Arsenal vs. Standard Liege

2-0, Champions League, Emirates, 25/11 -09
Nasri 35,
Denilson 47

We have now secured the top spot in group H, as the boss would say, job done.
The first half was all Arsenal, and we had some amazing chances! Song, Fabregas and Vela all finished well, but not well enough, and we were sooooo close in the 15' minute...
Fabregas takes a corner;
-Arshavin's shot is blocked
-Vela hits the post
-Gallas' two shots are blocked
-And Vermaelen's finish goes past everyone, but hits Arshavins head on the goal-line and goes wide...
That pretty much sums up 1 corner, but 5 shots on goal...

After that another amazing chance pops up for Standard(!?) when Mbokani hits the post!
Then another Fabregas corner, but this one was all trouble when Gallas and Arshavin clashed heads and both got off for treatment.
So Arsenal was down to nine men and that made us move, when Vermaelen passed towards Nasri and the defender misses the ball so that Nasri cooly can finish into goal!
When Gallas got on again his eye was really swollen and he was hobbling a bit, Arshavin had a bald patch on his head where he probably had some stitches made before coming back on.

Two minutes into added-time from the first half Denilson, back from injury for his 100th game, settled things when he received the ball from Gibbs and took a typical brazilian shot, straight for goal!! It really was great to see him back in business!!

In the second half we eased off a bit and just played for fun, but it didn't really end so funny...
Fabregas was harshly tackled by Carcela-Gonzalez, and when they got a little bit too close to each other Gonzalez couldn't stop himself and headbutted Fabregas, he was sent-off, but incredibly Fabregas got booked!! If he get's one more he will be unavailable for one game..
And in the dying seconds Gibbs got a injury and hobbled off...

Injury Update;
Since I write this a day after the game I have both good and bad news, the good ones is that Gallas is most likely to return for the Chelsea game, but Gibbs will be out for three months since he has a hole in his leg, and a fractured metatarsal..
But Denilson and Walcott is back, and they mean business... (;



Cesc, Theo, Bac and Andrey starred in an advert for GOSH, and it is quite funny...