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Set-pieces, lengthy throws, a giant previous No 9 banging them in from close-range and now chilly showers. Mikel Arteta is popping Arsenal right into a type of blue-chip, luxurious model of the Loopy Gang.
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Not that Wimbledon ever performed like this or achieved this sort of top-class consequence as Arsenal made the type of assertion efficiency that can resonate throughout Europe.
Make no mistake they’re contenders to win the Champions League this season, even at this early stage, as they humbled Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid, themselves one thing of an uncompromising Loopy Gang of their heyday after they had been reaching European finals and had been successful Spanish titles.
It was a surprising second-half efficiency from Arsenal with some excellent, swashbuckling, virtually unstoppable attacking soccer together with two objectives from Viktor Gyokeres. They had been totally relentless as soon as they scored and that’s the signal of an awesome crew and one that wishes to make a mark; an announcement.
The Swede ended his 624-minute purpose drought, which had inevitably led to questions being requested as as to whether he actually is the answer for Arsenal’s earlier No 9 downside. To the Viktor, the spoils.
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The very fact each objectives had been scruffy, unshowy efforts made them much more essential as they had been the type of objectives that Arsenal beforehand did not take from the type of striker they beforehand didn’t possess.
Together with his bustling model and physicality Gyokeres, too, would have fitted that Loopy Gang-style albeit, justifiably, he clearly presents much more. However he’s nonetheless a hulking presence – nothing fallacious with that – and with their general play Arsenal are all the higher for having him. Particularly if he’s going to start out including these objectives.
Atlético had complained after on the eve of this match. They needed to bathe again at their lodge. However they had been left scolded right here and, for the second evening operating, they obtained a shock to the system on the Emirates.
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There have been two extra set-pieces objectives from Arsenal together with one to lastly break the impasse and open these floodgates – that’s 10 already this marketing campaign – however there was additionally a lot extra as they made it an ideal three wins from three on this competitors.
And, impressively, nonetheless no objectives conceded as Arsenal prolonged their very own file by beating one other Spanish facet. That’s seven wins in a row in opposition to Spaniards which could have added to Arteta’s satisfaction.
They had been additionally extraordinarily environment friendly. Arsenal scored these 4 objectives from simply eight makes an attempt and had solely 53 per cent possession after they seemed like that they had run throughout Atlético. Nonetheless 4 of the 5 gamers who lined essentially the most distance had been in Arsenal colors – led by the peerless Declan Rice – as they out-ran Simeone’s hard-running facet.
Beforehand that type of effectivity was the hallmark of Simeone’s groups and the Argentine had really likened this Arsenal, with that set-piece risk, to considered one of his nice groups: the one which was unfortunate to lose the Champions League last in 2014 to Actual Madrid. Now the biter was badly bit.
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Atlético have surprisingly struggled away from dwelling this season, having already misplaced at Liverpool, however they’ve additionally put 5 previous Eintracht Frankfurt on this competitors and one other 5 previous Actual Madrid in La Liga again at their very own stadium. They’re an actual risk.
They usually performed effectively, they gave nearly as good as they received, till they conceded. Even then the objectives got here in a flurry – in 13 breathtaking minutes – and Atlético seemed like they didn’t know what had hit them.
Earlier than that Eberechi Eze’s shot was deflected onto the crossbar and Arsenal pushed however Atlético might simply as simply have scored themselves. Guiliano Simeone – the pinnacle coach’s son – shot large when he ought to have discovered the web after a mistake by David Raya who was caught far out of his purpose and the spectacular Julián Alvarez additionally struck the bar.
It was remarkably open till Arsenal ripped Atlético aside. Unsurprisingly it got here from a free-kick but it surely owed every part to the whip and tempo of Rice’s supply – is he the most effective at doing that? – which was virtually inconceivable to defend with Gabriel Maghalaes operating in powerfully to move dwelling. Perhaps a marker might have crushed him to the ball, however how? Neither might goalkeeper Jan Oblak have claimed it.
It was the tenth purpose Arsenal have scored direct from Rice’s deadball supply since he signed in August 2023 – and there have been many extra so-called ‘pre-assists’ with flick-ons – with solely Inter Milan’s Hakan Calhanoglu claiming extra (11) in Europe’s high 5 leagues.
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What was so thrilling was the way in which Arsenal then went for the kill. Nearly as thrilling was a run from Myles Lewis-Skelly, from his personal half, as he skilfully held off three challenges to tee up Gabriel Martinelli who bent a wonderful first-time shot round Oblak. That, most positively, was not a Loopy Gang purpose.
Perhaps the following two had been, nevertheless, as Martinelli sprinted down the left and lifted the ball into the realm. Eze tried to volley it, it bounced ahead to Gyokeres and he tried to shoot on the flip with the ball deflecting off a defender and dribbling previous a wrong-footed Oblak.
Then Rice delivered once more, this time from a nook, deep past the backpost with Gabriel operating spherical to move again throughout purpose. There was Gyokeres to nudge it over the road and the rout, which is what it had grow to be, was full.
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What does it imply? Considerably Arsenal threw themselves into preserving the clear sheet and so they did simply that. Solely they, Inter Milan – who’re additionally but to concede – and holders Paris St-Germain have that unblemished file of three from three to date within the Champions League though others can nonetheless match them. Even so all three will count on to comfortably undergo to the knock-out phases. All three can go deep however no crew, no crew in any respect, will wish to face Arsenal.
Arteta: I hope that is the beginning of an exquisite run for Gyokeres
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Mikel Arteta (left) and Arsenal paid £64m to Sporting Lisbon for Sweden worldwide Viktor Gyokeres – Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
Arteta hopes Gyokeres is firstly of a “stunning run” after he ended his purpose drought on Tuesday evening.
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Gyokeres, the £64m summer time signing from Sporting Lisbon, had gone 9 matches with out a purpose earlier than he struck twice to assist Arsenal to victory over Atlético, the Spaniards’ heaviest ever Champions League defeat.
“I’m delighted for Viktor,” mentioned Arteta. “The work fee and every part he brings to the crew, he deserves a purpose.
“We introduced him right here to attain and his calls for on himself are very excessive, however we worth plenty of the issues he does for the crew. You’ll be able to see the smile on his face. He’s used to scoring so many during the last two years, so hopefully it’s the beginning of an exquisite run.
“I take a look at his team-mates as effectively, and they’re all so joyful for him as a result of he totally deserved it. He makes us a a lot better crew. I believe we’ve grow to be rather more unpredictable. The best way he presses the ball, holds the ball, that’s phenomenal.”
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The victory additionally marked one other clear sheet for Arsenal, who’ve conceded solely three objectives in 12 matches in all competitions this season. By no means earlier than of their historical past at this stage of a marketing campaign.
Arteta’s facet are already in a powerful place within the competitors’s league part, with their three wins from three matches placing them degree on the high of the desk with Paris St-Germain and Inter Milan.
“I’m extraordinarily joyful and proud in regards to the efficiency,” mentioned Arteta. “It required plenty of aggression and plenty of endurance as effectively.
“The best way we put together the matches is at all times to attempt to damage the opponents as a lot as doable, as ceaselessly as doable. After which that is soccer, generally it really works, generally it doesn’t. At this time we had been extraordinarily environment friendly with the crew’s competitors and we’re actually joyful.”
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Diego Simeone, the Atlético supervisor, admitted that his crew can study from Arsenal. “The positives are that we competed however they had been the higher crew tonight so we have now to congratulate Arsenal, settle for it, and remember they had been higher, however there are classes to study so we are able to preserve enhancing,” he mentioned.
10:17pm
Mikel Arteta speaks to Amazom Prime Video
No, I didn’t see 4-0 coming. It was a tricky match. After the purpose they opened up a bit and it was simpler for us to search out the areas. It was an awesome consequence and a giant crew efficiency.
Delighted for Viktor. His calls for on himself are actually excessive. The work-rate he brings to the crew and we introduced him right here for objectives however we worth very extremely all he does for the crew. Take a look at his team-mates [and their joy for him].
Excellent supply [from Rice]. To have that means is one thing actually constructive. Hopefully it’s the begin of an exquisite sequence. We’ve got to keep up momentum. Lengthy might it proceed however we have now to enhance [too].
We’ve accomplished some nice issues however we have now to enhance and concentrate on Sunday now.
10:11pm
A fast phrase from Viktor Gyokeres
It feels superb. It’s been some time however we’ve been successful video games and it’s nonetheless been an awesome couple of months. However as a striker it’s good to attain objectives
It was nice to attain two objectives which present the place we’re at. I received the ball a bit inbetween my legs and simply wished to get a shot and it was an ideal deflection [for the first]. No, I used to be apprehensive about VAR [when asked why he didn’t celebrate immediately].
The spirit we have now is one thing else. I feels nice however we have now to be on our toes and preserve doing the appropriate issues in coaching and enhance as a result of there’s at all times room for that as effectively and that’s essential.
10:04pm
Some ridiculous scorelines within the Champions League tonight
Barcleona beat Olympiakos 6-1, PSG gained 7-2 at Leverkusen, Inter gained 4-0 at Union Saint-Gilloise, PSV beat Napoli 6-2 which suggests Arsenal are solely third within the league:
09:54pm
Full time: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
Excellent begin for Arsenal with three wins out of three, three clear sheets, eight objectives scored and solely very not often taking a look at all prone to concede. 4 objectives in 13 second-half minutes, two created by Rice’s elegant useless ball supply, and it become a cruise. How Simeone, the fashionable revivalist of ‘dagger between the enamel’, bodily dominant soccer, should envy that defence and midfield.
09:51pm
90+3 min: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
Nwaneri has a dig from the D, trapping the ball together with his left, rolling it with the studs to get it from beneath his ft then whipping it spherical Le Normand and straight to Oblak.
09:50pm
90+1 min: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
This time the golden potential of Saka’s intelligent move is thwarted by Merino’s heavy contact.
09:49pm
90 min: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
Saka’s intelligent reverse virtually places White by way of to the byline on the appropriate however Ruggeri beats him to it.
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Three minutes of stoppage time to come back.
09:47pm
88 min: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
Atletico haven’t gained away from dwelling all season and this type have to be a fear for Simeone. The dearth of physicality in central midfield has been uncovered by Liverpool and much more devastatingly by Arsenal. They’ve by no means suffred a heavier defeat in additional than 60 years of European competitors.
09:45pm
85 min: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
Atletico are having a go. Baena’s right-wing cross from the byline loops over Raya and Nwaneri must be alert to volley it away from the road. Moments later Griezmann crashes a left-foot shot from an angle of about 45 levels from the publish into the hoardings.
09:43pm
83 min: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
Terrific Raya save at full stretch to claw Gallagher’s shot around the publish. Wouldn’t have counted as a result of the referee belatedly blew for a foul within the build-up however a tremendous save nonetheless.
09:42pm
81 min: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
Now Gyokeres has gone off to get replaced by Merino and Ben White will get a run out as Timber is given a late breather.
09:41pm
78 min: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
That was a fairly manic 12 minutes. Apologies for the shortage of updates between the objectives, not helped by a few technical points with a buffering feed from Amazon Prime. Appears to be tremendous now.
09:37pm
75 min: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
‘Are you Tottenham in disguise’ greeted the third and fourth objectives. Apologies Eze and never Gyokeres went off for Nwaneri.
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As soon as Lewis-Skelly will get going, there’s no stopping him. That’s why he was in comparison with Jonah Lomu throughout his days within the Arsenal academy. It’s a wonderful run, surging previous three Atletico gamers and utilizing his arms to carry them off.
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The distinction in physicality has been so apparent on this second half. It looks like Arsenal spent the primary hour of this recreation making an attempt to fastidiously unpick the Atletico lock, earlier than then deciding to easily blow the entire door off its hinges. Lewis-Skelly bullying opponents, Gabriel dominating within the air, Gyokeres scoring with tackles.
09:35pm
73 min: Arsenal 4 Atletico 0
Proper. The place had been we?
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Some fast housekeeping: Mosquera, Norgaard and Nwaneri have changed Gabriel, Zubimendi and Eze.
Ruggeri, Gallagher, Griezmann, Baena and Almada have come on for Gimenez, Simeone, Koke, Gonzalez and Sorloth.
09:30pm
GOAL!
Arsenal 4 Atletico 0 (Gyokeres) For goodness sake Arsenal, give me a break. It’s raining objectives and it’s a set-piece once more ole ole. Nook on the left. Rice with one other, dipping, whipped cross. Martinelli heads it again throughout and Gyokeres turns it in from shut vary.
09:28pm
GOAL!
Arsenal 3 Atletico 0 (Gyokeres) Scruffy end however who cares. Once more it got here down the left. After bullying Atletico down the appropriate within the first half now they’ve opened them up down the left. Martinelli with the pull-back from Rice’s lengthy move and the ball was bundled in direction of the six-yard field the place Gyokeres tenaciously fought for it and stabbed it in.
Gyokeres scores his first – Arsenal FC through Getty Pictures/Stuart MacFarlane
09:23pm
GOAL!
Arsenal 2 Atletico 0 (Martinelli) Three in three in Europe for the Brazil winger who bends an excellent right-foot shot from the left of the realm unstoppably round Oblak. The purpose was arrange by a intelligent, attacking run from Lewis-Skelly down the inside-left channel, jinking and feinting and taking part in the right weight of previous exterior to his overlapping team-mate.
09:22pm
59 min: Arsenal 1 Atletico 0
Gabriel is sort of instantly known as into motion to do the primary a part of his job, blocking Simeone’s goalbound shot.
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The supply from Declan Rice is absurdly good. How are you speculated to defend that? Maybe the goalkeeper can come off his line…? I’m undecided he would have gotten there even when he did. The trajectory was too flat. Excellent from Rice, once more.
The group listed below are chanting “set piece once more, ole ole”
09:15pm
GOAL!
Arsenal 1 Atletico 0 (Gabriel) The set-piece kings are at it once more. Llorente’s foul on the Arsenal invitations Rice to wrap his instep round a cross from free-kick. The trajectory is ideal, dipping wickedly and Gabriel, the hazard man, loses his marker, runs throughout his left shoulder to search out house and nod it in from 10 yards. Wing Cdr Reep eat your coronary heart out.
09:14pm
55 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Two penalty claims had been turned down a minute or so once more, one for Gimenez’s ‘handball’ from level clean vary, the following for Koke’s dive within the field when touched by Lewis-Skelly’s shadow.
09:13pm
52 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Arsenal look a bit lackadaisical for the reason that break however instantly spark into motion with a move down the inside-left channel for Gyokeres who can’t discover the tempo to beat the advancing Oblak to the ball.
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As predicted pre-match (and as anybody with even essentially the most fundamental grasp of Spanish soccer would inform you) Julian Alvarez is the massive risk right here. He was superb at Manchester Metropolis, in fact, however he’s gone up a degree or two since leaving England.
09:10pm
50 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Alvarez wakes the away followers up with a velvety contact to arrange a right-foot shot from 22 yards to the left of the D that arced over Saliba, fizzed in direction of the highest proper nook and smacked into the guts of the crossbar.
09:08pm
48 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Timber does every part proper for 30 seconds down the appropriate, beating Gonzalez after which Hancko, spinning away from the latter and into the field the place all of it falls aside when he takes two touches too many as a substitute of whipping an early cross over.
09:06pm
46 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Koke comes out to the appropriate on the kick-off and offers the ball to Simeone who feeds it as much as Alvarez for a run at Gabriel. However he can’t beat the person who bafflingly continues to be not an computerized selection for Brazil. Atletico must get Llorente into the sport in an attacking sense.
08:50pm
Half-time: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Arsenal have been the higher facet, wanting very harmful each time they work the ball to Saka. However Atletico have had the most effective likelihood and so they did not make Raya pay for a little bit of dozy play out by the nook flag following a really nonchalant try and get again between the sticks.
08:48pm
45+1 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Just one minute of stoppage time is signalled and Rice begins it with a protracted throw into the field and, though Atletico defend that one, Arsenal work it again to Rice on the appropriate and he lays it again to Zubimendi who whips over a cross. Martinelli stoops to attempt to flick it on from the left of the six-yard field however can solely flash it over the bar.
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Arsenal have misplaced a few of their early momentum, which is basically resulting from Atletico’s organisation in defence but in addition some moderately fussy refereeing from Davide Massa. That is a kind of matches the place you’ll be able to actually really feel the distinction between officiating within the Premier League and Champions League. It have to be exhausting for the gamers to adapt to that.
08:46pm
44 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Atletico free-kick, proper of centre, about 35 yards out for Rice’s foul on Simeone. Alvarez takes and tries to bend it around the wall and into the highest proper nook but it surely smacks tamely into the digital hoardings.
08:43pm
42 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Lewis-Skelly hurls a protracted throw in from the left that has extra vertical distance than horizontal. Atletico head it out and are then awarded a free-kick for a boot on Barrios’ calf.
08:42pm
40 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
As Diwali fireworks gentle up the skies and make the evening air sound like a gap barrage, Simeone removes his jacket and prowls.
08:40pm
37 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Zubimendi is booked and will probably be suspended for the journey to Prague for shoving Gonzalez within the small of the again and sending him flying as soon as the left-sided midfielder had scooted previous him.
08:39pm
34 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Martinelli sticks the ball within the Atletico purpose after an exquisite, right-foot Saka cross which put it on a plate for a side-foot end from two yards. However he was offside. Arsenal’s counter was began by Zubimendi’s glorious sort out on Gonzalez.
08:37pm
35 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Arsenal make an entire hash of the free-kick. Saka squares it to the sting of the field for Zubimendi to face up a floated diagonal chip that Atletico head away.
08:35pm
32 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Reserving for Gimenez out on the left. He had come out to assist Hancko however was crushed when Gyokeres nutmegged him. So he turned his again as Gyokeres tried to glide previous and run on to the ball and blocked him, catching him within the goolies as a bonus.
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David Raya’s choice to go on an journey to the nook flag, which just about resulted in an opener for Atletico, has given some life to the away supporters within the far nook right here. That was the primary time Arsenal displayed any actual defensive vulnerability.
08:34pm
30 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Gyokeres desires a penalty when he goes down within the field, claiming he was held by Le Normand. He was however not wrestled over. Arsenal accept a nook which Saka takes. It’s flicked on on the close to publish however Atletico are robust sufficient to see off the second wave.
Oblak saves from Saka – UEFA through Getty Pictures/Justin Setterfield
08:30pm
28 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Alvarez makes a 30 yard run, dribbling up the inside-right. Gabriel comes over however the Argentina ahead beats him on the surface. Saliba backs his mate up and closes him all the way down to make the sort out within the field however the ball bounces again favourably for Alvarez who lays it again to Barrios by the appropriate facet of the D. It’s begging to be struck however he dithers, takes a contact, then one other and the second has gone. When the shot lastly comes a defender is so shut it may well’t get by way of.
08:28pm
26 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Uncommon spell of sustained possession from Atletico. Raya thinks the ball goes to exit by the appropriate nook flag however Sorloth retains it in after which performs it off Raya for a throw-in which he takes shortly to Simeone. Raya continues to be jogging again from the nook so Simeone shoots from the touchline and Raya, stranded, emits a heavy sigh of aid when the 25-yard shot drifts the fallacious facet of his proper foot.
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David Hancko, taking part in left-back for Atletico tonight, is on for a protracted night. Bukayo Saka was electrical at Fulham on Saturday and he’s evidently within the temper once more. It appears to me like Saka is again to full health and sharpness after an injury-disrupted 2025.
08:23pm
22 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Jon Champion, who, like the remainder of us, used to name Koke ‘Kohkay’ now calls him ‘Cockay’. Barrios makes an important sort out on Saka who gave him the opening by checking inside when the wing was large open.
08:21pm
20 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Oblak races off his line and manages to dam Saka’s try and dink it over him with a knee-sliding spread-eagled save together with his armpit/chest. Saka had as soon as once more made mincemeat of Hancko.
08:20pm
17 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Maybe that Lewis-Skelly ‘shot’ was a cross. That appears to be the charitable view of the commentators. If it was he ought to have shot. There was nobody making a far-post run.
08:18pm
15 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
A spark from Atletico on a counter down their proper however Simeone and Sorloth can’t pick Gonzalez’s run and Koke has to clear up the errant move.
08:17pm
13 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Saka is devouring Hancko on toast down the Arsenal proper. He’s as slippery as a buttered eel at the most effective of time however in opposition to a defender with out the acceleration to match him or cynical brute power to disrupt him, he’s operating riot. This time his cross is labored throughout the realm to Lewis-Skelly who lashes his left-foot shot large.
08:15pm
11 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
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Arsenal have been fairly, er, adventurous in latest seasons relating to enhancing the environment on the Emirates. Tonight’s effort is a smartphone lightshow, which required the participation of the house followers. I’m undecided they fairly received the buy-in from as many followers as hoped. However maybe I’m being old style and grumpy.
In different information, the celebrities of Ted Lasso are right here tonight. Arteta’s a giant fan of the present.
Arsenal are utilizing Timber’s thrusting runs to overload down the appropriate – Arsenal FC through Getty Pictures/Stuart MacFarlane
08:11pm
9 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Atleti proceed to look susceptible down their left however have settled extra into the sport. Barrios, an Olymoic champion with Spain in 2024, is a really tidy participant.
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A protracted ball in search of Sorloth up the appropriate sails miles too far.
08:09pm
6 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Atletico look very shaky on the again however get an important sort out in to start out a counter with Simeone bursting ahead and looking out harmful as he tries to run on to Sorloth’s move till Lewis-Skelly makes knowledgeable/cynical/tactical foul to cease him. Simeone Snr goes spare on the touchline, demanding a card.
08:06pm
4 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Two extra sides of Timber, an overhit move which will have put Saka by way of down the appropriate adopted by a crunching sort out to spark a counter that finally ends up with Eze taking pictures from 18 yards and the ball looping up off a defensive block, hanging the bar and touchdown at Rice’s ft on the half-volley. He brings his leg spherical sidewinder model because the ball sits up a bit too far and crashes his shot down and over the bar because it skips off the grass.
08:04pm
2 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
From the free-kick simply contained in the Atletico half, Rice chips it lengthy down the appropriate in search of considered one of Eze, Timber and Saka. It’s Timber who will get there first however runs out of house by the byline and lets the ball cross the whitewash as he slips.
08:02pm
1 min: Arsenal 0 Atletico 0
Arsenal kick off, attacking from left to proper. They roll the move again to Raya who pumps it up the left. The header comes again to them and Arsenal’s again 4 horseshoe it backward and forward till Timber performs a reverse move neatly to Zubimendi who’s tripped by Koke. Shearer thinks it must be a yellow card. Poacher turned gamekeeper.
07:58pm
The groups are out
Arsenal in purple and white which forces Atletico into their blue away strip.
07:57pm
Suspension watch
Each Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi have two yellow playing cards every and one other within the league stage means a one-match suspension. With Slavia Prague up subsequent adopted by Bayern Munich, it could be higher to take a tactical one tonight than in Prague.
07:48pm
‘Darkish arts’ guff
07:20pm
On his final go to seven years in the past
Diego Simeone was despatched to the stands moments after Sime Vrsaljko was red-carded within the tenth minute for demanding too vociferously that an Arsenal participant must also be despatched off – AP Photograph/Matt Dunham
07:13pm
A short phrase on the pitchside podium from Mikel Arteta
He’s an excellent aggressive supervisor and a crew that has been on the high for a lot of, a few years, it’s a brand new problem.
The toughest factor to put in is a love of defending in a participant and we have now accomplished that over time. They’re so keen [to learn] and are so aggressive.
There will probably be plenty of micro video games inside this recreation and we have now to cope with that.
In the event you win you will be [called] good however nobody remembers whenever you [play] good but it surely’s a draw.
07:10pm
Reunited 27 years on
Alan Shearer has simply advised Amazon Prime Sport that he has Diego Simeone’s shirt from the Spherical of 16 World Cup defeat by Argentina, the day Simeone and Beckham had been condemned, the latter greater than the previous:
07:04pm
World Cup winner on the Emirates
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Trying ahead to seeing Julian Alvarez tonight. He’s grow to be one of many best possible forwards on the earth since leaving Manchester Metropolis for Atletico in the summertime of 2024. After 29 objectives final season, he already has seven objectives in 9 matches in 2025/26. He’s comfortably the largest risk to Arsenal’s defence tonight, having scored a minimum of 5 extra objectives than some other Atletico participant this season.
07:00pm
And now for these of you watching in black and white…
Arsenal Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli. Substitutes Arrizabalaga, Setford, Mosquera, White, Hincapie, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Merino, Calafiori.
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Atletico Madrid Oblak; Llorente, Le Normand, Gimenez, Hancko; Simeone, Koke, Barrios, Gonzalez; Alvarez, Sorloth. Substitutes Musso, Ruggeri, Gallagher, Griezmann, Baena, Almada, Martin, Lenglet, Molina, Pubill, Galan, Raspadori.
Referee Davide Massa (Italy).
06:55pm
Line-up evaluation
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Mikel Arteta has made two adjustments, with Myles Lewis-Skelly and Gabriel Martinelli coming in for Riccardo Calafiori and Leandro Trossard. I’ll be trustworthy: I anticipated extra adjustments tonight. Arteta has an unlimited squad now and he must unfold the minutes round if he’s to benefit from it. Maybe a recreation in opposition to Atletico isn’t the most effective time to rotate, however the likes of Ben White, Mikel Merino and Ethan Nwaneri want minutes.
06:52pm
Atletico crew information
Sorloth and Alvarez up entrance with Griezmann on the bench:
06:47pm
Arsenal make two adjustments
Lewis-Skelly is available in for Calafiori and Martinelli for Trossard:
06:45pm
Arsenal’s defence so good they’re on target to equal Chelsea’s file
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The perfect defensive coach in European soccer will probably be on the touchline when Arsenal host Atlético Madrid within the Champions League on Tuesday evening, but it surely is not going to be Diego Simeone. Atlético’s snarling Argentine is understood for instilling exceptional resilience in his groups, but even his defensive file can not compete with Mikel Arteta’s in latest seasons.
Because the begin of the 2023-24 marketing campaign, Arteta’s Arsenal have conceded the fewest league objectives per recreation of any crew in Europe’s 5 main divisions. An already has grow to be even stronger this season, with Arsenal to date permitting solely three objectives in 11 matches in all competitions. Of their final two matches, they haven’t even allowed one shot heading in the right direction.
marked Arsenal’s eighth clear sheet of the marketing campaign and put them on target, at this early stage, to equal Chelsea’s 2004-05 file of 15 objectives conceded in a Premier League marketing campaign. Arsenal’s defence has grow to be their largest weapon – and it’s constructed on familiarity, physicality and constantly good recruitment.
06:35pm
Atletico Madrid livid with Arsenal over lack of sizzling water at Emirates
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Atletico Madrid’s gamers and employees had been enraged by a sizzling water scarcity on the Emirates Stadium on Monday, the place they skilled in pouring rain earlier than Tuesday’s Champions League fixture in opposition to Arsenal.
Atletico complained to at round 6.45pm in regards to the state of affairs, which meant their gamers weren’t in a position to bathe within the away dressing room after their coaching session.
The recent water downside is known to have been resolved by 7.30pm, by which level Atletico had already left the stadium to bathe at their London lodge.
02:11pm
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Good night and welcome to dwell protection of Arsenal vs Atlético Madrid within the Champions League 36-team group part which begins with Arsenal, after two wins from two, in fifth on purpose distinction and Atlético, who adopted their 3-2 defeat on the dying by Liverpool (after combating again from 2-0 down) with a 5-1 thumping victory over Eintracht Frankfurt who should have a historic, visceral horror of all groups from the capital of Spain, in tenth.
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Arsenal gained each fixtures 2-0, beating Athletic Membership in Bilbao and Olympiakos at Emirates Stadium with a purpose in every from the rejuvenated Gabriel Martinelli. They’re in impolite well being with two clear sheets in Europe to go along with their 5 from eight video games within the Premier League, a bear-trap defence that has fuelled their rise to the highest of the desk and a three-point lead over Manchester Metropolis. They’ve performed Atléti solely as soon as earlier than in Arsène Wenger’s final European tie as Arsenal supervisor, the Europa League semi-final in 2018 when an previous nemesis, Diego Costa, despatched Diego Simeone’s facet by way of to the ultimate with a 1-0 victory within the second leg after a 1-1 attract North London.
Tonight they’re with out their 4 long-term casualties – Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke – however the one doable adjustments one can envisage are Mikel Merino for Eberi Eze, if Mikel Arteta desires to match his opponents’ midfield energy and stifle the runs of Marcos Llorente, and Martinelli, who’s on hearth on this competitors, for Leandro Trossard, his matchwinner at Craven Cottage.
Atlético are fourth in La Liga, unbeaten since opening day and so they defeated Osasuna on the weekend 1-0 with Thiago Almada’s first purpose for the membership. The Argentina ahead was considered one of seven €15m plus signings over the summer time however the previous guard – Koke, Antoine Griezmann, Julián Alvarez, Alexander Sorloth and Llorente stay the important thing gamers. Johnny Cardoso, the USA midfielder signed from Betis in July, is Simeone’s solely damage concern.