![]() ![]() The two have never met but Arsenal have played Rapid's old city rivals Austria Wien, back in the European Cup in 1991 the first year back in the competition for English clubs after the Heysel ban. ![]() Good afternoon and welcome to coverage of the Group B fixture between the 2019 finalists Arsenal, who were knocked out in the Round of 32 by Olympiakos last season, and SK Rapid Wien, who finished second after the Championship Round of the Austrian Bundesliga in July but were eliminated from the third round of Champions League qualification by KAA Gent. There were no more scares, and Vienna never looked capable of a comeback after Aubameyang had changed the course of the night. On this occasion he booted it directly into the body of David Luiz, and was fortunate that Fountas could not find the empty net from range.įrom there Arsenal settled, and Partey put the Vienna attackers in their place by taking full control of the midfield. The two substitutes had a significant impact, with Bellerin setting up Aubameyang after a superb pass from Mohamed Elneny had sliced apart the home side’s defence.Ī few minutes earlier, Leno had once again looked nervous with the ball. “If anything it is my fault because I demand that we do those things,” he said.ĭavid Luiz’s header, from a Nicolas Pépé free-kick, soon brought Arsenal level, but not before Arteta had thrown Aubameyang and Hector Bellerín into the action. On the nature of the goal, Arteta said they must accept the risk that comes with his style of play. “Chin up bro,” tweeted Mesut Özil from his exile at home, in what will surely be his main contribution to Arsenal’s European campaign this season. He was fantastic tonight and there is more to come from him, obviously.” “He held the midfield by himself in the second half, when we were a little bit more open. “He looked really solid, really comfortable,” said the Arsenal manager. If this is how he means to carry on in an Arsenal shirt, then Arteta appears to have found himself a seriously impressive operator. Partey was outstanding in midfield, playing a series of expansive passes and mopping up Rapid attacks. The most encouraging aspect of the night was unquestionably the performance of Thomas Partey, making his full debut for the club after his £45 million move from Atlético Madrid. Arteta’s side had not played with much fluidity before the two goals, and there remains a lack of creativity in attack, but three points were the target and three points were achieved. Within 13 minutes, Arsenal’s predator supreme had tapped home their second goal and put them ahead in the match.Īubameyang’s winner meant it was a case of panic averted for Arsenal, who had equalised through David Luiz after Taxiarchis Fountas gave Rapid their surprise lead. When this meeting with Rapid Vienna became slightly more challenging than planned, courtesy of a dreadful goalkeeping error by Bernd Leno, it was to Aubameyang that Arteta turned. Mikel Arteta would not have wanted to use his captain in this first group game of Arsenal’s Europa League campaign, but it is always worth having him as an option in case of unexpected turbulence. ![]() There can be few insurance policies more effective than including Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on your substitute’s bench.
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