By Alessandro Schiavone in Cologne 1.FC Köln 0-1 Union Berlin Goal : Schafer 91' Lukas Podolski in his prime leading the line would have suited Cologne to the ground on Saturday afternoon in their 1-0 home defeat to Union Berlin at RheinEnergie Stadion. Jakub Kaminski put in an energetic first-half display for his lukewarm side and twice came close to an opening goal. Yet his first attempt was comfortably parried by Frederik Ronnow while the volley flashed just off target. Mo

By Alessandro Schiavone in Lausanne Conference League Matchday 6 Lausanne Sport 1-0 Fiorentina Goal: Sigua 58' (LS) Pablo Mari's woeful Fiorentina side are still on course to spend the upcoming season in the second-tier of Italian football all while playing in Europe. With hindsight, the ex-Arsenal defender's side would have required a 3-0 win over the Swiss to seal a top-eight spot ahead of lowly Aek Larnaca on 12 points. Instead Serie A's bottom side suffered a 1-0 defeat

Premier League Arsenal (0) 2 Johnstone og 70, Mosquera og 90+4 Wolverhampton Ws (0) 1 Arokodare 90 For the second week running, Arsenal shipped a last minute goal which looked certain to see them squander vital points - and did it against the one team who should not have had a prayer against them. Rock-bottom Wolves - without a win all season and only two measly draws to set alongside defeat after defeat should have been easy fodder. They had only scored once away from home t

By Alessandro Schiavone at Stade Louis II, Montecarlo Champions League, Matchday 6 Monaco 1-0 Galatasaray Goal : Balogun 68' Mikel Arteta must have tapped himself on the shoulder in self-congratulatory mode and shouted "Muy bien, Mikel' to himself if he happened to watch Folarin Balogun's avalanche of missed chances against Galatasaray from his Brugge hotel yesterday night. And watching the scoreboard should not deceive anyone here! Balogun may have displayed his more opportu

Lunchtime booking : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Aston Villa (1) 2 Cash 36, Buendia 90+5 Arsenal (0) 1 Trossard 52 Arsenal were stunned by a 95th minute strike which brought their 18-game unbeaten run to a juddering end. The goal from Villa sub Emi Buendia came after an almighty goalmouth scramble and came so late on in injury time that there was no time to restart. It was a bitter blow for the Gunners, who had shrugged off a disappointing first half to get themselves

Hey Noni, Noni : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Arsenal (1) 2 Merino 11, Saka 91 Brentford (0) 0 It was gritty rather than spectacular - but will do just fine as far as Arsenal are concerned. Successful seasons are built around games like these. Brentford made it tough work but in the end, it was a case of another day, another Mikel Merino header - plus a Bukayo Saka coup de grace to complete the job. Merino just loves this false nine role and his licence to drift in on

When West meets North : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Chelsea (0) 1 Chalobah 48 Caicedo s/o 38 Arsenal (0) 1 Merino 59 Chelsea's bid to close a six-point gap on league leaders Arsenal fell just short but they pushed the Gunners all the way, even with 10 men. They had to cope without Moises Caicedo after his 38th minute dismissal but still had enough about them to grab a lead and then showed defensive nous to make sure they denied the Gunners a win the visitors had threa

Red sky at night, Gunners' delight : Picture by @YTJourno Champions League MD5 Arsenal (1) 3 Timber 22, Madueke 70, Martinelli 77 Bayern Munich (1) 1 Karl 32 Arsenal's strength in depth could hardly be clearer now. This feels like a very different season from ones gone by given the power of the bench. Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli both came on to tilt a tight battle Gunners' way, while a third sub, Riccardo Calafiori, claimed an assist for the all-important second goal

By Alessandro Schiavone at Stade Orange Vélodrome Olympique Marseille 2-1 Newcastle United Goals: Barnes 6' (N) 46', 50' Aubameyang (M) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rolled back the years as his quick-fire brace within four second-half minutes helped Marseille come from behind to see off Newcastle United 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Marseille fans thought they would be served up the same old rubbish in Europe's premier competition when the red-hot Harvey Barnes

Above us only sky : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Arsenal (2) 4 Trossard 36, Eze41, 46, 76 Tottenham (0) 1 Richarlison 55 When Manchester United won the old first division title back in 1967 - followed by their first European Cup win 12 months later - no one could have imagined how barren the next 25 years would be. Sure, there were some cup finals to enjoy, but that elusive return to the very summit of English football eluded them in the same way that the Invincibles s