Arsenal’s goalkeeper was the hero, only for Gabriel Martinelli to spurn a glorious chance in their Champions League opener
Avoiding Thursday nights in Europe were among Mikel Arteta’s primary objectives when taking charge, but to riff on the Arsenal boss’ own words, here we were.
If like the rest of us Arteta was miffed by the timing of this European match, he refused to show it, nor did he display any frustration that Arsenal were in Bergamo“It’s different but here we are,” were the opening words of his Wednesday press conference, and on this novel occasion – bizarrely, it is the one and only Thursday pencilled in for this Champions League campaign – he instead chose to focus on the positive of an extra day’s rest from...
Atalanta were otherwise reduced to ineffective crosses in the first half, but a purple patch from the hosts resulted in Arteta’s grievances visibly growing as he conducted his players from the sidelines.
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