Congratulations Arsenal

Once more Arsenal have shown the flash and sparkle of footballing brilliance that they once dazzled the world with. Playing before a packed Highbury stadium, they drew with Real Madrid, a result that meant that Thierry Henry's goal in the first leg 1-0 victory made all the difference. Arsenal are now through to the quarter finals. They outwitted and beat a star-studded Real Madrid side that included the likes of Ronaldo, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Roberto Carlos, Raul and Robinho.

Just a few days earlier good old Arsenal with all their guns blazing and the young talented players all fired up made mincemeat of Fulham FC in the premiership, beating them 4-0. When you remember that memories of the 7-0 victory over Middlesborough are still fresh in our minds then the picture of Arsenal's road to recovery is there for all to see. Thierry Henry, Jens Lehman and Cesc Fabregas are just some of the Arsenal players who have worked extremely hard in the last few matches to make sure that the name of the club leaves Highbury (this is the last season at the famous ground) intact and unscathed.

Of course there is so much work to be done before we believe we are on the good old track, where we reigned supreme. These are hard times and the players know that lagging behind Tottenham is not really good news. We need to step on the pedal and get ourselves back into the top four. We maybe fifth now but we are still marching towards trophies and honours.