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he/him (still trying to add every game i’ve seen before)
Napoli0 - 1Arsenal
allegri pulling the nastiest demonic low block straight from hell
ArsenalNapoli0 - 1Arsenal
I think the result was set before the match even kicked off. A traditional 0-1 to the Arsenal, a class Martin Ødegaard strike to get all 3 points for the Gunners. Professionalism is very much an understatement for how Mikel Arteta dealt with this game. Patience paid off in the end after Allegri allowing Arsenal to have the ball, hoping his low block wouldn't be exposed, but it ultimately was. The goalscorer was the man of the night, dictating play and putting in a proper captain's performance. Napoli had a good structure, but if you don't threaten at one end, you're going to suffer at the other. Hojlund getting barely any service for chances, then deciding to bring on a lackluster Lorenzo Lucca was very questionable from Massimiliano Allegri. I think the foundation of the performance was in the right direction overall, but the execution was once again not enough. A loss against the champions of England is no embarrassment though, they'll still be kicking themselves that it didn't go according to plan. MOTM as I mentioned, Martin Ødegaard. Back to back great performances, showing his worth as captain.
Arsenal
Club Brugge KV2 - 3Aston Villa
great ebening for villans, emery might collect another european trophy this season
Aston Villa
Juventus1 - 1Milan
Expected this to be very tight and it was, Gatti late on rescuing a point for Juve. Milan will be kicking themselves for that poor marking. Good goal from young Alphadjo Cissè to put Milan one ahead. Far from deserved, this game was a proper 0-0. Not ideal for either team but I think Juve will be the more happy of the two for coming back late on. Gatti MOTM for rescuing a point for Juve, Douglas Luiz and Yunus Musah were both solid though.
JuventusArsenal2 - 1Chelsea
Fun end-to-end contest between two strong teams. Arsenal proving their worth in the Premier League title race once again, the reigning champions continue their 100% record, up there with Manchester City. They were very good today, played much better football than last week against Villa. Quick tempo and had Chelsea by the throat most of the game. This still isn't Arsenal at their best though, they slipped a couple times defensively, no surprise with that lethal front 3 that Chelsea now have. Konsa was very good filling in for injured Mosquera and sidelined Saliba. He was very underrated at us, hopefully Arsenal fans see the best of him, he is genuinely the best defender I've seen at Villa Park. I thought Havertz started really slow, but he grew into a game with a solid finish, perhaps Martinez could've done better though. He also did a very good dummy for Odegaard's goal and was linked up with Arsenal's play very well overall. Arteta has an even better team to work with than last season, the depth is absolutely insane. Chelsea fought well, but once again their defensive cracks were shown throughout. Their attack is absurd, I do think the weak link is still Pedro Neto within this team. Midfield combinations at their selection aren't bad too. Many injury prone players around the squad however, which may ruin any momentum within the squad. Rogers goal was well taken, they had a few nice plays on the transition which you don't really get against Arsenal. Martinez was pretty decent today, there's definitely improvement there from Sanchez. But I have to warn Chelsea fans there are mistakes in him which can be frustrating. He is a good character to have though and has a good voice within that backline. They will be up there this season, but I think this game proves they won't be in contention for the title. MOTM is Kai Havertz. I think this is the best game I've seen him have in a while. Odegaard and Rice were very solid too. It was an all champions performance.
ArsenalArsenal2 - 1ChelseaSURVIVED ANOTHER LONDON DERBY I NEVER HAD A DOUBT
Arsenal
Everton2 - 2Man United
Wow what a finish to an overly dull game. Both teams really struggled to get anything going, I wasn't really impressed by either team, so a draw was a fair result in the end. Not really sure how to analyse this as Everton were not good at all, they were very wasteful and didn't create many clear cut chances. Both goals were out of nothing really, a near post belter from Tyrique George and a last minute rocket from Ainsley Maitland-Niles on his debut. Just heard on Sky that was 8 years from his first goal in the PL for Arsenal, crazy he's been around this long. Found it funny as soon as Everton bring on someone that can play RB he scores, after refusing to play a proper RB in the team for so long. Manchester United were not great either. They had a lot of the ball but created very little big chances with what they had. It took a lovely Mbeumo finish to open their scoring, back to back goals for him which he needed for his confidence. I think he'll be good again for United this season, perhaps even better. The second was a Benjamin Sesko header, which Pickford should've definitely done better with. But sometimes you need that luck in football. Great finish to the game after being so slow, even at 1-1 it felt like a 0-0 game. Really lacking tempo, but the last 10 minutes was worth the watch. I'll give Maitland-Niles the MOTM for his beauty that rescued a point for Everton.
Everton