London, May 6 (IANS) Bukayo Saka’s finish on the stroke of half-time helped Arsenal reach the Champions League final for the first time since 2006 following a tense evening in north London.Saka’s 44th-minute goal claimed 1-0 win for the Gunners in the semifinal second-leg against Atletico Madrid, and moved into the final with an aggregate 2-1 win.Mikel Arteta’s men dominated the early passages of play, but it was the visitors who carved out the opening opportunity with Julián Alvarez sweeping w…
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Madrid, April 30 (IANS) Atletico Madrid and Arsenal drew 1-1 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal at the Metropolitano, leaving everything to be decided in next week’s return leg in London.Both goals came from the penalty spot, and Arsenal was left aggrieved after a late VAR intervention overturned what had looked a strong claim for a second spot-kick that could have tilted the tie in its favour, reports Xinhua.Atletico started with Ademola Lookman on the left and Jan Oblak …
London, April 16 (IANS) Arsenal have reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in consecutive seasons for the first time in their history after keeping Sporting CP out in a tight north London encounter.A draw against Sporting was enough to send Arsenal through to the semi-finals where they will face Atletico de Madrid.Arsenal remain the only unbeaten team in this season’s Champions League with ten wins and two draws from 12 matches.The dominant side for much of the first half, Arsenal came…
London, Dec 31 (IANS) Arsenal ended the year on top of the Premier League table after an outstanding second-half showing saw the Gunners cruise past third-placed Aston Villa 4-1.This was the Gunners’ fourth straight victory as they ended Villa’s 11-match winning run in all competitions.Villa showed enough in the first half to suggest they could achieve a club-record 12th straight win in all competitions, but the Gunners turned on the style to race four goals ahead with a scintillating second-hal…
London, Dec 27 (IANS) Skipper Martin Odegaard scored his first goal of the season to help Arsenal prevail over Brighton 2-1 in a home match and moved back to the top of the Premier League table in London on Saturday.Odegaard powered home from just outside the area before Georgino Rutter flicked into his own net from a Declan Rice set piece to double the Gunners’ advantage. But Brighton fought back and levelled the score through a Diego Gomez goal in the 64th-minute. It took a stunning David Raya…