Arsenal star Declan Rice sends Bukayo Saka two-word message after Real Madrid win

produced one of their best performances under Mikel Arteta's stewardship on Wednesday night as the Gunners defeated European champions Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League.

Having comfortably won 3-0 in north London last week,

Arteta's men are now just three games away from European glory with many backing them to go the distance after dumping the current Champions League holders out.

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The night in Madrid will be one remembered for years to come with a number of players showcasing their world-class talent on the big stage., as was Myles Lewis-Skelly against Kylian Mbappe and Rodrigo.

Bukayo Saka continued his impressive form from his injury with a calm and composed lobbed finish. In the aftermath of the win, both Saka and Rice posted an image of them celebrating Arsenal's opener in Spain.

The hand-shaking emoji was the caption and shared on both players' Instagram page. Rice shared the post on his story, writing: "only right *red-love heart emoji*."

It was the second post on Instagram from Rice after Tuesday night. The midfielder posed for a picture with the Player of the Match award on the Santiago Bernabeu pitch, writing: "Back2Back."

Mikel Merino, Riccardo Calafiori, Kieran Tierney, William Saliba, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Magalhaes and Jurrin Timber all liked the post with former striker Eddie Nketiah also showing love on the post.