Football Festival in North London: Arsenal FC celebrated a decisive victory in midfield battle with Aston Villa after two tracks last Friday evening and temporarily entered the European Cup in the Premier League. Coach Michael Arteta’s beat Birmingham’s Thomas Party (23rd minute), captain Pierre-Emerick Bameyong (45th + 6) and Emily Smith-Rowe (56th) 3-1 (2nd minute). : 0) By the way, Jacob Ramsey can only make a connection to the final stage (82nd) for guests. Now with 14 points, the Londoners are currently ninth in the table and close to fourth place Brighton in the Champions League (15 points).
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At the sold-out Emirates Stadium, the Gunners started out as a storm and powerful, sometimes reminiscent of the old Wenger era. Just four minutes later, Abameyang hit a side pull, but the ball bounced wide. But it took until the 20th minute for the effort to succeed: Party Smith – Rowe’s head stretched into the far corner – midfielder’s first Arsenal goal for Atletico Madrid. Arsenal also appeared to be electrified later, but had to wait for goal number 2 until stoppage time in the first half: there was a penalty after the VAR test Captain ub Bameyang returned to the edge with the seventh goal of the season.
In the second round, the guests seemed to wake up briefly and felt themselves approaching the Arsenal goal. But the resistance did not last long: the excellent Smith-Rowe increased a little happily after a counter-attack with a deflected ricochet (56th). Arsenal did not let Villa breathe much and the guest worked dangerously in the penalty area. In the end, the guests found only one consolation: 20-year-old Ramsay circled the dream from the edge of the box (82nd). Nearly 60,000 spectators at the Emirates were delighted with their team’s reliable performance.
For Arsenal, the next few weeks against Leeds, Leicester and Watford are all about stability before they face Liverpool leaders. Villa have to deal with the third loss in a row. Over the next three weeks, West Ham and Brighton, two teams from the top of the table, are waiting for the Crystal Palace.