Arsenal took a major step toward qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase with a supremely solid 1-0 victory away at Borussia Dortmund in the Westfalenstadion. Having posed no threat to the Dortmund goal for an hour and, just as the hosts were beginning to gain real ascendency, Aaron Ramsey headed in from six yards. Manager Arsene Wenger will have been delighted with the mature way in which his side subsequently saw the game out as his orchestra silenced the heavy metal of opposite number Jurgen Klopp.
After conceding a late winner when the two sides met in London two weeks ago, this was a massive result for the Premier League leaders. In a tight three-way battle for qualification, Arsenal now sit top of the group on nine points and above Napoli on goal difference. A win at home to a Marseille side who are still without a point in three weeks time could be enough to send them through with a game to spare. That will not be the case, though, if Dortmund get the victory that that now surely need at home to Napoli. Still on six points, last season’s Champions League finalists now have no margin for error if they are to avoid an early exit this time around.
More to follow.
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