Arsenal’s final game of the Champions League league phase sees them travel to Spanish outfit Girona.Although not mathematically guaranteed to advance into the last 16, Arsenal’s superior goal
This is the second game between Girona FC and UD Las Palmas this season, with UD Las Palmas taking the first 1-0.Girona FC faced Arsenal FC at home in its last match and lost by a final score of
However, the replays showed that Portu was in an offside position when he received the ball before his pass to Stuani for the goal. VAR ruled it out. That has caused a bit of a storm, as Diari de Girona have branded the VAR call as ‘the most unfair decision in the history of Girona’.
That definitely weakened Arsenal, and they conceded after 28 minutes. Arnaut Danjuma, who used to play for Tottenham Hotspur, opened the scoring at the Estadi Montilivi. However, Jorginho converted his penalty and Ethan Nwaneri then scored a stunner to turn things around for the Gunners before half-time. That was enough to win the game.
Girona, Arsenal's opponent, have already been eliminated and come in sat 31st on just three points. Girona only managed to win a single game in the league phase out of seven. Their European journey comes to an end after the game, but they can still play spoiler to Arsenal's ambitions of finishing as high as possible.
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Ironically, the aftermath of the game revealed that it wasn’t Neto who was embarrassed by Girona, but Thomas Partey. Speaking to CBS Sports after the fixture, Danjuma explained that the Spanish side had studied Partey’s frailties at right-back,
Arsenal FC Manager Mikel Arteta spoke to the media after the Gunners' 2-1 victory away to Girona in the UEFA Champions League. Full Press Conference Courtesy of UEFA.
Paris Saint-Germain completed an impressive turnaround in form to reach the UEFA Champions League playoffs on Wednesday with a 4-1 win away at VfB Stuttgart securing a top-24 berth when all had seemed lost with three games to go.