Comment: Saka takes on the Henry baton as Arsenal stun Real Madrid, again

Saka's return from injury coincided perfectly with the arrival of Real at the Emirates as the Gunners attempted to recreate the memories of almost 20 years ago.

SAKA CAN: Arsenal's Bukayo Saka reacts during the UEFA Champions League quarter final. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire.

Not since Thierry Henry scored a sensational winner in Madrid on their way to the Champions League Final of 2006 have Arsenal had a night like this; one on which they ended it truly believing they could lift a trophy that has always felt out of their grasp.

Henry’s glorious strike in the Bernabeu won a tight first leg 1-0 in a season in which Arsenal drew the second leg 0-0 and went on to reach the final in Paris, narrowly losing to Barcelona when goalkeeper Jens Lehman was controversially sent off.