'We've been playing like this all season' - Rice
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Declan Rice was one of the players singled out for his performance at PSV Eindhoven and he said the result was the reward for their hard work in recent weeks.
In his opinion, Arsenal were "fluid" and possessed the "enthusiasm, drive and hunger" that the knockout stages demand. He had a goal disallowed for offside as well.
"We've been playing like this all season," he said. "We feel we've been playing well as a team. Sometimes we score five, sometimes two, sometimes we don't score but [on Tuesday] we did well. It all clicked."
Arsenal's lack of a recognised striker has been well documented, but six different players contributed to the rout.
The emphatic win means that Arsenal can start planning for a trip to Madrid, as they are set to take on the winner of the tie between Real and Atletico, which finished 2-1 to Carlo Ancelotti's side. Next week's second leg takes place at Atletico.