Arsenal leaves Sevilla in a difficult situation

HE SevilleFinished third in the group with 2 points with PSV EindhovenArsenal, which took an important step towards its goal of reaching the last 16 rounds of the Champions League, showed a very effective performance by taking the lead with the goal of Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli in the extra time of the first half. Shortly after half-time his compatriot Gabriel Jesús made it 0-2, then was saved by Serbian Gudelj in the 58th minute, but it was unsuccessful for the weak and shot-less Spanish team.

They met at the Nervión stadium both teams had to win or at least, Sevillistas not to lose to avoid being left behind in the group with only 2 points and Uruguayan coach Diego Alonso making his debut in the ‘Champions’ after the good image that emerged in the 1-1 match on Saturday. The English, who are in 1st place at home against Real Madrid, scored 3 points after the kick in the Lens field.

Alonso repeats starting eleven against MadridBelgian Dodi Lukebakio, Moroccan En-Nesyri and Argentinian Lucas Ocampos are in the attacking trident. Meanwhile, Arsenal’s coach, Spanish Mikel Arteta, made only one change compared to the last 2-2 against Chelsea with Japanese left-back Tomiyasu and went very attacking for Ukrainian Zinchenko.

This second meeting between the Nervionenses and the Gunners – Sevilla won the same tournament 3-1 in November 2007 and Arsenal had already qualified for the round of 16 – started with rhythm but also caution from both teams. Take unnecessary risks while being aware of the importance of the issues in dispute.

In the first half of the first half perhaps Arsenal knew how to read the game better by controlling the ball a bit and attacking attacks that often resulted in tries. In the one-on-one match, the goal that Norwegian goalkeeper Orjan Nyland saved with his foot came from Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli in the 8th minute..

At this stage the London team were in charge and Sevilla, who tried unsuccessfully to respond to Ocampos’ more active than successful shot, resisted and even reacted, trying to make life difficult for a very well-positioned Arsenal, but without success. Very technical, fast and very high quality.

Despite the obvious merits of the ‘gunmen’, Diego Alonso’s brave and ambitious but not frantic team took control in the latter part of the first half, thanks largely to the tenacity of French midfielder Soumaré. Isolated appearances of Navas and Lukebakio.

For this reason, A shot too far from Nesyri did not scare Arsenal’s Spanish goalkeeper David RayaIt was already in extra time of the first half, but when Sevilla looked better, controlled and unchallenged, the English team scored an excellent counter through Brazilian Gabriel Jesús, which enabled compatriot Martinelli to take back the already beaten Nyland. He scored 0-1 in the empty goal.

Following this blow, Sevilla came back onto the field to try to re-balance the match but they looked a bit scared initially which led to Arsenal bringing in the ‘big boys’ activity to make it 0-2. In the score at the 53rd minute A great goal from Gabriel Jesús, who broke through and beat Nyland with a superb right hand..

This disadvantage and the resulting desperation of being so far behind in the points table, He encouraged the SevillistasBy stepping forward and making offensive changes with the introduction of Spanish-Dominican striker Mariano Díaz in place of Sizo Sow and Argentinian Erik Samela in place of Lukebakio, they managed to shorten the gap in the set-piece movement at the stroke of the clock. sign.

It was a corner taken by the Croatian Rakitic and could not be contested. Serbian Nemanja Gudelj headed towards the goal in the 58th minute.. From there, Sevilla pressed as usual, but there was no clarity other than Mariano’s shot against the crossbar, which was later canceled out as the referee thought there had been handball and relieved some crosses from Navas and Juanlu.

But Arsenal did not give up, held on and defended well. His coach, Mikel Arteta, moved his pieces and made several changes to contain his opponent, who was harassed and frenzied in his attacks, to secure the three points and give Sánchez-Pizjuán a prestigious victory. The impotence of the Sevillistas.