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• Arsenal 1-0 Olympiacos – HT

• Barcelona 1-1 Paris St-Germain – HT

• Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 PSV Eindhoven – HT

• Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Athletic Membership – HT

• Monaco 1-2 Manchester Metropolis – HT

• Napoli 1-0 Sporting – HT

• Villarreal 1-0 Juventus – HT

Simply that Martinelli strikes divides two groups who regarded extra effectively matched as the sport rolled on. Martin Odegaard has been very good, again to his finest? Viktor Gyokeres has trundled with menace, now can he discover his capturing boots?

45 min: Simply two minutes added to a breathless, entertaining half. Martinelli tries to flee away however is stopped. Merino is down, as is Ortega of Olympiakos. Each rapidly resume with the promise of half-time electrolytes.

44 min: El Kaabi falls within the Arsenal field…there's a flag on the play from VAR however he went down too simply. No penalty given, nor was it deserved.

43 min: Peter Oh will get in contact: “What would self-styled Zeus Evangelos Marinakis do if Panathinaikos Olympiakos have been to face Nottingham Forest in Europe? Blast thunderbolts from his eyes and fingers, after which immediately transport to the opposite facet and block the bolts together with his golden scepter?!”

41 min: Extra Gyokeres marauding, one other nice Zubimendi cross, and he fires broad. One in all these ought to come off quickly. Subsequent, Trossard blams over, arrange by Martinelli and out.

39 min: One other probability, this time for Podence who swings and doesn't make a correct connection.

37 min: Good day, one other Olympiakos assault. Podence, the wee man, smashes in a cross and Ayoub El Kaabi nods broad. He's the hazard man. That is turning into a troublesome task. Or a harmful one, no less than.

35 min: Extra Odegaard talent, sends away Martinelli and nook as Ben White joins the throng. Arsenal have delighted with their passing. A lot much less rugby union mauling than we now have change into used to. The nook from Trossard is a magnificence and a foul by Saliba on the keeper is dominated as Gabriel will get to it.

33 min: Ally McCoist has been thrilling to that cross from Odegaard and in contrast it to the ball distribution abilities of the late, a lot missed Ray Wilkins. What a participant he was, by the way in which.

31 min: Gyokeres is launched by an Odegaard ball and goes on a bulwarking run, blasting via defenders, solely to be blocked for the time being of fact. Martinelli was ready for a cross that was by no means prone to come.

30 min: Arsenal's early dominance appears some time again now. Olympiakos are chasing them down and have a lot to supply in assault.

28 min: Chiquinho's free-kick is nice, and there's a Restos tries to get on the tip of it. Arsenal clear their traces.

26 min: Mendilibar is booked for barracking from the sidelines. Behind the luxury seats, Evangelos Marinakis is looming, pacing up and down.

25 min: Ben White is given lengthy throw responsibility. Merino makes an attempt the spectacular however that's given as a foul for harmful play. There was a quick penalty declare there.

23 min: Gyokeres is down, after operating into an opposing defender. His hair is misplaced however he'll play on.

21 min: The Greek workforce look fairly helpful right here, and have pushed on. Credit score to them.

19 min: A spell of Olympiakos possession, they usually showcase their menace. Daniel Podence, as soon as of Wolves, forces a nice save from Raya, who had stayed alert. Gelson Martins and Chiquinho appear like respectable technicians.

17 min: Russell Yong will get in contact: “I believe specializing in Nwaneri detracts from the truth that any of Arsenal's outfield bench may conceivably have a case for questioning why they're not enjoying. Conversely, any of the starters would really feel the identical had they not began. It's a mark of the depth they've, two-deep in each place, with but extra (Havertz, Madueke, Hincapie, Jesus) injured. There's a number of soccer to be performed but; they'll absolutely all get their possibilities.

“That mentioned, I believe there's a distinction between being unduly impatient about Nwaneri and good-faith pondering of his circumstances. He's been round for 3 seasons and performed much more final season, with out ever fairly giving the impression that he's trusted to actually cement his place within the workforce, the way in which Saka, Foden or Messi (to throw out three names of prodigious gamers who established themselves inside three seasons) did. Even permitting for Arsenal's depth now, it's pure to hope he doesn't prove like, say, Smith Rowe. Peaked then regressed steadily till he drifted out of the workforce solely.”

Gyokeres in the meantime has a shot. He seems to be like he fancies filling his boots.

16 min: Olympiakos have their very own Basque within the veteran Dani García, as soon as of each Athletic and La Actual. He's performed a few good passes however Merino and Zubimendi are giving him the runaround.

14 min: Arsenal rewarded for his or her dominance and velocity of assault. Gyokeres smashed via Costinha, and Martinelli is filled with confidence for the time being.

An opposition assault breaks down and Arsenal counter, Gyokeres goes away and units up Martinelli for a aim he will get two bites of.

9 min: Jose Luis Mendilibar is the Olympiakos coach, and twice a winner of European trophies, the Europa League with Sevilla and the Convention League together with his present membership. These have been in consecutive years, too.

NB: This was truly the final time the golf equipment met, throughout Covid, and with no crowd. Do such matches rely?

8 min: One other Martinelli run, and he's introduced down by Ortega. Olympiakos are asking their opponents on. Tzolakis, the keeper, claims that free-kick with ease from Odegaard.

6 min: It's all Arsenal. They're throughout their opponents. Martinelli is out on the fitting with Trossard on the left. A winger utilizing his proper foot at proper wing; it'll by no means catch on.

4 min: Free-kick after a Costinha foul – not the Costinha of Porto legend – although he's a former Porto participant. Saliba wins the header nevertheless it's cleared effectively sufficient.

2 min: It ought to have been 1-0. Raya to Odegaard to Lewis-Skelly, and a nice cross. Martinelli's header is definitely off his shoulder. It was all began by Raya's good cross to arrange a sweeping transfer.

1 min: Olympiakos get it underway however Arsenal quickly sufficient take up possession. Ben White quickly joins the assault as an overlapping full-back. Feels prefer it's been some time.

NB: Max Dowman *is* on the bench, and will change into the youngest ever Champions League participant.

There's simply been a brief memorial to poor Billy Vigar, the previous Arsenal participant who died final week.

Charles Antaki will get in contact: “Sure, no rush. Arsenal followers keep in mind starlets who regarded terrific and obtained the pulses going, just for the flicker to fade (Charlie Patino) or accidents to rub it out (Krystian Bielik), or simply regression to the imply to take over (many, many others). Nwaneri and Dowman's prospects shall be all of the firmer for being eased into it.”

Bielik was a good participant for Birmingham and is now at West Brom. Patino is at Deportivo La Coruna, although sadly not a Diego Tristan, Djalminha and never the very good Juan Carlos Valeron high quality of workforce. They're within the Segunda.

Olympiakos have one other acquainted face with them: Edu is alongside President Marinakis, as Ange Postecoglou, amongst others, phrases him.

Zach Neeley asks: “Why rotate a lot however depart Nwaneri on the bench? In scientific phrases, he is superb.”

I suppose Arteta is being cautious. Which implies Max Dowman followers could have to attend some time but.

Mikel Arteta spoke to the media at a pre-match information convention on the Emirates on Tuesday.

“We now have the identical ambition – to go recreation by recreation and attempt to be higher than the opponent, which could be very troublesome on this competitors. We wish to win as many video games as we will. Tomorrow goes to be a extremely troublesome one. We all know how vital the house type goes to be to achieve the part we wish to.”

“What I would like with this soccer membership is to win main trophies. No person else has to place that line to us. That's the ambition. Excuses have by no means been part of my life.”

Will Arsenal get caught out by these modifications? As Jonathan Wilson factors out, they've flaws.

Arsenal have over the previous couple of seasons change into a facet with an inclination to get down on themselves, to react badly to misfortune or adversity; that occurred to an extent at St James' as early momentum was misplaced, however they nonetheless had sufficient to assert the win. Actually the desk seems to be – and the temper feels – very completely different now to how it might have achieved with out the late objectives of their final two video games.

Large phrases from Arsenal's key defender: “I can't depart this membership with out giving them one thing again. I've received nothing so my first selection was to remain right here and win every thing first. Yearly we're getting higher. This yr, we had a number of experiences from the final three seasons. We all know that we're at all times shut, at all times shut. Now we all know how the Premier League is. We all know how the Champions League is.

“So we now have to cease speaking and show on the pitch that we now have to win. After all, it's good to speak, however now we now have to show it on the pitch that we're able to win.

Mikel Arteta has severely rotated his Arsenal workforce, Buyako Saka and Eberechi Eze benched. Ben White and Myles-Lewis Skelly at full-back, Mikel Merino, the aim machine, in midfield with fellow Basque Martin Zubimendi. Gabriel Martinelli – “the finisher” – is a starter. Leandro Trossard will get performed so much today. Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori and Declan Rice

Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Zubimendi, Merino, Odegaard, Trossard, Martinelli, Gyokeres. Subs: Arrizabalaga, Setford, Mosquera, Saka, Eze, Timber, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Calafiori, Rice, Dowman

Olympiacos beginning XI: Tzolakis, Ortega, Pirola, El Kaabi, Gelson Martins, Dani Garcia, Costinha, Chiquinho, Hezze, Restos, Podence. Subs: Paschalakis, Kouraklis, Biancone, Kalogeropoulos, Sciponi, Strefezza, Onyemaechi, Pnevmonidis, Mouzakitis, Taremi

That final assembly was 5 lengthy years in the past.

It was adopted by a panic we'd all slightly neglect.

The video games are coming thick and quick for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal. How will they react to that late win at Newcastle, the place quite a lot of psychic power was expended. The goal within the expanded group stage is to get the job achieved quick, and comply with up final time's defeat of Athletic Membership to make it two wins from two. Olympiakos are a well-known adversary. The 2 have met 12 occasions, profitable six every. Additionally they have a well-known proprietor within the determine of Evangelos Marinakis.

Kick-off: 8pm UK time. Be a part of me.