| Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Olympiakos |
|---|---|---|
| Date | : | Wed, Sep 28, 2011 |
| Time | : | 20:45 |
| Stadium | : | Emirates Stadium, England |
| Competition | : | UEFA Champions League |
Arsenal vs Olympiakos lineup prediction:
Arsenal 4-3-3: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Song, Arshavin, Van Persie, Gervinho
Olympiakos 4-5-1: Costanzo, Torosidis, Mellberg, Papadopolous, Holebas Abdoun, Fejsa, Fuster, Modesto, Yeste, Mirallas
Arsenal Last Five Matches
Sep 24, 2011, Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton
Sep 20, 2011, Arsenal 3 - 1 Shrewsbury Town
Sep 17, 2011, Blackburn 4 - 3 Arsenal
Sep 13, 2011, Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal
Sep 10, 2011, Arsenal 1 - 0 Swansea
Olympiakos Piraeus Last Five Matches
Sep 24, 2011, Ergotelis 2 - 3 Olympiakos Piraeus
Sep 18, 2011, Olympiakos Piraeus 2 - 1 Xanthi
Sep 13, 2011, Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 1 Marseille
Apr 17, 2011, Olympiakos Piraeus 6 - 0 Larissa
Apr 10, 2011, Atromitos 3 - 1 Olympiakos Piraeus
Well documented arsenal's nightmare start of the season seems to have been established after back-to-back victories over Shrewsbury and Bolton.
It is reported that Theo Walcott has been dismissed by a knee problem, and Andrey Arshavin is likely that if that is the case.
Olympiakos for a 4-5-1 formation in their first Champions League tie of the season and given the pedigree of their opponents and the location of the game, most likely you are to do the same again.
Striker Kevin Mirallas is the only striker to start each of the three parties in the Greek part of what is seasonal and is therefore more likely to lead the line.
Defender Olof Mellberg will be familiar to fans of the Premier League after seven years of his career at Aston Villa.
Messi, with Barcelona, often get the plot to act as a false nine - a center forward but fell some distance away. With a plot like that, it takes the ability to understand the excellent positioning of a player.
Wenger judge, Van Persie has the ability equivalent to Messi about it. Dutchman is like down far enough, but at the same time endanger the opponent's defense with a diagonal run.
"I saw the placement of the same position between himself and Messi. He descended a bit far, but he also attacked the rise in the future as well," Wenger said in Sportinglife.
"In the position, he does not like a center forward. But, when you see movement in the penalty box, he's very smart. He used to run attack diagonally."
"I myself have always thought that his first touch of the ball very good. This is what can make a difference when it only had a small space," explained Wenger.
Van Persie had just made a special note with Arsenal. Two of his goal against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday (24 / 9) successfully brought the captain into the ranks of elite players for the Gunners.
The feed from the left side of Alex Song received by Chamberlain in front of the penalty box. The combination of Chamberlain and bad ways to survive Olympiakos defender-defender resulted in a left foot kick the young Arsenal midfielder. Chamberlain was kicking the ball entered the left side Olympiakos goalkeeper.
Olympiakos almost equalized if Mikel Arteta is not in the right position. A kick that dropped in front of goal Arsenal had dibloknya right in front of the goal line.
Advantage Arsenal duplicated by Andre Santos in the 19th minute. Goal was preceded by a puncture Santos himself from the left side. Initially, he intends to give the ball to Marouane Chamakh, but the ball operannya were driven by Olympiakos defender.
The waste ball ended up falling back to his feet, and through a left leg kick, Santos making nets Olympiakos back to vibrate.
Teringgal two goals, Olympiakos reacted quickly. Through a feed from the left side, David Fuster release header from inside the penalty box. Heading was unable to be driven Wojciech Szczesny. Score was changed to 2-1.
At the beginning of the second half, the game runs relatively balanced. Olympiakos had a golden opportunity on 62 minutes through Vasilis Torosidis hard kick from outside the penalty box. From the right side of the field, Torosidis kick off the left foot, the ball curved towards the Arsenal goal, but finally just hit the crossbar.
Andrei Arshavin also get a chance to score a goal in minute 66. Unfortunately for him, kicking his left foot from inside the box can still be ignored by Franco Costanzo. Kicking the ball gag failed pursued by Carroll.
Despite entering Robin van Persie, who last weekend scored two goals against Bolton, Arsenal knocked the power remains the same. Scores did not change. This match ended Arsenal to victory with the score 2-1.
Teams
Arsenal: Szczesny; Sagna, Song, Mertesacker, Santos; Frimpong, Arteta; Arshavin (Gibbs 83), Rosicky, Chamberlain (Ramsey 67), Carroll (Van Persie 71).
Olympiakos: Costanzo; Mellberg, Ibagaza, Fejsa, Djebbour, Mirallas (Abdoun 75), David Fuster (Pantelic 80), Holebas, Marcano, Orbaiz (Modesto 75), Torossidis.
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