7 h. ago Champions League review: Arsenal erupt, PSV stun Liverpool and Benfica revive

Arsenal rout Bayern to stake a claim as Europe’s best, Liverpool spiral again, Benfica revive under Mourinho, and Estevão dazzles on a crowded week of stars• Bayern Munich’s unbeaten run and claim to be the best team in European football were both punctured at the Emirates. Arsenalwere rampant against an opponent who have handed them so much pain in the past. The Gunners opened the scoring through their habitual set-piece goal, Jurriën Timber fulfilling the role of the absent Gabriel Magalhães. Lennart Karl, the 17-year-old, showed off his chops with a fine goal; from within Bayern have found the player they desired when they were thwarted in moving for Florian Wirtz. After that, Declan Rice and Eberechi Eze took control in midfield, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli scoring the goals, the latter a humiliation of Manuel Neuer’s sweeper-keeper stylings. Amid the fug of the extended Champions League group-stage format, where matches between elite clubs are routine rather than novelt...

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9 h. ago Arsenal: Declan Rice shows he is best midfielder in Europe on night Ballon d'Or winner 'named'

Rice has taken his game to new level and is primed for Moises Caicedo showdown

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20 h. ago Mikel Arteta reacts to 'incredible' Arsenal win over 'best team in Europe' in Bayern Munich

Many Gunners fans will feel their side are deserving of that title after stunning second-half display in Champions League blockbuster

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20 h. ago Mikel Arteta insists Bayern Munich are ‘best team in Europe’ despite Arsenal masterclass

Arsenal demolished Bayern 3-1 in a statement victory to confirm themselves as Champions League favourites but Arteta insisted the German giants are still the team to beat

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21 h. ago Mikel Arteta says Arsenal beat ‘best team in Europe’ in Bayern Munich

Second-half goals from Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli fired Arsenal to a statement win.

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22 h. ago How their Bayern demolition proves Arsenal are the best side in Europe

Arsenal 3-1 Bayern Munich: The Gunners cemented themselves as Champions League favourites with a masterclass against perhaps the second-best side in Europe

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47 h. ago Hotshot Harry Kane says no club could tempt him away from Bayern Munich

The former Tottenham striker is back on familiar territory this week.

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50 h. ago Arsenal in ‘different universe’ to Bayern Munich due to lack of European success

‘We are not there yet,’ Mikel Arteta said on club’s standingBayern visit Arsenal in Champions League on WednesdayMikel Arteta believes Arsenal remain in a “different universe” to European heavyweights such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich given they have yet to win the Champions League.The Premier League leaders head into their meeting with Bayern at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday having won all four matches so far in the league phase and are the only team yet to concede a goal. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Arsenal v Bayern offers a stark reminder of the shift in football’s power balance | Sean Ingle

Ten years ago Arsenal were thrashed by the Bavarian giants – now Mikel Arteta’s men are rated the best side in EuropeNovember 2015. The Allianz Arena, Munich. A decade ago, yet a lifetime away for Arsenal in the Champions League.That night Arsène Wenger’s team were so shredded in a 5-1 defeat by Bayern Munich that my Guardian colleague David Hytner likened them to “the chicken feed from the lower reaches of the Bundesliga that Bayern routinely gobble up”. It was Arsenal’s joint‑worst result in Europe. And to rub it in, Bayern repeated the trick the following season. Twice: 5-1 at home, then 5-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago European soccer recap: Arsenal rock Spurs in North London derby

European soccer recap: Arsenal rock Spurs in North London derby  ESPN

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4 d. ago European soccer live updates: Arsenal in control of North London derby

European soccer live updates: Arsenal in control of North London derby  ESPN

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4 d. ago European soccer live updates: Arsenal host Spurs in North London derby

European soccer live updates: Arsenal host Spurs in North London derby  ESPN

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8 d. ago Arsenal tracking LaLiga star dubbed ‘the next Pedri’ but face major European competition for wonderkid

Arsenal are reportedly hot on the trail of Elche sensation Rodrigo Mendoza.  But the Gunners are not alone with Europe’s biggest hitters ready to pounce for the Spanish wonderkid. The Gunners have surged under Mikel Arteta in the past three seasons, finishing runners-up twice and splashing £250million in the summer to build a squad now...

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1 week ago Putin's new 'super weapons' that could obliterate the West in seconds: How Kremlin can trigger Armageddon at the flick of a switch with 'Flying Chernobyl', tsunami torpedo and space nuke

Deep inside Russia 's military machine, the tyrant is quietly assembling an arsenal designed not to win a war in Europe, but to decimate whole nations at the push of a button.

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2 w. ago Viggosdottir strikes late to cap Bayern comeback as Arsenal slump to WCL loss

Arsenal needed a performance and a result against a European powerhouse, their form in theWomen’s Super League letting them down, but Renée Slegers’s side relinquished their 2-0 advantage and all three points to Bayern Munich far too easily, plunging their Champions League defence into tricky waters.Last season, a battling comeback from 2-1 down to a 3-2 victory over Bayern in their final group game avenged their opening 5-2 loss to the Bavarian side and kickstarted their phenomenal run to the final. It marked a turning point in their season, demonstrating a mental toughness that carried them to a second Champions League title. Their collapse here showed they are yet to recapture the spirit that ensured success in May. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arsenal take ‘big hit’ as Viggósdóttir caps WCL comeback for Bayern late on

Arsenal needed a performance and a result against a European powerhouse, their form in the Women’s Super League letting them down, but Renée Slegers’s side collapsed, relinquishing a 2-0 advantage and all three points to Bayern Munich far too easily to plunge their Champions League defence into tricky waters.Slegers called the defeat a “big hit”. “We’re not happy, it’s not good enough, we can’t concede three goals so late in a game against Bayern when we have a 2-0 lead,” she said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Arsenal and Crystal Palace’s Carabao Cup tie moved to 23 December

Palace successful in getting quarter-final moved back EFL blame expanded European schedule for decisionThe Carabao Cup quarter-final between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium will take place on 23 December, the EFL has confirmed, with the expanded European schedules blamed for “undermining” the reputation of the competition, with both clubs now having to play two matches in three days.The tie had originally been slated to take place on 16 December but Palace requested for it to be moved because they argued it would have left them with 24 hours less than Arsenal to prepare and leave them with the task of playing three games in five days. The Premier League leaders were in favour of playing the game in its original slot and had opposed the request for it to be pushed back. Continue reading...

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