Madrid (AFP) – Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus was the great figure in Arsenal’s away victory against Sevilla (2-1) by registering a goal and an assist.
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For his part, fellow Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli made his debut in this Champions League season with a goal.
In Italy, striker Alexis Sánchez became the Chilean top scorer in the top European competition by reaching 16 goals in the competition.
The ‘Wonder Boy’ led Inter Milan to victory against Salzburg (2-1) with his first goal since his return to the Nerazzurri team last European summer.
– Arsenal beats Sevilla with Brazilian goals –
Arsenal managed to regain the lead of Group B in the Champions League after beating Sevilla (2-1) away from home.
The Brazilians Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli were the great figures of the match, scoring a goal each.
Gabriel Martinelli was in charge of opening the scoring in the last moments of the first half (45), putting the finishing touch to a good play by Gabriel Jesus, who took the ball in his half of the field and after leaving the mark, advanced the ball so that his teammate could drive it to the heart of the area. Martinelli faced and left Orjan Nyland stranded before finishing into an empty goal.
Gabriel Jesus scored the second goal for the ‘Gunners’ at the beginning of the second half (53) with a powerful shot into the top corner.
Jesus scored and assisted in the same match for the first time in the campaign and scored his third Champions League match by scoring to reach three goals in the competition.
“We need magical moments in big games; we need our players to have the best performances and today (Jesus) has done something special,” said coach Mikel Arteta after the Brazilian was named ‘Man of the Match by the Technical Committee. of UEFA.
Jesus, who remains a starter in the Spanish coach’s scheme, played 81 minutes before asking to be replaced due to injury.
“He felt something in his thigh, so we’ll see. He asked to leave immediately, which is not good news because ‘Gabi’ is not a player who does that at all. We have to wait a few days,” Arteta acknowledged after the match.
For his part, Gabriel Martinelli, recently recovered from an injury, made his debut in the Champions League and scored his second goal so far this season.
The winger started and was substituted in the second half (91′). Brazilian center back Gabriel Magalhaes also saw action, playing the entire match.
For Sevilla, Argentines Lucas Ocampos, Marcos Acuña and Erik Lamela saw action.
Alexis Sánchez scores again for Inter
The Chilean attacker Alexis Sánchez scored for the first time since his return to Inter Milan in the last summer market to lead the victory against Salzburg (2-1).
With this, the ‘Wonder Boy’ became the Chilean top scorer in the history of the Champions League with 16 goals, one more than Arturo Vidal (15).
Alexis opened the scoring (19th) by beating the rival goalkeeper in a one-on-one after receiving a measured pass from Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Alexis completed 65 minutes on the pitch before coming off as a substitute.
Argentine striker Lautaro Martínez also started, who once again wore the captain’s badge, remaining on the field for 85 minutes.
Meanwhile, Brazilian Carlos Augusto started and played the 90 minutes. It was the first time that the former Corinthians player played a full game at home.
“I’m happy to play these types of games; it’s the first time I’ve started at San Siro,” the midfielder told the UEFA media after the match.
“It was an important victory in terms of qualification,” said coach Simone Inzaghi. Inter Milan and Real Sociedad lead the Group D table with seven points each.
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