the sword by two goals to one.

Added to a 3-0 drubbing at The Emirates, as much made for a frankly embarrassing 5-1 aggregate exit from Europe for Los Blancos.

The Spanish heavyweights were widely criticised for their performance last night, failing to produce the kind of all-action ‘remontada’ widely discussed over the days prior.

The tactics made use of by Carlo Ancelotti and his coaching staff, in particular, were torn to shreds by the club’s supporters, barely troubling a stout Arsenal backline over the course of the 90 minutes.

And such planning, as alluded to above, has since given rise to an altogether head-turning statistic.

As revealed by statisticians Opta:

‘Real Madrid’s total of 33 open-play crosses against Arsenal last night was their most in a competitive match in five years.’

Conor Laird – GSFN