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00:00 last week's game bring in the experienced Swiss striker Haris Safarovic
00:05 and the Portuguese international Rafa Silva with both Waldschmidt and Nunes
00:11 dropping to the bench this time and alongside me is a former Gunner Steve
00:19 Sibwell as we look at the substitutions partays fit again and on the bench
00:25 nearly was in the starting lineup I'm told that's a good option isn't it for
00:30 Arsenal to have Steve? It's a very good option and that's what you want in
00:34 Europe a strong bench in case the game plan isn't going according to what
00:40 Mikel Arteta would like to bring on enforcements but hopefully if he's
00:47 got his shooting boots on he can get the job done this evening
00:53 referee who's handled Champions League and Europa finals in the past and still
00:59 finds time to own a string of supermarkets I'm told
01:05 waiting to synchronize watches it's been a lovely day in Athens by all accounts
01:14 I'm told it was up to 21 degrees but it's got very very chilly now the word
01:20 from the Arsenal camp after the warm-up is the pitch is in absolutely
01:25 magnificent condition and it's a stadium Arsenal know pretty well as well because
01:30 they won here against Olympiacos last season with a Lacazette goal and it
01:36 looked like they'd be sailing through in the round of 32 but they messed it all
01:40 up in London and lost 2-1 to Olympiacos and the Greek side went through with
01:47 Aubameyang in absolute turmoil after missing a gaping chance that would have
01:54 sent Arsenal through
01:57 so very much all the marbles on this for Arsenal
02:12 it's a buyout scaling an early touch of the ball I'm expecting a really open
02:21 game from an Arsenal's point of view you'd think the fans they would have liked to
02:27 put this tie to a bed in the first leg but it's left wide open I can see this
02:34 Arsenal team really attacking this Benfica team this evening they certainly
02:41 have the better of the argument last week but that didn't show on the score
02:45 line good run from Sabaios again missing a lot of the ball early on
02:51 Aubameyang in particular had a couple of wonderful chances in that first game
03:03 notably the one set up by Bayer in it's in the hat to score but didn't
03:09 it
03:11 interesting they've got Smith row and Urdegaard they to flare players creators
03:21 both in the lineup you kind of think it would be one or the other wouldn't you
03:25 most of the time it seems that Nicole Arteta's kind of sticking with Urdegaard
03:30 and giving him that chance but Emil Smith row we've seen what he can do in
03:36 their number 10 role not just offensively but defensively for Arsenal
03:40 as well it's gone so it's looking to get the ball in a dangerous looking ball as
03:45 well
03:47 sitting deep in that midfield is Vigel the German international midfield player
04:02 who went out of favor at Borussia Dortmund where they thought he might be
04:06 the next big thing really
04:09 watch for Pete see as well as suddenly a rampant goal score it wasn't earlier on
04:16 in his career he'd been prolific in his competition so far he's certainly a
04:22 player that Arsenal will have to watch and smother him as soon as he gets the
04:26 ball to limit the harm that he can cause but so from Arsenal's point of view from
04:31 last week's game it's certainly down the flanks especially down that right hand
04:36 side with Vellerin and Shabbos and Saka that linked up so well when exploited
04:42 Benfica down their right hand side
04:46 here's Granit Xhaka has been outspoken about the amount of abuse going on to
05:00 players and managers on social media and saying it's going to ruin the game
05:08 it's just part and parcel now is it being a top flight footballer taking all
05:15 the negative along with all the positive stuff but sometimes it can cross the
05:20 line as we've seen top flight players and going down to the lower leagues as
05:26 well it needs to stop nice to play again
05:30 Goncalves showing up well in the early stages here
05:36 defensive work to do but a slandering conclusion there
05:40 it's going to result in a free kick see if there's any more Adel Torapte involved to play
05:46 you know very well I think we all remember him from his talent and somewhat
05:52 maverick ways in London definitely maverick and certainly not associated
05:57 for the tackling abilities that someone so stilky on the ball and has so much
06:05 ability to draw players in not just one player but twos and threes and he's one
06:11 of the players that can wriggle out of the phone boxes some people do describe
06:16 him I think as his career has gone on must be someone that's matured through
06:22 his later years and probably looks back case younger days and had all the
06:26 qualities but did the attitude match that there were many many Torab stories
06:33 you might remember the one where he was spotted at a bus stop on the Fulham Road
06:38 having been substituted at Craven Cottage he must have given the day off
06:44 that day it's 31 now he's mature now
06:49 Benfica will make a fight of it like they did last week they've got a lot of
06:58 experience in the side I think at times in the first leg they was just left a
07:06 little bit open and exposed and Arsenal really did take advantage of that if
07:11 they would have had their shooting boots on especially a Bamiyan then the tyre could
07:17 easily have been put to bed but knowing Arsenal fans and what they think they
07:22 can never trust this team week in week out so hopefully they can put the
07:26 professional performance in tonight starting from the back side being
07:30 resilient compact and strong as we know that it'll create chances as the game
07:35 goes on already have one bad visit to Greece this year Benfica they were
07:41 hoping to make it into the Champions League take their usual place in the
07:46 Champions League group that didn't happen they were knocked out by Palk
07:53 have lost on their last two visits here Arsenal have won in their last two games
07:58 in this stadium
08:01 that ball there from Vellerine wasn't the worst ball you'll see but it's
08:10 definitely the ball that will be on tonight because Benfica do hold a high
08:14 line Karen and Martin said that at the top of the program and it's gonna be
08:19 them deep runs from midfield or sharp runs from a Bamiyan to get in behind and
08:24 really expose Benfica that want to stay high. There's Tierney with the deflected cross
08:30 this time it's good to see he's back again after his calf injury started at
08:35 the weekend against Manchester City
08:40 at least Arsenal have avoided fate that's before them a few times lately conceding an early goal
08:48 also against Man City one team that you don't want to concede against with their
08:54 quality because they can punish and then they can control and dominate the game
08:58 but a good side start from Arsenal so far seeing plenty of the ball
09:04 conceded an early one at Aston Villa as well which proved decisive
09:10 as the experienced boss of Benfica his 358th game in charge of them
09:28 66 now very fine coach taking them to two finals in this competition
09:37 second stint now having won the Copa Libertadores with Flamengo the Brazilian side
09:43 yeah his first stint from I think it was 2009 to 2015 he really brought Benfica on
09:52 two European Cup finals numerous trophies
09:59 as a canny operator that's Granit Xhaka
10:06 it's Aubameyang who of course has got the speed to get that
10:12 just wondered whether that hat-trick he got against Leeds United would get him
10:18 back in the mood didn't you he is Arsenal's top scorer with those three
10:22 goals this season but it's it's been a bit of a torturous process this time
10:26 around for him it has and I mean he sets such high standards last season just
10:34 seemed every time that he was in on goal or even a half chance he was taking full
10:40 advantage but not been the season so far but with his hat-trick against Leeds you
10:45 thought the confidence would be there but you just go on the chances last week
10:50 in this first leg especially the sitter rolled across him on the six-yard box
10:55 and he put one of the post you expect some of that quality to finish it
11:00 given the ball away there Benfica
11:05 too long really it was a ball really that Aubameyang could do absolutely
11:12 nothing with
11:15 and again this time Peazey's the player who gave it away Sakas cross field ball
11:23 one or two nervy moments for Benfica who have been guilty of surrendering
11:29 possession in the middle of the pitch the last one were just controlling this
11:33 at the moment high energy regard of winning in the middle of the park or
11:38 Smith row just that final bit of quality that's just what he lacked last week
11:44 is Urdu God lovely pass from him in the build-up to the goal which was scored by
11:52 a book by Osaka
11:56 he sees Paul trying to get Safarevic in. Safarevic has played in a couple of
12:04 World Cups for Switzerland teammate the Granit Xhaka of course played
12:11 together all the time for country tough competitor just see there on Benfica's
12:19 break Arsenal were two for two so they're more than happy and pushing
12:24 Bellerin and Thiemini forward to create for Arsenal but David Luiz and Gabriel
12:31 they need to be solid this evening being man for man
12:37 long-range effort Granit Xhaka got it to bounce in front of the keeper that can
12:42 sometimes make life a bit awkward but it didn't on that occasion in truth
12:48 famous old club Benfica two European Cups in the early 1960s in the days of
13:03 Eusebio they've lost in eight European finals
13:09 famously against Manchester United in 1968 and more recently in this
13:14 competition against Chelsea few seasons back
13:27 Corissimo just inside he made his debut in the first leg on the right of the
13:33 back three and getting another touch now
13:38 this is Nicolas Otamendi, an athlete of Manchester City
13:51 Romaldo is the player playing widest on the left in what looks quite conservative
13:57 line up by Benfica
14:01 it's good shape from Arsenal so far composed compact
14:12 for some Benfica where they want the ball to go
14:19 here's Tarrant lovely ball, Goncalves
14:29 good movement here, Rapa to cut it back in, they had a lot of black shirts there in support but
14:36 couldn't find any of them there's a lot of red shirts there recovering which any
14:43 fan or especially Mikel Arteta is what you're gonna want to see players doing
14:49 the hard yards working back you're saying that probably isn't really
14:53 associated with an Arsenal team it's more going the other way
14:58 you need to keep the ball moving fast even this early stages in the game
15:06 keep dictating the tempo moving this Benfica team from side to side
15:11 you can see how high they are Benfica on the halfway line can't be static the
15:17 front players for Arsenal someone needs to stretch them going behind just
15:21 unsettled that Benfica back four back five sometimes
15:32 David Luiz appearing against his old club he was four years a Benfica player
15:39 until they sold him to Chelsea played against David Luiz when he was at Benfica
15:46 for Aston Villa preseason friendly competition in Portugal
15:52 I think he actually drove out if I remember rightly he drove out and scored one of his Mazy runs in a
15:57 ridiculous 30-yard finish you don't see that quite as much these days do you
16:03 the old legs sometimes do creep up
16:08 Rangers have extended their lead in the tie against Antwerp Morelos with the
16:17 goal for them 5-3 up on aggregate now after that amazing first leg
16:25 good play by Rafa Silva has been brought into the side tonight
16:35 maybe a question of how much Joris Jesus learned from that first leg and whether he can tweak things to make Benfica a little bit more of a threat
16:49 defensively they look comfortable going back five or back six but going forward
16:57 just we see there on that attack they exploited Arsenal and just stopped on that
17:04 halfway line didn't really penetrate forward everything have the numbers
17:12 with Saverovic absolutely nobody up in support
17:19 that was a promising position that Benfica developed there down that left hand side
17:25 it seems to be a great chance there for Saverovic couldn't quite tell whether that was a
17:31 cross or a shot but it was poor quality he seemed he had more than enough time and
17:37 space to at least get a shot and test Leno within his first 15 minutes
17:43 absolutely no runners from midfield to support that attack so here's Ceballos
17:51 and Beirin
17:54 Sako looks such a bright talent since he broke into the Arsenal team in this competition I
18:02 remember seeing him get his first Arsenal goal away to Eintracht Frankfurt and you
18:07 could see there was a star in the making even then
18:11 Urdegaard getting a run of starts
18:24 the choice of a few clubs chose the Gunners and Urdegaard can pick a pass
18:31 that much is very true
18:36 and again he's down that right hand side where the combination play needs to be
18:41 quick and decisive and that through ball just needs to have that quality especially
18:46 with someone like Saka if you can produce that quality killer pass into him
18:53 more often than not he will find the target
18:58 he has been sensational since he's come on the scene you just feel as though he
19:03 needed some leaders in and around him seems like he's been on his own that's
19:07 really sort of dragged this Arsenal team through this season and the likes of
19:12 Willian and Lacazette and Bomiang have performed consistently to really help him out and
19:19 bring him on. Again they do not take advantage of the position that they
19:25 diverted with Srafa Silva who was to blame really
19:30 Weichel
19:38 now Goncalves
19:47 Benfica were unbeaten in their group though they did draw three times in it
19:54 two of those draws were against Rangers in thrilling games 3-3 and 2-2
20:01 I remember those games, 3-1 down in one of the games with 10 men
20:09 I think Othamendi was 7th of them. They come back and equalize in the last minute
20:17 down in fourth place at the moment in Portugal which is not the norm of course
20:27 because they've been a top three team in the last 13 seasons
20:34 Bertonga was playing it wide to Grimaldo, he's been told to hug the touchline
20:41 I think on that left-hand side similarly Goncalves on the right
20:47 There's room out here all the time for Goncalves, he's got chalk on his boots I think
20:59 Pizzi's looking for the 1-2 here
21:03 and Ceballos looking for a penetrating, oh they're claiming a handball this time
21:08 play on, just a referee Rafa Silva
21:13 neat enough from Benfica where can they take it?
21:27 you know they're very neat and tidy aren't they on the ball and you can tell
21:31 they probably do that day in day out in training they just need that
21:35 pretty similar to us, we don't need that injection of pace, that just intensity behind
21:41 both teams like to play football in front of you, you ask any defender out there
21:47 or any midfield player as long as that ball is in front of you, you can just
21:49 shuffle side to side and close the gaps when they start playing triangles and
21:54 playing in behind, you turn round and play around corners, that's when it starts getting difficult
22:00 but at the moment defensively for both teams it just seems a bit easy
22:06 Benfica know they've got to score in this game otherwise they're out
22:12 Hector Bellerin, now Sakka, Oerdegaard wants it and gets it
22:24 former wonderboy isn't he, Oerdegaard who was in Norway's team at 15 and Real Madrid's at 16
22:32 slightly harder road since then, this ball again, again it's pinpoint accurate
22:42 Tierney to play it across, Smith-Rowe couldn't get his shot away, not in any
22:47 significant way anyway
22:52 this Savaias has been a bundle of energy early on, Tierney looking to get a good crossing behind
22:58 the first cross there from Tierney was superb because he didn't just put it into an area
23:03 he picked Smith-Rowe out, unfortunately there was just players around him
23:10 Rafa overran it, that's happened a few times hasn't it, he's playing just off Zdorović isn't he, just behind him
23:17 he is here and there's good link-up play between them definitely a combination
23:24 pattern that they're looking to work on, unfortunately it just slid over
23:31 Sakka again
23:39 Oerdegaard
23:49 Sakka, lovely idea that one and Arsenal have the lead, it's Obamiyang
23:57 that was a thing of beauty in its creation and the finish was perfect from the main man
24:07 he didn't have his shooting boots on last week but he's certainly got them on this evening
24:12 and it was a delightful finish from the main man at Arsenal, again it was build-up play down that
24:20 right-hand side, they know that they can exploit, Obamiyang just trying to play on that shoulder
24:26 it's a fine line but he knows once he's in the keeper's going to come out and all he's got to do
24:31 is dink it over and get it on target, Sakka with a delightful through ball and Obamiyang just
24:37 lifts it, overheld it into the back of the net, there might be a check on the offside here
24:43 VAR will be having a look at that, obviously it was on the tight side, it did look on the border line
24:51 but that's what they was waiting for, someone just to run in behind that Benfica line, they do hold
24:58 a high line, if you time it right you're going to create chances, it's okay the goal stands
25:07 Pierre-Emerick Obamiyang delivers a beautiful goal really from Arsenal there, set up by
25:17 Sakka's perceptive ball and well that was Obamiyang back to his very best finishing
25:26 I've seen Benfica a few times this season, they just seem so vulnerable down their left-hand side
25:33 and if you're on it and you've got good combination play down your right you can dissect them
25:40 which Arsenal have done there, fantastic goal, good patient play, waiting for the right moment, good
25:46 timing of the run behind, as we can see there look at how close that is
25:56 way for thin decision but it's gone Arsenal's way, vitally, Obamiyang
26:03 scoring for the 38th time in European club competition in his distinguished career
26:10 near Smith row
26:14 Tierney
26:17 all the way over to Beyer in on the other side
26:23 good a guard let it run now he has it again
26:45 good play some classy touches, Verissimo's made a mess of that and they nearly let Obamiyang in again
26:52 again really good patient play, good build up from Arsenal, the game now should really fall
27:00 into their lap in terms of Benfica having to come out then they can just pick and choose
27:06 where they want to go but they can't get sloppy, see here Gabriel getting tight to Seferovic
27:14 Benfica have only won four of their last 22 European matches outside of Portugal
27:27 and that's where they are tonight
27:33 Rafa looking for the one and two he's been bright while not making most of the
27:42 potential opportunities
27:44 once again Obamiyang in his past has scored a hat-trick
27:54 against tonight's opponent in his Dortmund days
27:57 Sabyoshenko
28:07 Tierney
28:11 and then Sabyos from a long way out
28:15 I've hit many of them shots and probably going the same seat in the back of the stand
28:25 one or two went in though didn't they over the years? yeah it's one in ones when you see it
28:30 roll across your eyes light up and you just visualize it screaming to the back of the net
28:38 but more often than not it does go into the top tier
28:42 the odd one that goes into away feels nice
28:47 that must have felt very nice for Obamiyang
28:52 yeah it's a strike you just want to score goals and but he makes that
28:58 run because they second the quality that he's got by his speed
29:07 trying to push him a little bit further forward from midfield I noticed Pizzi now he's got seven
29:12 goals in seven matches in the Europa League this season one of them in the first leg penalty
29:18 we've not really seen him involved so far this evening which will delight Arsenal and
29:26 Miguel Arteta as he is someone that can cause damage giving him some more space
29:33 been absolutely prolific isn't he in this tournament this season
29:37 yeah 12 goals he's got for the season and seven of them in this competition
29:45 laid off by Rafa, Gamaldo with the cross in
29:54 Benfica's point of view they'll be looking at it and thinking well actually if we can nick a goal
30:13 one one's far better than nil nil was because they've got their away goal then haven't they
30:19 yep and on the opposite to that if you're Arsenal or if you're an Arsenal fan watching this
30:24 you just feel like if there's another goal it kind of puts it to bed which would make Benfica
30:31 really have to come out but again knowing Arsenal wouldn't surprise you if they do slip up or
30:37 possibly make a mistake and just let Benfica back into this game
30:44 trying to find some cutting edge, Zafarevic couldn't reach that one either, Arsenal's defending was
30:49 good enough they have only kept one clean sheet in the last eight games
30:53 Arsenal that was against Manchester United that's going to be one area that Miguel Arteta and the
31:00 players and individuals themselves will need to look at and work on whether that's a change pairings
31:06 and partnership and injuries but still a club like Arsenal going back to the days with our guest
31:15 Martin Keown in the studio that back four was so solid wasn't they bringing that team up if
31:22 you bring that if you bring your team up that moves the midfield players up that squeezes the
31:27 attackers up you can always play high and be compact
31:32 oh
31:35 pretty clear cut free kick decision for that
31:41 half an hour gone so far so good for Arsenal ahead with a very well created
31:50 goal and beautifully taken to by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
31:58 so
32:00 tense for him
32:03 and he's never tried to hide the importance of this game really from a long way out
32:12 but he's put it right on his Arsenal players and realistically it's their best chance of
32:20 Champions League football next season to go out and win this competition it's going to be very
32:26 very hard for them in the league to try and claim top four but even getting into that top six
32:31 for Europa with the likes of Everton and Aston Villa West like West Ham now in their annoying cup
32:40 runs either
32:46 Felicimo and Kai Ho
32:50 those two Ottomendi as you said he was sent off in one of those games against Rangers
32:57 a former Manchester City man
32:59 a creaking trophy cabinet at home from his time with Manchester City
33:08 it's time for Manchester City one you've got to be a very good player but two you're definitely
33:13 going to come away with some some some trophies and the one that they're after
33:18 is that Champions League they've got every chance of getting it this season
33:23 Ottomendi won seven pieces of silverware as a Manchester City player
33:30 33 now though
33:35 he left as part of the deal and it's proved a very good deal for Manchester City that
33:42 took Ruben Diaz the other way there was a pretty big cash adjustment as well
33:47 they've got the money to recruit anyone in the world Manchester City but they've got to adapt
33:54 to their style haven't they when they go in and when they get to kick in then they can blow anyone apart
34:02 so
34:16 still quite tense here though for Arsenal at the moment they make the right start
34:25 in the game but there's plenty more work to do in this yet this is where you want your leaders now
34:33 keeping a high line making sure that everyone's plugging the gaps tracking their runners
34:39 I think it's the free kick Pizzi says lead this to me and plays a good looking ball into a dangerous
34:53 area there and the header is run again for Tonga well that would be a story wouldn't it if the
34:58 former scorer came up and scored against Arsenal he has scored in his competition with a header
35:06 from a corner and just got up higher there David Luiz just couldn't keep it down it was always
35:15 seen to be rising but it's a little scare there for us as much as they've had possession and
35:22 control of this game it just takes one set piece or someone to switch off and Benfica is straight
35:31 back in it well he played in 14 north London derbies win some lose some I don't think any
35:38 of them were in Athens though there's one coming up soon isn't there as well yep
35:47 by the way in that Rangers Antwerp game Rafaeloff has equalized for Antwerp to
35:54 put them back within reach Rangers still with the advantage overall
35:59 one one on the night five four on aggregate to Stephen Gerrard's team
36:08 going to be a tense night you'll be able to see it all with us on BT Sport
36:16 most of the city have got a bit of work to do too against Slavia Prague a bit later on
36:21 is Pizzi to pick up the play here for Benfica it's careless really
36:30 that's careless from Benfica in general but been really really impressive with Arsenal
36:38 as much as Benfica has expanded this pitch and made it as big as possible
36:45 Arsenal have got players in and around forced errors from Benfica the energy level seems spot
36:52 on tonight for Arsenal is Bayer in Sakharov is on the chase
37:01 he wasn't ever going to go much further I don't think I'm sure of that never get
37:08 Manchester United against Real Sociedad coming up live on BT Sport 2 HD from 7.15 tonight and
37:16 that Leicester Slavia Prague game which is locked level at the moment is on ESPN HD from 7.30 for you
37:25 Manchester United well in command of their tie
37:36 again it'd be great to see all the English and British teams go through this evening because
37:42 I think it's next round that they can meet each other isn't it yeah coming out
37:47 I'm sure the Rangers fans are thinking they'd love a tie against one of the English clubs left in
38:02 the that's for another time they got business to take care of tonight Abhas and Arsenal here
38:08 Feliciano Long
38:20 and then back by Julian Vaigle five caps for Germany and it looked like it'd be a fixture
38:30 in their midfield for quite a long time I'm not quite sure really how it sort of went wrong for him
38:36 for some players he just kind of fizzles out he's certainly a player that can dictate
38:43 the flow and the tempo of the team at the moment it's Uruguay looking to do that for Arsenal
38:50 Sakharov
38:56 Martin Hurd again he had a good spell at Real Sociedad last season few goals as well
39:02 doesn't look classy oh Smith Rowe could have played Sakharov in there
39:10 yeah he could be impatient but sometimes
39:13 the family and looking at a little back header into the path of Smith Rowe then the flag went
39:20 up anyway just looking back on that place where Sakharov come inside and played it into Smith Rowe
39:27 looked for that one too and Smith Rowe played it back square trying to be patient which isn't bad
39:33 this is the chance for the Bamiangwe running but again pretty similar to his goal just was offside
39:42 there
39:49 right
39:50 to the goalkeeper Brazilian
39:58 I'm thinking I've been drawing a lot of games
40:03 just recently four of the last six that they've played in all competitions
40:12 so
40:20 Benfica it seemed like they had a crowded midfield with about six players in there earlier on but
40:36 we're starting to see Pizzi get forward a bit and certainly Rafa Silva that was the game plan
40:42 at the start to keep tight keep compact get the members behind the ball but
40:47 as Arsenal scored it changes the game plan goals change games
40:52 you need to start committing players forward just like now this is Safarovic
41:04 he's wanted his experience tonight and the first leg they played Darwin Nunez the Uruguayan
41:12 international he's on the bench just about everybody's on the bench it's a long list
41:23 12 substitutes they can pick five from for later on just to bring the whole squad so it is
41:33 nicely played quick feet from Rafa Silva then Gonçalves inside this is Pizzi
41:40 broken up by Sabaios
41:43 I mean we're nearly one and a half games in now and from
41:50 both games from this Benfica team haven't really shown a real cutting edge
41:59 nothing to be really worried about if you're an Arsenal fan
42:03 I'm sure they are worried sitting on their sopas at home it only takes one moment and all that
42:10 I want the insurance of a second goal Smith Rowe trying to engineer something here
42:16 good a guard to Sabaios can they get this right again maybe Saka just the goalkeeper's legs
42:29 did the job there well that could have been the moment again for Arsenal
42:33 I'm not sure if the flag was up if he's just straight offside Saka
42:39 yeah I think he did didn't he it's one of the only times where they played through the middle
42:48 of this Benfica team where the predominant going wide it was the right ball should be
42:54 see the pass if Saka could have just held his line a little longer he would have been in
43:00 there was a fantastic save from Helton
43:04 kept his team in the tie we don't know whether that would have been brought out for offside it
43:14 looked like it it might have been had it come to that so the argument is academic now
43:21 Vigo getting further forward and fouled by Sabaios this is dangerous 20 yards out
43:34 it's definitely a free kick and I think it's cause because he's too far deep in the back
43:41 forward then he has to rush to get out he should have been a little bit closer to Vigo in the first place
43:46 no lining up that ball gotta get that right
44:07 free kick
44:27 he raps to hit this one oh and now he hits it Benfica are back and the tie is blown wide apart
44:37 that was a fantastic hit
44:41 well it was an absolute super line
44:46 effort from Rafa it just flies into the top corner doesn't it
44:54 it's so sweet it's gone south as it is in the end yeah I mean the height and dip there gets down it's
45:03 always going in
45:05 clears the arsenal wall it's a superb finish but it's just typical of Arsenal
45:16 controlled this first half really have that was brilliantly struck
45:24 so we're back all square again
45:31 and that just a moment or two after Arsenal thought they were on the verge of a two-goal lead
45:41 it's going to take something like that you felt well in open play they've been
45:46 they've been poor not really creating any chances
45:50 pretty on the ball not really going anywhere good shape from Arsenal it was a sloppy foul
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46:04 net as soon as he left his foot that's going to lift Benfica now Arsenal gotta just dig in for a moment
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