120px Arsenal beat Real Madrid 1-0 in a UEFA Champions League second round, first leg match on February 21, 2006. A 47th minute goal from Thierry Henry meant that Arsenal became the first side from England ever to win at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium . Arsenal generally had the better of the game, Henry's goal coming after he made a surging run from midfield, evading challenges from both Ronaldo and Thomas Gravesen before shooting low past Iker Casillas . Arsenal's Spanish forward Jose Antonio Reyes had had an early chance, which was saved by Casillas while Roberto Carlos blocked a Fredrik Ljungberg shot. At the other end, Real's David Beckham had two chances, one a missed header and the other a clear one-on-one, but Jens Lehmann saved. Late on in the game, Arsenal sub Abou Diaby could have scored a second, but Casillas saved at his feet, before Ronaldo just missed a Beckham cross in front of an open goal. The second leg of the tie will be played at Highbury on March 8, 2006.
120px Arsenal beat Real Madrid 1-0 in a UEFA Champions League second round, first leg match on February 21, 2006. A 47th minute goal from meant that Arsenal became the first side from England ever to win at the . Arsenal generally had the better of the game, Henry's goal coming after he made a surging run from midfield, evading challenges from both and before shooting low past . Arsenal's Spanish forward had had an early chance, which was saved by Casillas while blocked a shot. At the other end, Real's David Beckham had two chances, one a missed header and the other a clear one-on-one, but saved. Late on in the game, Arsenal sub could have scored a second, but Casillas saved at his feet, before Ronaldo just missed a Beckham cross in front of an open goal. The second leg of the tie will be played at on March 8, 2006.
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Jens Lehmann
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Abou Diaby
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