Arsenal continued their impressive form in the UEFA Champions League by defeating Club Brugge 3-0 away from home, thus maintaining their perfect record after 6 matches in the qualifying round and becoming the only team still holding a perfect winning streak in the competition.
Arsenal completely dominated the game against Club Brugge.
Manager Mikel Arteta made five changes to the starting lineup compared to the defeat against Aston Villa last weekend, but the "Gunners" quickly regained control of the game.
Right from the opening minutes, Martin Odegaard tested Dani van den Heuvel, the goalkeeper making his Champions League start due to Simon Mignolet's injury during the warm-up.
Club Brugge responded with a long-range shot from Aleksandar Stanković that was blocked by the Arsenal defense. However, it was the visitors who consistently created chances.
Piero Hincapié's shot hit the post, while Viktor Gyökeres' header forced goalkeeper Van den Heuvel to make a difficult save.
Noni Maduele scored in a rare start.
Arsenal's dominance was evident in the 25th minute. Noni Madueke beat Joaquin Seys and Raphael Onyedika before unleashing a powerful shot from outside the box, the ball hitting the underside of the crossbar and bouncing into the net, opening the scoring to the astonishment of the home crowd.
Before halftime, Arsenal continued to press. Hincapié's header forced Hans Vanaken to clear the ball off the goal line, while Van den Heuvel made an excellent save to deny Gyökeres's shot. For Club Brugge, Carlos Forbs created several notable attacking opportunities, but they were all thwarted by the Arsenal defense and goalkeeper David Raya.
Stanković nearly equalized with a curling shot that narrowly missed the post, but then both he and Christos Tzolis failed to beat Raya.
Maduele completes his brace for Arsenal.
Immediately after the break, the "Gunners" quickly extinguished any hopes of the home team. In the 47th minute, Madueke completed his brace with a close-range header from a precise cross by Martín Zubimendi.
Just nine minutes later, it was Gabriel Martinelli's turn to sprint past Hugo Siquet and Onyedika before curling a dangerous shot into the top corner, becoming the first Arsenal player to score in five consecutive Champions League matches.
Gabriel Martinelli sealed a 3-0 victory for the away team.
Towards the end of the match, Gabriel Jesus nearly scored another goal when his shot hit the crossbar. Nevertheless, the 3-0 victory was enough for Arsenal to make history, becoming only the second English team to win 10 consecutive group stage/qualifying round matches in the Champions League, thus solidifying their position at the top of the group with a 3-point lead.
Arsenal is the only team to have won all their Champions League qualifying rounds.
Meanwhile, Club Brugge continues to sink deeper, still without a win after 6 matches, currently sitting in 31st place and 3 points behind the play-off zone.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/sieu-du-bi-madueke-ruc-sang-arsenal-noi-dai-mach-toan-thang-196251211064101799.htm
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