Arsenal secured a resounding away win against a well-organized Sevilla side and top their Champions League group with six points from three games, but for their Norwegian captain, not everything is going smoothly.
Martin Ødegaard was lambasted in the British media after his performance in the 2-2 draw against Chelsea at the weekend, where he was substituted for Kai Havertz with around 20 minutes left to play.
At the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizchuán, the same thing happened – once again without the 24-year-old having left his mark on the match.
The Norwegian had only 29 ball touches throughout the match, and delivered no key passes.
– Has been part of an Arsenal midfield that has done the job against Sevilla, even if he has not been at his rawest and sharpest, commented TV 2’s Espen Ween as the dram menser shuffled off the pitch.
Scored in CL debut
Arsenal fans scratched their heads and put forward several conspiracy theories when Gabriel Martinelli was not included in the squad for the first Champions League game of the season against PSV.
Arteta later revealed that the Brazilian had suffered a hamstring injury. The same injury also kept him out in the second game, against Lens, and the debut in Europe’s most prestigious tournament had to wait for the 22-year-old.
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Against Sevilla, he was finally going to get the opportunity, and really took care of it.
Lynvingen parked the pair of centre-backs for Sevilla, who have a combined age of 68, and was ice cold when he rounded Ørjan Nyland and sent the ball into the open goal.
Magnificent scoring
Gabriel Jesus doubled the lead in the second half when he elegantly dribbled past Jesus Navas and bent the ball all the way up into the right crossbar – ungrateful for Ørjan Nyland.
– What a score it is! In his third straight Champions League match, he scores for Arsenal, Ween exclaimed.
Twelve minutes before the end, today’s great player had to leave the pitch. He held onto the back of his thigh as he walked off the field and received medical treatment on the sideline.
Nemanja Gudelj reduced the deficit for Sevilla and created tension in the match when he headed in a corner from Ivan Rakitic, but Mikel Arteta’s men managed to ride out the Spaniards’ pressure at the end.
in injury time, David Raya was really messing it up when he miscalculated a cross, but the ball went just over the bar.
Arsenal thus tops Group B with six points. Lens follows close behind with five, while Sevilla and PSV only have two points after three games.
2023-10-24 20:57:32
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