Arsenal appears keen to gain time for another warm-weather training camp after securing a 3-0 victory against Dinamo Zagreb this evening in the Champions League.
The Gunners began the match in the best possible fashion, with Declan Rice opening the scoring inside just two minutes.
That early goal set the tone and sent a clear message to Zagreb that they were in for a challenging night in London.
Following Rice’s strike, Arsenal continued to put their visitors under immense pressure. Zagreb, however, defended resolutely, particularly against corners, suggesting they had prepared well for such situations before the game.
Despite Zagreb’s defensive efforts, the match remained largely one-sided as Arsenal worked tirelessly to extend their lead. Some attempts were wayward, while others forced Ivan Nevistić into making several impressive saves.

The second half commenced in much the same way the first had ended, with Arsenal pushing for another goal and Zagreb holding firm, hoping for opportunities on the counterattack.
Mikel Arteta introduced Ethan Nwaneri and Thomas Partey to bolster the team, but it was Gabriel Martinelli who delivered a sublime pass to Kai Havertz, who scored Arsenal’s second goal.
The Gunners had been deserving of a second for some time, and Martin Odegaard rounded off the performance with a goal in added time, ensuring a comfortable victory for Arteta’s side.
Great win!! On to the next.
Nwaneri is back. Great news.
Good win for Arsenal.we are through to last 16. Who knows our Boy could go as far as possible in UCL.
Hope Arteta learns from the CD pairing of Gabriel and Kiwior, they did very well in the centre and Timber also did his job at right back.
I think Thieney is lacking in confidence when he came on, he wasn’t making runs that we know him for. It’s understandable any way nhe’s not been playing regularly.
Happy Nwaneri is back.
He’s pretty effective taking throw ins
SueP,
Your right he is good at throw ins. But Arteta was seething, that he was taking them to quickly.😂🤣😉👍
Ho ho ho Derek
He was quick but on a serious note, I thought the loft and length were really good. The others on the team should take note.
Well SueP,
I’ve said on here many times what I think of Tierney as a player. Unfortunately the manager doesn’t seem to share my view sadly.😢
I guess the boys really like Mas Que Nada. Far be it from me to tell the boss how to run the team but advertising using music as a legitimate pre-game tactic worries me. It displays a fundamental lack of awareness and actual tactical nuance. He is out of actual ideas on how to get the team to play better, so has to resort to nonsense like this. I’m not saying playing upbeat music is a bad idea, I’m suggesting telling the press that it is part of his overall approach to coaching is of deep concern.
Don’t you think you’re reading too much into this?
Yes Sue, mountains and molehills comes to mind.
Well, possibly.
3 points, nuff said, move on to Wolves away, which, even though they are down the bottom of the league, will be a lot tougher than this.
Apart from a couple of sloppy moments at the rear, it was a comfortable win although not a rip roaring spectacle. Goals were excellent though and plenty of rotation
Pleased to see Nwaneri back too
Brilliant display and a fully deserved win to further tighten our grip on automatic qualification place. Now attention turns on molineux trip to take on wolves. COYG!
Vamos,
It was a good win, but your brilliant display quote was a bit much.
But if that’s how you saw it, fare play to you.
Good win. We’ve had a good run in the Champions League so far.
Hopefully we win away against Girona and don’t get to play the knockout and proceed to the round of 16.
Now unto Wolves. We really need a win in order not to slip down the table and cement our 2nd position, at least.
12 days to go and still no Striker or Winger signing yet.
Let’s see how it goes.
I think Sterling was much better today
He was more willing to make direct runs at the defense, something I have been dying to see him do since he joined us
Agree 100%👍
Sorry.to say Sterling has lost the magic from his boots.
Off the ball he is static, he trys but can’t beat his man.
The team to go right, look who’s out there and then drift back to the left.
NW came on and he is a boy who gets bums off seats and all off sudden we are attacking down the right again.
DZ we’re a poor side and timber and co got away with some dreadful play and got lucky at the back a few times.
Saying that you can of beat what put in front of you and we were very comfortable tonight
Some really bad misses tonight but take a 3 nil win all day long
Goals, clean sheets breeds confidence so may long it continue.
Onwards and d upwards
Agree, I think Sterling is a shadow of himself.
Reggie,
I think he’d struggle to take his shadow on to be fare.😊👍
🤣🤣🤣
IMO, I think sterling has lost it completely. There’s nothing he does that comes off well. His dribbles produces nothing. I think it would have been better if we had kept Nelson. Sterling is just there to complete the numbers. Nwaneri created a fantastic goal scoring opportunity for Rice for just few minutes he was on, even defended far better than sterling. We need a winger and a striker if we really want to win something this season.
It was a routine win and I was never worried at any point. I liked what I saw from Kiwior and Zinny. They didn’t look rusty at all. I’m surprised we are sitting so high up the table! Anyway, good job to the boys!
A much needed win and a well deserved one at that. Rice was clearly the MOTM, ran all game tirelessly, scored an early goal and had pinpoint corners taken. Odegaard seems to be back to his best and that is great for arsenal. King Kai seems to have found his scoring touch again and the social media abuse was totally unwarranted and deems the strictest of punishments. The only disappointment was
Sterling and the hope is that he will still come good, there are a lot of games left this season. Hope we carry forward our excellent form in Europe into the PL.
Nice to see Havertz getting a run of games where he gets on the score sheet during the transfer window again, just long enough to convince Arteta he doesn’t need a striker before going the rest of the season without scoring in the league.
Haha was thinking the same
Quite funny that Havertz’s scoring stats are better than strikers we are apparently trying to sign and others who would be on most fans wish lists, ……. Just saying ……..
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Yep. His stats this season are comparable on an almost 1:1 with Vlahovic, whereas as Jonathan David has 11 goals in 18 appearances in Ligue 1 but that is a much weaker league. I would personally be quite happy with either of these additions, but think David offers more of what Arteta wants from his team because his pressing stats are some of the best in Europe. Plus he’s an Arsenal fan!
Also, Vlahovic and Sesko have both turned down Arsenal already, so I’d prefer David. He’s a dynamic 25 year old who supports the club and perfectly fits the mould of Havertz and Jesus. He will work hard for the team, can play on the wing, and will get on the score sheet. So watch us spunk 70m on Sesko instead.
Now, now GB he’s only doing it to convince MA during the transfer window. 🤦♂️
Contexts matters GB for a start
Then we could get onto ..
Conversation ratio
Minutes played
Starts or subs ..
Don’t tell me you think Havertz is the answer uptop ?