2:1！ Commander Liank has three strong opponents Jesus crosses Arsenal to beat off the king of the Europa League to regain the top of the table
After beating Manchester City and blocking Chelsea's Northern Expedition, Arsenal are once again playing in the Champions League and travelling to the Pizjuan Stadium to face Sevilla in the third round of the group stage. Jesus was the biggest contributor to the Gunners' victory in the game, Martinelli also scored, Goodley couldn't get back from the big picture, and Arsenal returned to the top of the group with three points from 2-1.
Sevilla FC are the absolute kings of the Europa League, but their results this season have been really tight, with only two wins in all competitions, but the draw with Real Madrid in the last round of the league has boosted some morale. Considering that Sevilla have many offensive means, Arteta asked Tomiyasu Kenyang to replace Zinchenko and Gabriel, Saliba and Ben White to defend the back line; Rice, Jorginho and Odegaard form the midfield; Martinelli, Jesus, Saka three swords in unison; Raya still forced Ramsdale to stand in front of the goal.
Arsenal seized the initiative after the opening, and in the 9th minute, Jesus withdrew to receive the ball straight away, and Martinelli's forward push was blocked by Niland; In the 22nd minute, Jesus adjusted in the box and deflected his shot off the upright; The game then fell silent, and there was no new attack until stoppage time, and in the 45th minute, Ocampos went straight and N-nesri cut in the box and shot slightly deflected; Before half-time, Jesus made a steal at the back and planned a counterattack, Sevilla because the back line was too early, resulting in a weak air defense, Martinelli drove straight into the attacking Nilander and pushed the empty goal to score, 1:0!
In the 47th minute of the second half, Sevilla FC made a mistake in the back, and Odegaard's shot from a small angle in the left penalty area went high; In the 53rd minute, Jesus pulled to the left to receive the ball, and when facing Keyars Navas' 1v1 defense, the Brazilian striker unceremoniously cut directly inside and shot into the far corner, 2:0! Jesus have scored in three consecutive Champions League group stage matches, making it only two members in Gunners history to achieve this feat, after Chamark.
In the 58th minute, Rakitic took a corner kick, and Goodley's header in front of the point narrowed the scoreline, 2:1! Sevilla have proved with their actions that they have not given up. In the 65th minute, Real Madrid's old Mariano stopped the ball in the chest inside the box and fired a powerful shot into the crossbar, and the gunner was almost equalised. In the 76th minute, under pressure to equalize, Lamela came off the bench and fell to the ground in the box under Gabriel's defense, and the referee was aware and gave the Argentine a yellow card.
In the 80th minute, Jesus accidentally strained his thigh during the middle circle struggle and could not hold on and was replaced by Nketiah. The Gunners also held on to a one-goal advantage, as Lens drew with PSV Eindhoven in this round, allowing Arsenal to take six points from three games and regain their position as leaders of the group.