Arsenal are in extremely good form - Photo: Reuters
Defeating Bayern Munich 3-1, Arsenal became the only team still unbeaten in the Champions League after 5 rounds.
A leisurely season
As usual, it was not a great victory for Mikel Arteta and his team. They won by a large margin, but it came from two mistakes by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Bayern Munich had more possession of the ball, and also had better statistics related to dribbling, disputes... But in the end, Arsenal still won, and no one can say that it was an undeserved victory.
Bayern Munich can be proud of at least one thing from this match, that is they became the first team to score against Arsenal in the Champions League this season. A truly impressive statistic for Arsenal: they won all 5 matches, scored 14 goals and conceded only 1 goal in the continental arena.
With this victory, the "gunners" have one foot in the round of 16 - which means they are sure to be in the top 8 of the group stage. For Arsenal, that is not an unnecessary result. "Finishing early, resting early" in the group stage has a lot of meaning for Mikel Arteta and his team, when their ultimate goal this season is to win the Premier League.
Last season, Liverpool also played impressively in the Champions League group stage and almost completed the top 8 target with 2-3 rounds in advance. Thereby, Arne Slot and his team ensured their physical strength to break away right at the end of the year.
The fruits of money
Arsenal are even more hungry for the Premier League than Liverpool. This is a race in which the Gunners have finished second for three consecutive years, and have not won the championship in 20 years. Not only that, coach Mikel Arteta and his team are under intense pressure day by day from the empty-handed situation, even though they have not played badly.
Liverpool's surprise championship last season was like a "knife" cutting into Arsenal's efforts, when stability over the years did not bring the same results as a brilliant season.
The more you look back at the failures, the more you have to admit the talent of Coach Arteta. The Spanish strategist did not get discouraged, did not collapse after consecutive years of failure. Instead, it feels like Arsenal have put all their essence into the current period. That explains their impressive clean sheet streak. Arsenal not only won, but also won perfectly, without making a single mistake.
And to do that, Coach Arteta received a lot of support from the team's leadership. The series of years of financial difficulties under Coach Arsene Wenger and Unai Emery are completely over.
Coach Arteta inherited the achievements of his predecessors and was free to "get whatever he wanted" in the transfer market. Havertz can't score goals? Arsenal's board immediately brought in Gyokeres. Odegaard is often injured, Eze immediately appeared.
And to guard against Saliba and Gabriel's injuries, Mosquera and Hincapie were also brought in. Arsenal regularly spends around 200 million euros each season on players. They are not in a hurry, but they are the team that has spent the most on the transfer market in the past 3-4 years.
As a result, the Gunners no longer have to worry about injuries. That is inevitable in top-level football, and the team with the best squad depth will have the best chance of reaching the top spot.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/arsenal-manh-nhat-chau-au-20251128105047828.htm
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