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Goals from Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard gave Arsenal a comfortable 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, putting Mikel Arteta’s side on the brink of automatic qualification for the knockout rounds.
Rice, a former Conference League winner with West Ham United, had not scored in his previous 15 appearances in Europe’s premier club competition, but it took just two minutes for him to fire in a scorching half-volley after Havertz had brought down Gabriel Martinelli’s drilled cross around the 12th. outside the yard.
Any nerves lingering around the Emirates Stadium after Saturday’s clash with Aston Villa were settled by the strike, in which Mikel Arteta’s side surrendered a two-goal advantage to walk away with just a point.
There were no such mistakes against a Dinamo side managed for the first time by the former Ballon d’Or The winner was Fabio Cannavaro, in full control of proceedings with Arsenal never needing to get out of second gear.
It took Arsenal With over an hour to find their second goal, with their dominance of the ball and territory, several chances failed to materialize. Havertz was once again the man for the occasion, rising highest and turning unmarked at the back post to meet Martinelli’s inviting cross.
Odegaard made it three as the game entered stoppage-time, heading home from close range after good work from Leandro Trossard.
The Gunners are third Champions League table, five wins and a draw have been recorded from their seven games and they will finish in the top-eight unless they are knocked out by Girona on matchday eight, with many other results going against them.
Read the full match report from Arsenal 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb here.
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Position / Player |
rating |
|---|---|
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GK: David Raya |
6.9/10 |
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RB: Jurin Timber |
7.6/10 |
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CB: Jacob Kivier |
7.4/10 |
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CB: Gabriel |
7.7/10 |
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LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko |
7.4/10 |
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DM: Jorginho |
7.7/10 |
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Chief Minister: Martin Odegaard (c) |
8.7/10 |
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Chief Minister: Declan Rice |
8.2/10 |
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RW: Raheem Sterling |
7.0/10 |
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CF: Kai Havertz |
8.1/10 |
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LW: Gabriel Martinelli |
8.0/10 |
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Sub: Thomas Partey (58′ for Timber) |
6.6/10 |
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Sub: Ethan Nwaneri (58′ for Sterling) |
6.7/10 |
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Sub: Leandro Trossard (74′ for Havertz) |
6.0/10 |
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Sub: Kieran Tierney (74′ for Zinchenko) |
6.5/10 |
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Sub: Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (90′ Martinelli) |
N/A |
Subs Not Used: Neto (GK), Tommy Setford (GK), Maldini Kakuri, Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Marino, Ismail Kabia.
