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Nick Ames was at Emirates. Here is his report. Thanks for reading this MBM. Nighty night.
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Mikel Arteta speaks to Amazon Prime. “I am very happy with the result. Winning the Champions League is always difficult and important. There were two different halves. Some fatigue crept into the second half. We played 65 minutes with ten men three days ago. It was a big task. We did our best. Our effort and we got the result… Happy days… Credit to Shakhtar, they are a good team… Courageous… When you lose the ball in the wrong areas you suffer… Martinelli was really good… He had a problem with the national team. .. You can see he was fresh today… We didn’t concede much, but in those moments we needed David Raya… He’s really connected to the team… Saka is unlikely [to play against Liverpool on Sunday] …Ricardo [Calafiori] “I felt something and had to get out… It’s a bit unsettling.”
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Player of the match Gabriel Martinelli speaks to Amazon Prime. “We wanted to score more…but we wanted to win the game and that’s the most important thing…it was my goal!” [smiles cheekily] … It doesn’t matter if it’s an own goal… Winning is what’s important and we’re really happy… We lost some players.. It is difficult.. but we know our qualities.. We came here to win the game and we did that.. We are lucky to have David Raya here and I thank you for this save!”
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…Here’s what the Champions League giant table looks like after tonight’s round of matches. Niall McVeigh has all the details of the other matches at Clockwatch. (Please ignore the technical glitch at the bottom, which continues Celtic’s draw in the group stage from last season, as if the 7-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund the other month wasn’t bad enough. Rumors that our development team points To himself because people are so far off the mark.)
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Arsenal had the lion’s share of possession, creating most of the chances. But in the end they needed an own goal – unfortunate drop man Dmytro Reznik – to make the difference. The home side missed several good opportunities to double the score, in addition to a penalty kick, and then struggled for the rest of the second half. Any hopes of replacing a few big names and getting to the finish line ahead of the Premier League clash with Liverpool have been put to one side; In fact, David Raya had to move late on to deny Pedriño the goal. Shakhtar Donetsk, away from home for good, did themselves and Ukraine proud, putting in a solid performance that will serve them well in the future, even if they still trouble the scoreboard operator in their Champions League campaign. Arsenal can settle for three points, and no one needs to remember tonight if they can make it deep into the competition next spring.
End of the match: Arsenal 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Winning is winning, isn’t that the truth?
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Minute 90 +6: Pedro Henrique slides hysterically at Havertz, who was thinking of getting the ball to the corner flag, but now he wisely moves out of the way. No contact, but Pedro Henrique deserves to be booked nonetheless.
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Minute 90 +5: The clock is ticking and it seems Arsenal have done enough. only.
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Minute 90 +4: Khreskiewief hits a cross from the right side. Gomez rises high, six yards out, but can only flap his shoulder at the ball, which soars high before Raya collects it. Arsenal is on hold. How did it come to this?
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Minute 90 +3: Shakhtar puts pressure on Arsenal. The house’s nerves are frayed around the playground.
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Minute 90 +2: Shakhtar has a shot on goal here, okay. Pedrinho fired a powerful shot towards the bottom right of the edge of the penalty area, and Raya had to make a full stretch move to go around the post. Nothing came from the corner, but Arsenal’s hearts were in their mouths there.
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90 minutes +1: The first of the six extra minutes is played in a drama-free manner.
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Updated at 16.48 EST
90th minute: Roles reversed as Martinelli swings long from the left to Rice who extends his leg towards the bottom right. There is no pace to the redirection process, which is an easy problem for Reznick.
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Minute 89: Corner kick for Arsenal on the right side. Rice sends it long. Konoplia is clearly heading under pressure from Martinelli.
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88 min: Jorginho, who like Kai Havertz won this tournament with Chelsea in 2021, replaces Leandro Trossard.
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Minute 87: Marlon Gomez replaces Artem Bondarenko.
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86 min: On the touchline, Mikel Arteta looks worried. His team is working.
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Minute 84: Iguinaldo comes on and Lascina Traoré comes on. Martinelli was then booked for doing an arm flapping through a stunning Konoplia slip.
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Minute 83: Matvienko runs into space from the left side. Pedro Henrique feeds over the tackle. A low cross from Pedro Henrique hit hard but fell short of his teammate, allowing Reya to block it. Fortunately for Arsenal, the rebound did not reach the black and orange shirt.
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Minute 82: Sudakov hits a powerful shot over the crossbar from a long distance. The nerves in the Emirates are clear. It should never come to this. So much for a nice quiet evening before the next Sunday storm.
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81 min: Another loose pass from Arsenal allows Aguinaldo to launch a counter-attack. But he hesitated again, allowing the hosts to regroup, and Pedriño was eventually forced to retreat.
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80th minute: This was Arsenal’s first penalty kick of the season. Last season, they converted all 10 trophies.
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Minute 79: Shakhtar takes the lead at the other end, and Pedrinho and Bondarenkos shoot from the edge of the penalty area. Both attempts are easily repelled, but Arsenal are preparing a nine-course tasting menu just like that. They should be out of sight, but the visitors are fancying their chances of a surprise equalizer now!
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78 min: For a moment, it looks like VAR will dig Trossard out of a hole. Check to see if the guard has stepped out of his line. But his back foot was still on the white canvas when Trossard made contact. Saving is a good idea!
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Minute 77: Trossard misses the penalty kick! He fired the penalty straight down the middle, but Reznick, rushing to his left, smashed the ball wide with his back leg!
Shakhtar Donetsk’s Dmytro Reznik saves a penalty kick from Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard. Photography: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Share
Updated at 18.32 EST
Penalty kick for Arsenal!
Minute 76: Yes, it’s a penalty kick. Bondar had his arm extended away from his body, and had plenty of time to move it out of the way. The referee points to the penalty point. Trossard to take.
Shakhtar Donetsk’s Valeri Bondar committed a handball, resulting in a penalty kick for Arsenal. Photography: Adam Davey/PAShare
Updated at 18.32 EST
75 min: Before the corner is taken, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) looks at a possible handball. Merino’s cross appeared to hit Bondar’s right arm. Request a reference to the screen.
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Minute 74: Merino searches for Trossard with a low cross from the left side. Can’t find his man, but gains an angle. Is it time for one of Arsenal’s specialist procedures?
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Minute 73: Sterling and Havertz tried to exchange the ball from the right side, but the ball failed. Arsenal are making a great effort in this regard.
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72 minutes: Here comes a de-jeweled Lewis Skelly.
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71 min: Well, I’d say Lewis Skelly comes in for him. The fourth official stopped him and asked him to remove a dangling earring. He’s not far away.
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70 min: Calafiore slips as Iguinaldo clears the ball, and appears to have adjusted something. He came down a few times, and then Miles Lewis Skelly came in his place.
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