Arsenal completed the Champions League stage with a 2-1 win over a Girona team already eliminated by the competition before the match began.
The former Huais of Tottenham Hotspur Arnaut Danjuma shot Girona in the middle of the first half, extremely the first goal of the open game that Arsenal has accepted in Europe this season.
But Jorginho equalized from the place of penalty, while the first of Ethan Nwaneri Champions League The goal had firmly placed the gunners in front of the half -time whistle.
Raheem Sterling also lost a penalty at the time of ban that would have been the cream on the cake.
How was the game unfolded
Gunners had two early goal images in northern Catalonia. Leandro Trossard could expect to do better as he met Ethan Nwaner's cross in the box with his body, while Riccardo Calafiori soon had the ball in the net with a regular finish that was marginalized.
Danjuma seemed threatening to Girona's left wing, but net was not tested and Arsenal would be satisfied with their level of control and relative comfort a quarter of the road through the competition. So, when the hosts took the lead, it was quite out of blue.
The arsenal was cut off from a single pass to the left channel from the quarterback Juanpe. Danjuma ran over him and, watching the 30 -yard net from the goal, has made a blow around the blocked Brazilian, which still sinks although the ball treatment would have resulted in a red card.
Gunners responded well and had returned the game completely until the first half ended. Thomas party's bullying in the box was responsible for drawing Arsenal level, fighting his way through solutions and ending up being taken out of Arnau Martinez. Jorginho kept his calm between hells from fans of the house and was shot in the lower right corner.
Nwaneri's hitting a few moments later was the next level, showing no fear as he cut inside the right and fired an unstoppable left -handed strike beyond the possibilities of PAU Lopez. There was still time for Trossard to hit the ribbon from a narrow corner just before the interval.
Arsenal remained at the top. Timory and jury jury inadvertently stopped a corner of Nwaner from placing directly in the lower corner in his efforts to turn the ball. Calafiori had Lopez flying through the goal an hour inside, following a stroke he lost.
Girona made five changes, all within the first 25 minutes of the second half, in an attempt to change things and give Arsenal different questions to answer. Mikel Artesa also further exploited his bench, giving another opportunity to Myles Lewis-Skelly and throwing in Kai Havertz.
Just as the game seemed to be leaving, the hosts had a possible draw by the replacement and legend of the club, Crishtian Stub, expelled from the VAR for offside. Net also made a comfortable saving from the distant Martinez head, missing power, late.
Sterling had the opportunity to provide extra for the death victory, winning a penalty after anjandro Frances unjustly fired a hand on the loose ball as he got up. The loan winger rose himself, but saw Lopez Parry hit the resulting blow for a corner.
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With a high end ended ended before the start, it was clear that the choice of the team of Mikel Artes was more than a little motivated by Sunday Premier League Clash with Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium.
William Saliba, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Jurrien Timber all started in the bench. David Raya traveled with the squad to Spain, but was declared “not appropriate” by the manager and did not make the choice. Instead, instead, instead was given a debut.
Depending on Raya's availability, all six are expected to return to the weekend, when arsenal will require a win to keep as much pressure as possible Liverpool As far as possible and place nine points between them and the city.
The net joined Bournemouth loan last summer to cover the exit of Aaron Ramsdale and had to wait so far for his debut due to the Cup connection to the Carabao Cup.
In 35 years and 194 days, the Brazilian was Arsenal's oldest debutant in 110 years-from 36-year-old Ned Liddell in 1915. But it was not a case that he would look again with love. He had a nervous moment in the ball almost directly from the beginning of the opening and later there was a moment of dementia when he was caught on the land of anyone 30 yards from the goal while Girona took the lead.
With Raya excluded through damage to this, it will not fall well for important games to come if this would be more than just a precaution.
A player at the opposite end of his career journey was completely greedy and that was Ethan Nwaner. The 17-year-old includes the old cliché of 'If you are good enough, you are old enough' and you are doing a great job to ensure that the lack of Bukayo Saka is feeling so difficult.
Nwaner is a player who deals with confidence and his excellent goal of the Champions League shortly before half the time, at his first start in the competition, was evidence of this. Jude Bellingham is the only Englishman who scored a champions league goal at a younger age – with only 25 days.
As much as Nwaneri impressed a widespread, and Leandro Trossard make a positive impact, Arsenal lacked the presence in the penalty area to truly utilize their high quality.
Trossard is not a natural 'number' of natural, nor the usual Kai Havertz start. Gabriel Jesus has made a good impression of one in front of the center, but the Brazilian is in opposition and now excluded for the foreseeable future with a serious knee injury.
Arsenal need a attacker. The part of the riddle that has been missing for years.
The news appeared just before that Arsenal was opposed to an offer to Aston Villa Ollie Watkins. It would take a lot to go down to England International before the Monday transfer deadline, while other targets rumored like Dusan Vlahovic or Benjamin Sesko may be significantly more accessible during the summer.
In the PSR era, Arsenal cannot panic to buy and mistake it. But it feels like they will never reach their full potential until the team is complete with a proper scorer ahead.
The rotation in the arsenal ranks delivered Raheem Sterling a rare start. The 30-year-old winger has only found the net this season against Bolton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup again in September.
It's been five years since his season with 31 goals for Manchester City and it seems that player is only going further and further. Despite won the late penalty that he himself was unable to convert, Sterling was less effective of the Arsenal start attackers in this and was warned for simulation, though harshly, to rub more salt in that wound.
Waiting to become the first player to score for three English clubs in the Champions League continues.