Not Gabriel MARTINELLI: He gave us the winning spirit today, Gabriel Jesus is impressed by ONE Arsenal player performance tonight
The first half didn’t really spring into action until the final seconds when Gabriel Martinelli gave Arsenal the lead, thanks to a blistering counterattack orchestrated by Gabriel Jesus.
Up to that point, not much had happened. Martinelli did have a good chance to put the Gunners ahead early on, and there were a few other “moments,” but it was a bit of a stuttering first half until the goal.
There was the customary David Raya blunder with the ball, but luckily enough, nothing came of it, and Sevilla offered almost nothing. If there was one team that was the better, it was certainly Arsenal.
The second half was a much better affair and a lot more cagey. Jesus put Arsenal two up with a brilliant solo effort, and it looked like the game was done at that point. However, Sevilla got themselves back into the game from a corner, and all of a sudden, the momentum shifted.
That said, Arsenal still looked fairly comfortable and never really looked like conceding a second. Well, not until Raya made another blunder late on. There was the odd counterattack from Arsenal but not much else.
Overall, it was a job well done. Arsenal came home with all three points, and at this stage of the Champions League, that’s all that matters.
Could Arsenal have made the game more comfortable for themselves? Probably, but a win is a win, and it’s back to the Emirates for Arsenal, one step closer to the knockout stages.
