Arsenal 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk: Gunners Sneak Fortunate Win Despite Penalty Miss
Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk
INSIGHTS
Post Match
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This was Arsenal’s first 1-0 victory in a UEFA Champions League group stage match in 29 such matches since a win against Borussia Dortmund in November 2013, while they last won 1-0 thanks to an own goal in a European match against PSV in September 2004.
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Arsenal have kept three consecutive clean sheets in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since a run of four under Arsene Wenger in November 2007.
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Shakhtar Donetsk’s Dmytro Riznyk became the third player to both score an own goal and save a penalty in a UEFA Champions League match, the first since Benfica’s Mile Svilar in October 2017 against Manchester United.
