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Arsenal 3 – 0 AS Monaco FC – Match Report

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Arsenal 3 - 0 AS Monaco FC - Match Report

Bukayo Saka scored twice and Kai Havertz added a late third to beat Monaco and take us one step nearer to reserving our place within the final 16 of the Champions League subsequent spring.

The winger netted a purpose in every half to beat the Ligue 1 facet, tapping house Gabriel Jesus’ centre on 34 minutes earlier than accepting an early Christmas current from visiting goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki 12 minutes from time to keep away from a nervy conclusion.

The victory sees us transfer to 13 factors and into third within the standings, with yet one more win from our remaining two video games virtually definitely sufficient to see us end within the high eight and skip the play-off spherical in February.

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Highlights: Arsenal 3-0 Monaco

Saka completely positioned

Each groups went into this contest degree on 10 factors, and realizing a win would see them plant one foot within the final 16, neither was ready to indicate their hand early on.

The opening 25 minutes was a cagey affair with little goalmouth motion. Gabriel Jesus poked an effort straight at Radoslaw Majecki within the Monaco purpose, Aleksandr Golovin did not hit the goal from the sting of the world and Martin Odegaard noticed a pair of comparable photographs undergo the identical destiny as either side traded jabs.

However we started to show the screw and shortly created two enormous alternatives for Jesus throughout the house of three minutes. Firstly, a protracted Jakub Kiwior ball allowed Jesus to beat the offside entice and undergo on purpose, however after steadying himself, he scuffed his shot and Majecki’s boot diverted it away.

Our no. 9 had little time to dwell on that miss when he once more discovered himself racing goalwards. This time he did nice to carry off Thilo Kehrer to get a shot off, however the Monaco keeper caught out an enormous hand to get sufficient on the ball and cease it creeping over his goalline.

The strain, and environment, was constructing, and on 33 minutes the breakthrough lastly arrived – partly because of somebody beginning their first Champions League sport.

Myles Lewis-Skelly grew to become the youngest participant to start out for us within the competitors since Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in 2011, however he confirmed a sensible head to create our opener. Choosing the ball up 40 yards out, he turned previous Maghnes Akliouche and pushed ahead earlier than threading an ideal move into Jesus. The Brazilian regarded up and performed the ball throughout purpose to the again publish the place Saka accomplished a transfer began and completed in Hale Finish.

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Extra missed alternatives

That might separate the groups on the half, what was unimaginable was that we solely held a one-goal benefit as two extra golden probabilities went begging earlier than the break.

Odegaard latched upon a free move on midway by Soungotou Magassa and breezed previous Kehrer to permit him 40 yards to tuck the ball previous Majecki, however he dragged his effort agonisingly extensive of the far publish. Quickly after, Gabriel Martinelli did the identical after our skipper pressured a excessive turnover; and whereas the offside flag did go up, replays confirmed VAR may have intervened in our favour.

We had dominated the primary 45, however Monaco started the second half wanting extra like a facet who had received three of their final 5 Champions League fixtures.

Only a minute after the restart we acquired a sign of how expensive our missed alternatives could possibly be as Kehrer powered a header simply extensive to get nerves jangling, and on 63 minutes they got here even nearer when some sloppy play inside our half allowed Takumi Minamino to seek out Breel Embolo contained in the field whose shot on the flip rippled the facet netting.

Late flourish

However with 13 minutes to go, we managed to kill the sport off because of an enormous blunder by the French giants’ defence. Kehrer and Mohammed Salisu tried to play out from the again inside their very own field and fed the ball again to Majecki who underneath strain from Havertz, handed straight to Saka who had the easy activity of finishing his brace.

That lifted the strain with Monaco realizing the sport was up, and the ultimate levels had been a procession that noticed us add to our tally.

Mikel Merino noticed a shot blocked earlier than Saka’s eyes lit up on the likelihood of a hat-trick, however his effort was neatly nudged into the web by Havertz to present the scoreline a extra flattering, however deserved, really feel and see us stretch our unbeaten Champions League run at Emirates Stadium to eight matches. 

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FACTS AND STATS

Because the begin of final season, we have now received seven of their eight Champions League house matches, retaining a clear sheet in each single victory; these seven clear sheets are probably the most by a facet on house soil within the final two seasons.

Monaco had been unbeaten of their first 4 Champions League matches this season however have misplaced their final two; they’ve now received considered one of their final 10 away video games within the competitors (D4 L5).

We’re unbeaten of their final 14 house video games in all competitions (W12 D2), our greatest run underneath Mikel Arteta and greatest since an 18-game run underneath Arsene Wenger between March and November 2017.

Bukayo Saka has scored in six of his seven house Champions League appearances (7 targets), whereas he has been concerned in 14 targets in 14 video games general within the competitors (8 targets, 6 assists).

Solely Mohamed Salah (16 targets, 12 assists) has been concerned in additional targets in all competitions amongst Premier League gamers this season than Saka (9 targets, 12 assists).

Myles Lewis-Skelly accomplished 45 of 47 passes tonight (96%), one of the best passing accuracy (min. 25 passes) by an Arsenal teenager in a Champions League sport since Johan Djourou vs Hamburg in September 2006 (97%) within the month Lewis-Skelly was born.

What’s subsequent

Everton head to Emirates Stadium on Saturday for a standard 3pm begin, after which we change our attentions to the Carabao Cup quarter-final once we journey to Crystal Palace. The Eagles then head to N5 in Premier League motion 4 days later for the primary of our festive fixtures.

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