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| Photo taken from Borussia Dortmund fb page |
Borussia Dortmund dent Arsenal's seemingly impenetrable armour as it dealt the once undefeated Arsenal its first defeat in this Champion's League season 2-1. And it did the feat right before the adoring crowd at the Emirates Stadium.
At the start of the game, it seems something is wrong with Arsenal. It is clear that Dortmund set up the tempo with its fast paced game and its more aggressive play. Arsenal, looking lethargic and out of sync, have difficulty in controlling the game and oftentimes lose possession.
The suspicion unravel in the 16th minute. In the scramble to clear the ball just outside Arsenal's penalty box, Aaron Ramsey lost the ball from Marco Reus. The loose ball was picked up by Robert Lewandowski who tapped it to Henrikh Mkhitaryan to his right who have a clear shot at the goal. Szczesny's outstretched leg is of little help as the ball slips through and into the net.
Arsenal however later displayed their trademark run and gun play and eventually redeemed themselves in the 41st minute. Bacary Sagna lobbed a pass to Oliver Giroud at the center who flicked the ball. Neven Subotic's sliding tackle missed and the ball slip from Roman Weidenfeller's hand to set up Giroud's side volley into an empty net that prompted a wild celebration at the Emirates.
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| Oliver Giroud's volley |
It turned out however that Dortmund have the last say of the game when it sealed the win in the 82nd minute. Kevin Grosskreutz received a pass from Emerick Aubameyang and beat Kieran Gibbs defense and fired a speculative cross to the left. Robert Lewandowski was there to receive it and scored a goal with an unstoppable one touch strike.
Dortmund is now tied with Arsenal with 6 points after its opening day loss to Napoli. Arsenal loss for the first time after its impressive wins against Marseille and Napoli in the first two games in the tough Group F.
