Henrikh Mkhitaryan 8

Just as in the first leg, Mkhitaryan put in a shift against Milan. He was excellent in transition, and, incredibly, won as many tackles (four) as the rest of the Arsenal team combined. He came close to scoring early in the second half, but Wenger sacrificed him for Elneny when the side needed to shut the game down.

Mesut Özil 8.5

I saw some people talk about Özil having a “quiet game”, and I suppose when you compare with the two assists he got in Milan you can understand why. The reality was that the German made things happen all night without ever stealing the spotlight.

Özil completed 90% of his passes, and created a massive six chances, the most by an Arsenal player in Europe since he did the same in November 2013. He’s on a mission to bring back Champions League football and it’s great to watch.

Danny Welbeck 8.5

Once again Welbeck showed renewed confidence in a hard-working and effective display. He created more chances than anyone except Özil, and finished off two of his own for a brace. He also won twice as many aerial duels as anyone on the pitch, for either team.

The big talking point, of course, was his dive for the penalty. There was certainly contact, with Rodriguez grabbing his shoulder, but it was nowhere near enough to go down. You don’t want to see Arsenal players playing for penalties, so it’s a bit disappointing.

On the other hand, after the one he didn’t get against Manchester United, I’m not going to get too upset about it.

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