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Arsenal travel to Italy this evening when they take on Inter Milan in the league phase of the Champions League. The Gunners have made a strong start to their European campaign but sit just outside the automatic qualifying spots after three games.
Mikel Arteta’s men are unbeaten from their first three matches with wins over Paris Saint-Germain and Shakhtar Donetsk following a goalless draw with Atalanta on the opening gameweek. The Champions League offers Arsenal the chance to get back to winning ways after losing to Newcastle at the weekend. They have seven points and will keep in touch with the teams near the top of the table should they leave the San Siro victorious.
For their part, Inter Milan have similarly performed well with confident wins over Young Boys and Red Star Belgrade coming after a draw against Man City. They are currently second in the Serie A table and are on an eight-game unbeaten streak since a 2-1 loss to AC Milan in September.
Follow all the Champions League action with our live blog below:
Inter 1-0 Arsenal
87 mins: Saliba switches the play out to Martinelli who cuts inside and swings a cross into the box for Haverts. He gets a small touch on the ball but can’t turn it towards goal and Inter hoof it clear.
Mike Jones6 November 2024 21:51
Inter 1-0 Arsenal
84 mins: Ethan Nwaneri is making his Champions League debut at 17-years-old. He’s a talent for the future that Mikel Arteta will want to give more experiences like this tight game.
Can the teenager make a difference in the closing stages?
Mike Jones6 November 2024 21:46
Inter 1-0 Arsenal
81 mins: Still no sign of Martin Odegaard though the Arsenal captain has been warming up on the sidelines. Arteta decides to bring on reinforcements in the form of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ethan Nwaneri.
Jurrien Timber and Leandro Trossard have gone off.
Mike Jones6 November 2024 21:44
Inter 1-0 Arsenal
78 mins: Arsenal, Arsenal, Arsenal.
The traffic is only coming one way and the hosts are doing a grand job deflecting wave after wave of Arsenal attacks.
Mike Jones6 November 2024 21:42
Inter 1-0 Arsenal
That should have been an equaliser. The ball comes into the Inter box and Pavard completely misses the ball with his attempted clearance.
It falls lovely for Kai Havert who shoots on the turn but Yann Bisseck’s lunging block deflects the ball wide of the target,
Mike Jones6 November 2024 21:39
Inter 1-0 Arsenal
“It’s a full-blooded effort from Arsenal, and a contrast to their rather meek response to going 1-0 down at Newcastle on Saturday.
“But while they have put a lot into the last 25 minutes, it has not produced an equaliser and Inter are starting to find some space on the counter-attack.
“Given that one of the pre-match thoughts was that a draw could suit both of these sides, it has turned into something rather more compelling and, at times, fractious.”
Richard Jolly6 November 2024 21:34
Inter 1-0 Arsenal
72 mins: Dumfries takes a snap shot on a rare foray up the pitch. He doesn’t catch it quite right and scuffs the shot wide of the nearest post.
Mike Jones6 November 2024 21:33
