Arsenal: Man for man marking
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Left flustered by Fuster's freedom amid statuesque defending but produced fine tip over to prevent an immediate second for the Greek visitors. 7/10
Bacary Sagna
Abymsal in opening half. Went missing for Olympiakos' goal and robbed near halfway line by Mirallas soon after. 5
Per Mertesacker
German international was a noticable figure at back and provided steadying presence to help Arsenal hold on. 6
Alexandre Song
Reverted to defensive position with which he began career in England. Still found time and space to make opener. 6
Andre Santos
Chosen ahead of Gibbs and justified trust with overlap and finish on wrong foot for second goal. Remains suspect in defence.6
Emmanuel Frimpong
Dynamic as ever but did not always use enthusiasm to great effect. Made valuable early clearance in front of goal. 5
Mikel Arteta
Cool and calm in possession and produced a vital block from a Djebbour shot on his own goal-line before the break.6
Tomas Rosicky
Tried and toiled but the out-of-form Czech failed to make impact on game. 5
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Displayed fine composure for run and finish on only his second start for club. Spurned second-half chance. 7
Andrei Arshavin
Once again unable to rise above the mundane. Russian remains miles from his sparkling early form for the club. 5
Marouane Chamakh
Off the pace for large periods. Flashed first-half header off target and fired wide when played through. 5
Best off the bench
Aaron Ramsey Rested with Sunday in mind. Kept possession well to see out the victory. 6
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