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Arsenal went against the grain to beat Rapid Vienna 2-1 away in the first round of the Europa League group stage, recalling the highlights of Rapid Vienna vs Arsenal.
Excellent performance by Thomas Partey
Coach Mikel Arteta decided to use Thomas Partey early on during his guest trip to Rapid Vienna, this was the Ghanaian player’s first major match and he played very well. The star born in 1993 is present in all the hot spots of the field, actively supports the defensive front.
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The Ghanaian hit the ball 102 times, made 83 passes, won 10/13 games, won 4/5 times, won the ball 8 times, and made 5 tackles. Partey’s debut was so good that former player Owen Hargreaves as a commentator even exclaimed, “To be honest, it was the best debut I’ve ever seen.”
As a result, the former Atlético de Madrid midfielder is the player who passes the most in the opposite half (50), tackles the most (5), wins the most (4), recovers the most ball (8). With an impressive performance, he received ESPN’s highest score on the London side.
Bernd Leno made another mistake
Arsenal entered the initiative against Rapid Vienna, created many opportunities but had to lose first after the mistake of goalkeeper Leno.
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Rapid Wien took the lead after goalkeeper Leno’s unforgivable mistake |
In the 51st minute, the local player put pressure on Arsenal’s 16m50 area and it was unclear if for that.
Bernd Leno made a mistake during the kick. Kara grabbed the ball and pushed Fountas with a little more assertiveness, sending the ball into the visiting net.
Since the start of the 2018-19 season, among Premier League goalkeepers only Jordan Pickford (11) and David de Gea (9) made more goalscoring mistakes than Bernd Leno (8).
With his mistake, Leno took coach Arteta’s warning: “It was clearly an uncertain play. Leno needs to play more concentrated and decisive. I don’t want him to keep repeating things. Mistake like that.”
Aubameyang continued to score in the Europa League
In the Rapid Vienna vs Arsenal match, forward Aubameyang sat on the bench. In the match where Arsenal needed a goal, in the 61st minute, Eddie Nketiah was called out and the Gabon forward was thrown onto the field. 9 minutes after Aubameyang was on the field, the visitors drew 1-1.
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Aubameyang on the field immediately shone |
Nicolas Pepe hung the ball in the 16m50 area from a free kick down the right wing and midfielder David Luiz turned high for a precise header against Rapid Wien. David Luiz (33 years, 183 days) is the oldest player to score for Arsenal in the European Cup since Sol Campbell in a Champions League game against Porto in February 2010 (35 years, 152 days).
In the 74th minute, Aubameyang personally scored the decisive goal to score 3 points for the visitors. Elneny slashed Bellerin’s armpit on the right wing and the defender reached out for Aubameyang to easily finish with an empty net from close range, making the score 2-1.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 12 goals in 19 Europa League appearances for Arsenal. The star born in 1989 shows that he is very charming with this tournament.
Rapid Vienna deserves respect
Arsenal underrated, but Rapid Vienna played a very good game. They have an advantage on the road and only suffer defeat when the Gunners bring in important players. Statistics show that this team even finished better than the Gunners.
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The home team does not play badly against Arsenal |
Despite losing 1-2, Rapid Vienna’s performance still deserved praise. In the group stage with championship candidates Arsenal, Molde and Dundalk, perhaps the Austrian national team’s goal is the second place for which they win tickets.
With the show against Arsenal, Rapid Vienna has a chance to compete against Molde and Dundalk in this group.
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