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(Olympiakos 1-3 Arsenal) Olympiakos goalkeeper José Sa (28) is unhappy with his own efforts when Martin Ødegaard (22) scored a “rocket” in the Europa League deal and scored his first goal with the Arsenal.
– Fortunately I got a good hit and it went in. It was an important goal and I am happy. In a way, this is just the ‘first round’, so after Tottenham’s game this weekend, we must secure promotion in the Europa League. It is an important tournament for us, Ødegaard told BT Sports.
The 22-year-old played from the start in Athens and thanked manager Mikel Arteta for his confidence in scoring his first goal after the loan from Real Madrid in January.
– He is capable of doing that. Along with Emile (Smith-Rowe) and Willian, they are there to make things happen and win games. They must dare to shoot more often and dare to dribble. Because they have the qualities. Hopefully it will give Martin more confidence, Arteta said at the post-victory press conference.
On Friday, Ståle Solbakken brings out his first national team ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Gibraltar, Turkey and Montenegro. Ødegaard’s name is guaranteed to be read there.
ØDE GOAL: Martin Ødegaard cheers after seeing the ball go into the net Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (left) applauds with the Norwegian Photo: ARIS MESSINIS, AFP
It was played 34 minutes when Ødegaard received the ball after Thomas Partey won the ball from a sloppy Olympiakos defender, advanced a few meters and struck with his left leg from 19-20 meters.
The ball got a bit tired, and very good speed, but goalkeeper Sa’s attempt to hit him with his right hand should probably be classified as a “goalkeeper error”, especially since he shot so directly.
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In any case, it did not detract from Ødegaard’s celebration, who clenched his fist and roared with joy as Granit Xhaka, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Partey were the first to congratulate.
Legend Ian Wright, who has scored 185 times in 288 games for Arsenal, honored Ødegaard’s first goal for the club with the following message on Twitter:
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Ceballos-miss
The tie came when substitute Dani Ceballos made a mistake a few minutes after being substituted. But Bernd Leno cleared with his fists to corner a tremendous header from Youssef El Arabi, after a great cross from the left wing.
El Arabi started up again a few minutes later, but the shot went through a player and into the corner.
Midfielder Gabriel fixed a new lead for Arsenal when he headed Willian into goal ten minutes before full time. He came up in the duel with Yann M`Vila, who lay down for treatment afterward, and controlled the ball with his head at the farthest angle.
Despite the protests, the score remained the same.
2-1 ORDERED: Gabriel celebrates with a heart signal after heading 2-1 away from Olympiakos. Photo: ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
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Soon after, Ødegaard was replaced, and it’s a good sign that he can start against Tottenham this weekend.
Substitute Mohamed Elneny scored Arsenal’s third goal with a shot from 25 meters. Sa put a hand on the ball, but couldn’t push it away.
– The way we fight after letting in, and the mentality of this team is very good. It shows the team spirit and the way we defend each other. If a player makes a mistake, we respond as a team, Ødegaard summed up to BT Sports.
P.S.! The return settlement in London is in one week. Meanwhile, Arsenal host rival Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday. Olympiakos have a league match against the last team AE Larissa on the same day.
