Arsenal lost 2-0 at home to Schalke in Group B of the Champions League, their first European defeat at the Emirates in three years. More
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90+4 That's the final whistle and they lose at home in Europe for the first time at the Emirates. Boos ring out, Santos's agent gets on the blower. 2-0 Schalke, and a dreadful peformance from Arsenal - Schalke win easily in the end!
90+3 Marica, the Romanian striker, is okay. Now Gnabry forces a smart save from Unnerstall - Arsenal's first attempt on target all night.
85' GOAL SCHALKE! 2-0! Afellay unmarked at the far post as Farfan gets in acres of space wide right before playing a driven low ball across the six-yard box. Terrible from Santos again, who had a 10-yard head start but drifted inside to lert Farfan.
82' ARSENAL DOUBLE SUB: Arshavin and Gnabry on for Podolski and Jenkinson.
78' Farfan and Afellay combine to release Huntelaar, who drills a fine low cross to no-one, as he is the striker. Santos, meanwhile, is on halfway, getting his nails done.
76' GOAL SCHALKE! Huntelaar rams it low past Mannone as the Arsenal defence flounders with the attempted offside. The centre-backs stepped out but both Jenkinson and Santos didn't. Comedy.
75' ARSENAL SUB: Mixed reaction from the fans to Gervinho as he exits, which is unnecessary, and Giroud is on.
72' Gervinho leads a counter attack, he should be in here but he takes it too far wide. He gets in past Matip and he goes down! No penalty, a dive! The replay shows it was a super call.
71' Great first-time cross from Barnetta and a downward header across goal but cleared by Arsenal. Barnetta has it again and another super cross but just over Matip's head!
70' Ramsey gives the ball away and then takes down Afellay for a booking.
65' SCHALKE SUB: Holtby, who has been quiet, is replaced by Barnetta.
64' Gervinho with a strong run down the left but with him out wide there's no-one in the middle to attack his fine low cross. Giroud?
63' Some life to this game finally as, with Vermaelen upfield, Schalke break and almost cause problems as Farfan drags a low cross-shot beyond Mannone and Huntelaar.
51' Farfan is incorrectly called offside after an Inzaghi-esque diagonal run. Lucky escape!
50' Mannone punches when he should have caught. Then Santos goes walkabout, missing a tackle on Farfan, terrible, and he cuts is back to Hoewedes who blasts it over! Should have been a goal!
47' ARSENAL SHOULD HAVE SCORED! They overplayed it after Santos and Cazorla combined beautifully, Coquelin initially doing well but opting to cut back instead of shoot, Ramsey trying a backheel but blocked by sliding defenders.
46' The second half is underway.
- Half-time change for Schalke - the booked Hoeger off for Jermaine Jones. Santos, remarkably, stays on.
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45' And that's the whistle - no added time, half-time and goalless but both sides have had decent chances and Schalke feel they should have had a penalty.
43' BIG MISS HUNTELAAR! Santos was caught out of position again, Uchida racing away down the right to latch on to a long ball, a fine low cross and Huntelaar was unmarked at the near post but fluffed his lines. Should have scored, was a few yards wide in the end.
40' Hoeger is booked, not sure what for, assume backchat as the ball wasn't in play - unless advantage was given of an off-the-ball or late foul in the previous move.
35' Farfan in acres of space on the right and he slips it inside with Huntelaar lurking but again Mertesacker with a lunge to hook it clear!
31' A quick free-kick sees Uchida released down the right wing but he can't find Huntelaar. Now Farfan is on the ball, he beats one man, then another and he shoots but blocked by Mertesacker!
30' Oh dear, Vermaelen seems to have injured himself in making that interception.
27' Schalke get lucky as a Cazorla shot takes a huge deflection that leaves the keeper wrong-footed - but ends up wide.
23' Lovely ball by Cazorla sends Gervinho free down the left! He's clear but his touch while cutting inside is dreadful, allowing the defence back. He falls over it for good measure too.
18' Fantastic run by Podolski down the left after nice play with Gervinho, leaving Uchida for dead again and beating keeper Unnerstall with a low ball but it lands behind Ramsey and Schalke survive!!
15' And now another booking the ref gets wrong as Vermaelen is accused of a foul on Farfan, who dived. Deary me.
14' No! The ref decides a dive, and Afellay is booked! Looked a penalty to me!
13' Through ball aimed for Afellay should be dealt with by Jenkinson, who shepherds it back to Mannone but the keeper panics and doesn't come for it! Afellay is in, he gets past Mannone who hits the deck and takes him down! Penalty surely...
9' Cazorla finds Podolski wide left, he races clear of Uchida and drills in a fine low cross but Gervinho, from an angle, can only turn it wide! First chance, a difficult one to be fair.
1' The first half is underway. A touch muted from the home fans, but the 3,000 Schalke fans are roaring already.
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19:05 TEAMS - Arsenal: Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos, Ramsey, Coquelin, Arteta, Santi Cazorla, Podolski, Gervinho; SUBS: Shea, Koscielny, Giroud, Djourou, Arshavin, Chamakh, Gnabry /// Schalke: Unnerstall, Uchida, Hoewedes, Matip, Fuchs, Neustaedter, Hoeger, Afellay, Holtby, Farfan, Huntelaar; SUBS: Hildebrand, Marica, Jones, Barnetta, Moritz, Draxler, Kolasinac
90+3 Marica, the Romanian striker, is okay. Now Gnabry forces a smart save from Unnerstall - Arsenal's first attempt on target all night.
85' GOAL SCHALKE! 2-0! Afellay unmarked at the far post as Farfan gets in acres of space wide right before playing a driven low ball across the six-yard box. Terrible from Santos again, who had a 10-yard head start but drifted inside to lert Farfan.
78' Farfan and Afellay combine to release Huntelaar, who drills a fine low cross to no-one, as he is the striker. Santos, meanwhile, is on halfway, getting his nails done.
76' GOAL SCHALKE! Huntelaar rams it low past Mannone as the Arsenal defence flounders with the attempted offside. The centre-backs stepped out but both Jenkinson and Santos didn't. Comedy.
71' Great first-time cross from Barnetta and a downward header across goal but cleared by Arsenal. Barnetta has it again and another super cross but just over Matip's head!
64' Gervinho with a strong run down the left but with him out wide there's no-one in the middle to attack his fine low cross. Giroud?
63' Some life to this game finally as, with Vermaelen upfield, Schalke break and almost cause problems as Farfan drags a low cross-shot beyond Mannone and Huntelaar.
50' Mannone punches when he should have caught. Then Santos goes walkabout, missing a tackle on Farfan, terrible, and he cuts is back to Hoewedes who blasts it over! Should have been a goal!
47' ARSENAL SHOULD HAVE SCORED! They overplayed it after Santos and Cazorla combined beautifully, Coquelin initially doing well but opting to cut back instead of shoot, Ramsey trying a backheel but blocked by sliding defenders.
43' BIG MISS HUNTELAAR! Santos was caught out of position again, Uchida racing away down the right to latch on to a long ball, a fine low cross and Huntelaar was unmarked at the near post but fluffed his lines. Should have scored, was a few yards wide in the end.
35' Farfan in acres of space on the right and he slips it inside with Huntelaar lurking but again Mertesacker with a lunge to hook it clear!
31' A quick free-kick sees Uchida released down the right wing but he can't find Huntelaar. Now Farfan is on the ball, he beats one man, then another and he shoots but blocked by Mertesacker!
27' Schalke get lucky as a Cazorla shot takes a huge deflection that leaves the keeper wrong-footed - but ends up wide.
23' Lovely ball by Cazorla sends Gervinho free down the left! He's clear but his touch while cutting inside is dreadful, allowing the defence back. He falls over it for good measure too.
18' Fantastic run by Podolski down the left after nice play with Gervinho, leaving Uchida for dead again and beating keeper Unnerstall with a low ball but it lands behind Ramsey and Schalke survive!!
13' Through ball aimed for Afellay should be dealt with by Jenkinson, who shepherds it back to Mannone but the keeper panics and doesn't come for it! Afellay is in, he gets past Mannone who hits the deck and takes him down! Penalty surely...
9' Cazorla finds Podolski wide left, he races clear of Uchida and drills in a fine low cross but Gervinho, from an angle, can only turn it wide! First chance, a difficult one to be fair.
19:05 TEAMS - Arsenal: Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos, Ramsey, Coquelin, Arteta, Santi Cazorla, Podolski, Gervinho; SUBS: Shea, Koscielny, Giroud, Djourou, Arshavin, Chamakh, Gnabry /// Schalke: Unnerstall, Uchida, Hoewedes, Matip, Fuchs, Neustaedter, Hoeger, Afellay, Holtby, Farfan, Huntelaar; SUBS: Hildebrand, Marica, Jones, Barnetta, Moritz, Draxler, Kolasinac
ArsenalManager: Steve Bould
Schalke 04Manager: Huub Stevens
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88′ Deserved that for flying to Norwich!
Playing Foreheadinho as a striker says it all.
After watching the way Norwich out-muscled these bunch of flops, i said even if the ref allowed the match to continue till the following day, they still wouldn't have scored. Last night dismal performance confirms it.
Not good enough Arsne, Surelly you know this. One shot on target in 90mins, We have not got a recognised goal scorer and all our rivals have 2 or 3 that can score regular. We do not have anyone that can even cross the ball or head the ball so no plan B either. PLEASE GET A GRIP or RETIRE NOW
Mr. Winger should please sit up. We are fed up with the dismal performance this season.
this is a plea for Mr. Jack Wilshire.. don't sign any contract extension with arsenal..gooners boat will sink futher into the abyss..if u want a good mentor..come to united..maybe one day u can be one of the most decorated player in england just like giggs..at club like arsenal,citeh,chelski and liverfools,u can only dream about it..but at Manchester United, that dream WILL come true..Only at United and the Theathre of Dream.
LOL
lol - anyone would think Arsenal are good... mid table side at best..... anyone actually surprised at this result? guess not......
#$%$ rubbish disgrace
I thought i was the only person that lost it since the defeat to Norwich. Losing to team like Norwich that was at the bottom made me never want to watch Arsenal playing again. How can Arsenal the championship when they cant even beat bottom Norwich?
USELESS TEAM. My support for arsenal ended last Saturday when they failed to beat Norwich of all team (no disrespect). After getting all 9 predictions correct out of 10 which could've earned me 20k, guess which team disappointed me? The very team i used to support.
Childish Little club arsenal and their IDIOT manager lost - What a BEAUTIFUL DAY today !
That useless boldhead (gervk inho)need to go from arsenal team he need to replace with good player what shame arsenal have player like that
I hate that ugly gevinho and as long as he play arsenal can not win the game and I se yed that many times before
The Hunter!
r we still trying to sign d cheaper adrian rather than the better falcao? we cant compete with city n chelsea but we r richer than them n make more profits. who is decieving who?
Now is the time for Wenger to move up, and Arsenal to get a more Dynamic Manager. Why wasn't Giroud playing from the start? Santos should be sold on,
Only Iran & Its Scientists !!!
No enough is a enough wenger must go every time is a big stress why why when we need a win mean the team must loose. No wenger as to be serious. League match we lost now again no God. We are bitten at home no. Let's get another coach plz because we are stressing like now I can't sleep
no excuses arsenal were absolut #$%$ were getting worse than ever