In focus: Xhaka’s pass map, stats, best photos + highlights v Basel
Granit Xhaka got a start against Basel in the Champions League in light of Francis Coquelin’s injury and the Swiss set about impressing against his old side.
Champions League Archives: 09/2016
Granit Foundations – Why his integration took so long
In the first of his regular post-match tactics pieces, Amrit Rae explains why it’s taken so long to integrate Granit Xhaka at Arsenal
Watch: Theo and Kos give their opinion on Arsenal’s win over Basel
Theo Walcott and Laurent Koscielny spoke to BT Sport immediately after Arsenal’s win against Basel in the Champions League on Tuesday and, just like their boss, they weren’t letting themselves get carried away with the result or the performance.
Watch: Arsene Wenger post-Basel press conference
Arsene Wenger met with the press after his side’s comprehensive win over Basel in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Wenger: We haven’t won anything
Arsene Wenger was keen to downplay any excitement after another great win, this time over Basel in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Arsenal player ratings v Basel: Theo Walcott is like a new signing
Basel at home is done and dusted, an easy 2-0 win for the Gunners!
Bonus podcast: Arsenal v FC Basel discussion with Swiss football researcher, Oliver Zesiger
Stephen is joined by Football Manager’s Swiss researcher Oliver Zesiger, to discuss Arsenal’s next Champions League opponents. Eder Balanta and Breel Embolo get mentioned A…
Match preview: Arsenal vs FC Basel
After Arsenal’s excellent performance against Chelsea on Saturday, it’s back to the rigours of Champions League football for the first team in midweek.
Arsenal predicted XI v FC Basel – Iwobi out, Lucas in
Champions League time again and this time our first ever game against FC Basel and Granit Xhaka’s brother.
Player focus: Giroud makes most of his short game time against PSG
Olivier Giroud managed to do a lot with his 30 minutes on the pitch against PSG on Tuesday, including getting sent off.
Five things we learned from Arsenal v Paris Saint-Germain
What did Arsenal actually learn against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night?
Stats: Santi passes Arsenal to a point
Arsenal’s game against PSG was annoying in it’s predictability but Santi Cazorla worked his pass magic to help Arsenal to a point.
Stats: Mustafi continues to show he’s a pass master against PSG
There wasn’t much to cheer about in Arsenal’s game against PSG but they somehow managed to get themselves a draw and Mustafi stood out once again with his passing ability.
Player focus: Ospina gamble saves Arsenal point v PSG
It was a controversial decision to pick David Ospina over Petr Cech for Arsenal’s Champions League clash against PSG but one that ultimately paid off.
Player focus: Alexis not a striker but scores huge goal for Arsenal v PSG
Another game, another day when Arsene Wenger attempted to play Alexis Sanchez as a lone striker in the first half and it simply didn’t work.
Player ratings: Ospina saves, Giroud misbehaves v PSG
David Ospina played a huge part in Arsenal salvaging a point against PSG in the Champions League, while Olivier Giroud will be remembered for a different reason.
PSG 1 Arsenal 1 – Gunners grab point despite being generally awful
Arsenal got their Champions League campaign for 16/17 underway in familiar fashion with an underwhelming performance against a side they had reasonable expectations of beating.
‘Mild knee’ injury keeps Walcott out of PSG game
Arsenal have confirmed that Theo Walcott has not been dropped but rather has suffered a ‘mild knee injury.’
Official: PSG v Arsenal teams – puzzling selection
Well, it’s Champions League time once again and this season we will surely be trying to make it further than the last 16, if for no other reason than it’s just boring now.
Early team news: Giroud out, Lucas tweets about Champions League debut
Reports from France are claiming that Olivier Giroud will not start tonight against PSG and a tweet from Lucas makes it seem as if he will.