Arsenal vs Monaco LIVE: Champions League latest score and updates as Bukayo Saka’s second seals victory
Mikel Arteta’s men have their sights on a place in the top eight but need to overcome Monaco
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal hope to move one step closer to the Champions League knockout rounds as they host Monaco in the sixth round of fixtures during the new league phase.
Following a narrow 1-0 loss to Inter Milan, the Gunners responded with a 5-1 mauling of Sporting in their most recent European outing and can regain their position inside the top eight if they triumph this evening. Mikel Arteta’s men were held to a 1-1 draw against Fulham at the weekend with captain Martin Odegaard calling for “more aggression” in the final third and Arsenal seek to rediscover their form in front of goal.
Meanwhile, Monaco have also excelled during this European campaign and sit one place below Arteta’s side due to goal difference. A 3-2 defeat against Benfica halted their momentum but they will be confident of taking a positive result away from the Emirates Stadium.
Follow all of the Champions League action in our live blog below:
Arsenal 2-0 Monaco, 86 minutes
Ethan Nwaneri drives from 25 yards right at Radoslaw Majecki.
Arsenal 2-0 Monaco, 84 minutes
A shame for Leandro Trossard, who slips just as he tries to release a shot after some lively interplay. Not quite Marc Cucurella-esque, but an untimely loss of footing nonetheless.
Arsenal 2-0 Monaco, 83 minutes
Can Monaco threaten a thrilling finish? It just feels like the nature of that goal has punctured any hope they had at 1-0.
Arsenal 2-0 Monaco, 80 minutes
Martin Odegaard is replaced by Ethan Nwaneri as Mikel Arteta wastes no time hauling his captain off with the game seemingly won.
GOAL! ARSENAL 2-0 Monaco (Bukayo Saka, 78 minutes)
A defensive nightmare for Monaco and Bukayo Saka capitalises!
That ought to seal it. Kai Havertz and Saka press high and hard, forcing Mohammed Salisu into a foolish pass back to his goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki. The Pole looks lost as ball and Havertz arrive upon him in unison, with his stab only landing at the feet of an alert Saka. In goes his, and Arsenal’s second.
Arsenal 1-0 Monaco, 74 minutes
Havertz’s first involvement is a good one, showing fine ball control to nimbly navigate between two Monaco defenders and liberate Leandro Trossard. Trossard again fails to connect with Martin Odegaard, though, and then blazes over the bar when the ball is returned to him.
Arsenal 1-0 Monaco, 72 minutes
Searching for a second that would surely kill this fixture off, Mikel Arteta swaps strikers: Kai Havertz on, Gabriel Jesus off.
Arsenal 1-0 Monaco, 68 minutes
Arsenal haven’t actually registered a shot since the restart after the half-time oranges. Leandro Trossard’s slide-rule pass is overhit and out of reach for Martin Odegaard.
Arsenal 1-0 Monaco, 68 minutes
Martin Odegaard is furious as the referee awards a free kick Monaco’s way, the Arsenal captain losing his cool, rather, before his calm head returns. Gabriel Jesus ensures nothing comes of the set piece.
Arsenal 1-0 Monaco, 66 minutes
Almost 1-1! Arsenal don’t settle after those alterations and give the ball away in their own final third to the lively Takumi Minamino. Breel Embolo lets Minamino’s pass run across him and strikes as he swivels, ruffling the side netting but not, crucially for a beaten David Raya, the back of the net.
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