The win over Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night was undoubtedly one of 's most impressive in recent history.
A 2-1 victory and 5-1 aggregate triumph saw the Gunners march into the semi-finals of the and a clash with Paris Saint-Germain.
's men are now just three games away from creating history and winning the for the first time. , having done it already this season.
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beat PSG 2-0 at home in the league phase of the competition, although the Parisiens do look a much tougher test now than that fixture back at the beginning of October.
face Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, looking to get back on track after back-to-back draws domestically against Brentford and Everton.
But the Gunners players were afforded an opportunity to enjoy the superb result against Los Blancos before returning to work mode and the Premier League preparations.
In an interview with , revealed how the team celebrated their win in Madrid and it incorporated not flying home straight away. Normally after European away games, teams are on a plane back home straight afterwards, ready to prepare for the weekend's action.
However, that was not the case for the Gunners players on this occasion, perhaps given the magnitude of the result.
Arteta said: "We had a great dinner in Madrid after the game. A lot of happy faces, great energy, families around, it was a really beautiful evening and then the next morning, ready for the Premier League again, we started to prepare for Ipswich and the tough game we have ahead of us."
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