Champions League, Arsenal and Slavia Praha
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Arsenal, Arteta and Gyokeres
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Last time out, they swept past Slavia Prague 3-0 at the Fortuna Arena, with makeshift striker Mikel Merino notching a brace in Viktor Gyokeres’ absence. Bayern, meanwhile, beat holders Paris Saint-Germain in their last game, edging out the Ligue 1 outfit 2-1 at the Parc des Princes thanks to Luis Diaz ’s double.
Because of his age, Dowman has to get changed in a separate room to his team-mates before training sessions and on matchdays, but is able to go into the changing room when team-talks are done by Arteta and the coaching staff. The players have separate rooms in hotels on away days, so travelling is not an issue.
Arsenal’s manager also reserved special praise for Max Dowman, who at 15 years and 308 days old became the youngest player to ever feature in a Champions League match—the record had previously been held by Youssoufa Moukoko after his appearance for Borussia Dortmund against Zenit St. Petersburg in 2020 aged 16 years and 18 days.
Arsenal had kept an eighth consecutive clean sheet for the first time since 1903. The last goal they conceded was Nick Woltemade’s opener for Newcastle United in a game they dramatically came back to win 2-1, which was 776 in-game minutes ago.
Max Dowman becomes the youngest player in Champions League history after coming on against Slavia Prague on Tuesday, aged 15 years and 308 days.
Joshua Kimmich said Bayern Munich's Champions League clash with Arsenal on Nov. 26 will be a true measure of Vincent Kompany's team after a 2-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain extended their winning start to the season to sixteen games.
Graham Potter has confirmed his first Sweden squad for the upcoming November internationals, and Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres isn’t part of it.Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty ImagesSweden have
Mikel Arteta said his Arsenal players are hungry to reach new levels of excellence after another landmark Champions League victory.