NEWS



Arsenal 3-1 Partizan Belgrade
UEFA Champions League, Emirates Stadium
Wednesday, December 08, 2010, 19:45


   Arsenal took their place in the last 16 of Champions League to 11 successive season with a 3-1 victory over Partizan Belgrade on Wednesday.
 
Arsene Wenger's side just needed a win to ensure safe passage, but it turned out to be a little nervous the night at the bottom of Group H.
 
In fact, they could not breathe when Samir Nasri fired home 13 minutes from the third.
 
Robin van Persie gave Arsenal the lead half an hour from the penalty spot, but they failed to move on from there. 52nd minute equalizer Cleo was barely on the charts, but it was always a danger.
 
Theo Walcott came off the bench to fire home side took the lead in the 73rd minute.
 
After the goal, Arsenal Nasri should have gone home, but it was not the balmy evening at the Emirates.
 
In the final phase, was Bacar legend sent on a last man foul on Aleksandar Lazevski.
 
Shakhtar win against Braga said that they have won the group H, which can be a problem to draw Arsenal 17 December.
 
But this was a night when Wenger's side simply to go through.
 
And they did.
 
Manager, three changes from the side, who had urged Fulham last Saturday. Most famous was Van Persie, who came directly to the captain. He was a Dutchman third start of the season, and it is interesting to note that operated in the hole "for Marouane Chamakh.
 
Elsewhere, Denilson replaced Jack Wilsher and Kieran Gibbs Gael Clichy came in, who came down with the disease.
 
It was mighty cold at the Emirates Stadium tonight. Much has changed - including the season - as Arsenal has 11 goals in the victory over the most massive and Shakhtar Braga.
 
Lost in the corresponding away games left they need to match the outcome of the Portuguese team in the Ukraine to qualify. Braga is likely to win and Arsenal looked like a winner in the party who tried to avoid becoming only the 11th team to zero points in the Champions League group.
 
It should be easy for Arsenal, but there was a potential night discordant.
 
And the first half hour does not go as planned.
 
Even if the home team were on top territorially, they created little. The closest they came was when he tried to feed Nasri, Van Persie near post.
 
Meanwhile Pacy Cleo is sitting on the shoulders of the Arsenal center back continuation of a long ball on top and waited for a mistake.
 
Then in the 14th minutes Gibbs turned his ankle in an ambush. He tried to soldier, but he lasted only 10 minutes. Emmanuel Eboue came. But the defender's right hand was covering the rear left and did not move for Arsenal's equilibrium.
 
However, a half-time, Arsenal have been thrown bones.
 
Alex Song, Van Persie moved into space in this area, and a rash challenge from Marko Jovanovic, brought him down.
 
The Dutchman fired home. It was his first goal since the last match of last season.
 
Naturally, the purpose of the elevator. Eboue is fast, the legs in the past two defenders on the left and his cross was hacked shooting his own bar Mladen Krstajic.
 
But they could not continue in this spirit. Arsenal first 45 minutes of the evening was nervous and incoherent.
 
The minutes of opening the second half was better. Keeper Vladimir Stojkovic has denied Chamakh and Denilson cross was deflected to Nasri, who slammed a shot high over the bar.
 
It appears that Arsenal have finally go.
Partizan then compared.
The visitors worked the ball from right to Cleo, just outside the area. He lost the ball and is a break with the outside Squillace beat Fabianski.
 
This is only the second goal scored in Group H Serb - and it was a penalty against Arsenal in Belgrade.
 
At this stage, Braga still rely on men Shakhtar and Wenger has yet to pass. But he seemed to have decided to take it on the wire.
 
Cross Legend sailed just behind Van Persie on the bar and it was the sight of the possibility when Stojkovic dropped a cross under pressure from the song. But they were only half-chances.
 
In the middle of the half, Wenger made a change. Andrey Arshavin was a success and Theo Walcott replaced.
 
Arsenal are trying to build some momentum. When compensation is blocked on the edge of the area, Van Persie free kick spilled from the bar acrobatics Stojkovic.Song From the corner curled effort wide.
 
Arsenal were close, and they would soon make a breakthrough. The legend cross in the 73rd minute was a direct nod to Walcott Aleksandar Krstajic. Liverpool chest and fired the ball into the opposite corner.
 
The relief is clear, and six minutes later, victory was assured. The song he danced with a couple of problems, and after a few Nasri, compare the results. The French, however, have the ball and shot low into the corner.
 
Meanwhile, over in Donetsk Shakhtar took the lead.
 
Who killed any chance of first place. But in reality, Arsenal still have work to do here.
 
Five minutes after the overthrow of legend Lazevski on the edge of the area. Back was the last man, and unfortunately had to go. Fabianski has made a great save from a free kick Radosav Petrovic.
 
It was a hard night of heavy end. But through it all, Arsenal move.

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