Arsenal edge 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk

Arsenal needed an ain extremity to seal a scrappy 1-0 triumph implicit Shakhtar Donetsk connected Tuesday to marque it 2 wins retired of 3 successful the Champions League and soften the stroke of their archetypal home league decision of play astatine the weekend.

The hosts missed a punishment successful the 2nd fractional and squandered a fig of decent chances, but the world was they ne'er recovered apical cogwheel and had to withstand immoderate precocious unit from their Ukrainian opponents.

Arsenal made a accelerated commencement with Brazilians Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus some having bully opportunities earlier a fortunate opener successful the 29th minute. A debased changeable from Martinelli rebounded disconnected the station and disconnected the backmost of Shakhtar keeper Dmytro Riznyk for what turned retired to beryllium the lone extremity of the game.

Shakhtar, who are yet to triumph successful the Champions League this season, enactment much unit connected Arsenal aft the interval, forcing a fig of errors and immoderate hopeless defending, but they could person fewer complaints astir the result fixed the chances the hosts spurned.

Victory keeps Arsenal successful the apical 8 of the caller 36-team league signifier with their adjacent lucifer distant astatine Inter Milan. Shakhtar volition question to bounce backmost successful their adjacent lucifer astatine location to Young Boys.

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