Gyokeres ends goal drought as Arsenal thrash Atletico 4-0

Viktor Gyokeres scored doubly successful Arsenal’s second-half demolition of Atletico Madrid to widen their cleanable commencement to the Champions League with 4-0 triumph astatine the Emirates Stadium connected Tuesday.

Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Martinelli opened the floodgates earlier Gyokeres ended his nine-game extremity drought successful a 13-minute spell either broadside of the hr mark.

The Premier League leaders are besides sitting beauteous alongside past season’s finalists Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan astatine the apical of the Champions League array arsenic the lone sides truthful acold with 9 points from their opening 3 games.

Gyokeres’ deficiency of goals had been 1 of precise fewer concerns for Mikel Arteta successful a stunning commencement to the run for the Gunners.

The Swede, signed from Sporting Lisbon to extremity Arsenal’s deficiency of a objective fig nine, had antecedently scored conscionable 3 times, successful location games against Leeds and Nottingham Forest, successful 11 erstwhile appearances.

Atletico stay without a triumph distant from location each play and the mode of the Spanish side’s illness aft a competitory opening hr volition interest Diego Simeone.

Another cleanable expanse means Arsenal person inactive lone conceded 3 times 12 games successful each competitions this season.

Julian Alvarez doubly could person enactment the visitors up arsenic helium failed to marque the astir of a mediocre David Raya clearance successful the archetypal fractional and past deed the barroom from extracurricular the container aboriginal successful the 2nd period.

Eberechi Eze’s deflected effort besides came disconnected the woodwork successful Arsenal’s champion effort of the archetypal 45 minutes.

But arsenic truthful often successful caller times, Arteta’s men were capable to trust connected their spot from acceptable pieces to marque the breakthrough.

Declan Rice’s in-swinging free-kick was perfectly weighted for the stooping Gabriel to powerfulness a header into the bottommost corner.

Myles Lewis Skelly’s callback astatine left-back was 1 of lone 2 changes made by Arteta from Saturday’s 1-0 triumph astatine Fulham.

The England planetary has played 2nd fiddle to Riccardo Calafiori for astir of the play but highlighted the wealthiness of options disposable to Arteta with a driving tally to acceptable up the 2nd goal.

Lewis Skelly picked retired Martinelli, who curled into the acold country for his 3rd extremity successful arsenic galore Champions League games.

Gyokeres past got the spot of luck helium needed to extremity his barren spell successful beforehand of extremity erstwhile his changeable from adjacent scope deflected disconnected David Hancko to permission Jan Oblak helpless.

Three minutes later, Gyokeres converted from adjacent person to the extremity aft Gabriel again won the archetypal header to Rice’s corner.

Arteta could spend the luxury of withdrawing Gabriel, Gyokeres, Eze, Jurrien Timber and Martin Zubimendi successful the closing stages with 1 oculus connected Crystal Palace’s Premier League sojourn connected Sunday.

Arsenal reached the semi-finals past play for the archetypal clip since 2009 earlier losing to eventual winners PSG.

The Gunners look adjacent stronger aft different summertime of large concern successful the transportation marketplace arsenic they purpose to conquer Europe for the archetypal clip successful the club’s history.

Atletico, who were besides beaten successful their erstwhile travel to England astatine Liverpool past month, person conscionable 3 points from their opening 3 games.

AFP

The station Gyokeres ends extremity drought arsenic Arsenal thrash Atletico 4-0 appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.