Arsenal of England’s Nigerian-born winger, Bukayo Saka is still basking in the delight of his side’s shock victory away to Real Madrid of Spain in the UEFA Champions League, but admitted they now have to start thinking about facing Paris Saint-Germain of France in the semi-finals.
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Sports247 reports that Saka got one of the goals on a night The Gunners shocked the watching world with a stunning performance and 2-1 away win at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, thereby sealing a massive 5-1 aggregate victory for the ambitious side from London.
Dramatically, Arsenal even had the liberty and luxury of surviving a missed penalty from Bukayo Saka, who was on fire in only his second match back in action after several weeks out due to injury and is now gunning for the hide of PSG later this month.
With the first leg of the last-four fixture coming up in less than two weeks, the England international admitted PSG will be a tough nut to crack, but reckoned further that the euphoria of beating Madrid home and away should spur his team to another historic win against their rivals from France.
Saka retorted, “I’m very, very proud of this team. We showed that we can play well in Europe and beat one of the best teams in the world home and away. It’s a big thing and I’m so happy for everyone. We felt comfortable. We’re quite good when we get into our little block and we showed that again. So, I’m proud of everyone.”
He then turned his attention on the next fixture in their charge to win the UCL title for the first time and reckoned that the aura of their victory over Los Blancos should spur them to shock the Parisians as well.
“It will take a lot of hard work and a lot of running, but we’ll keep the momentum going. We managed to do this one, but the next one will be a lot different, and I see them playing with much confidence. It will be a big challenge and a very good match, but we’ll be ready,” Saka assured all Arsenal fans worldwide.
