Arsenal's 16 year wait to play in the UEFA Champions League semifinals is officially over, ousting the reigning champions Real Madrid with a 2-1 win on Wednesday that ensured they would come out of the quarterfinals with a 5-1 aggregate victory.

Arsenal have advanced to the Champions League semi-final for the third time in the club's history with a 2-1 victory against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, winning 5-1 on aggregate. Having won the first leg 3-0,

Arsenal hammered Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. But history shows why Los Blancos can never be counted out.