Exclusive! The Slavia Prague star who scored against Arsenal: Rice and Zubimendi the best but Barca to win Champions League
Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone at Eden Arena, Prague Capital Football have exclusively interviewed Polish ace Wiktor Nowak from Slavia Prague. The midfielder was on target for the Czechs in their 2-1 home defeat to Arsenal on matchday four of this season's Champions League. Wiktor, few players can say that they scored against Premier League winners and Champions League finalists Arsenal. But despite an encouraging reaction in the second half you did not manage to avoid d
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Exclusive Harry Kane: It's always a nice battle against Arsenal. Ballon d'Or? I try not to think about it
Reporter Alessandro Schiavone has spoken exclusively to England superstar Harry Kane after Arsenal's 2-2 with his Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena Harry, that pass for Alphonso Davies, only you could have seen and picked that! Inch-perfect! “Yeah, one of my best passes for sure. I think it was an important moment in the game being 1-0 down and getting the goal before half-time helped change the game focus. I said to 'Phonsi' before the game playing in that position ‘wheneve
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Kane and Raya the only winners as Arsenal and Bayern Munich play out spectacular 2-2 UCL draw
By Alessandro Schiavone at Allianz Arena, München UEFA Champions League MD3 Bayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal Goals: Eze 25' (A), Davies 35' (B), Kane 61' (B), Rice 82' (A) Declan Rice made the most of a one-two with Viktor Gyokeres to earn Arsenal a late 2-2 draw at European kings Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Ballon d’Or contender Harry Kane set up Alphonso Davies and converted a penalty himself after Ebere Eze had given the Gunners the lead by stroking home Martin Odegaar
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A London Boy Helps Arteta’s Dream Man Break His Duck to Rub Salt Into the Basque’s Wounds
From Wikimedia Commons By Alessandro Schiavone at MHP Arena, Munich Champions League Matchday 3 VFB Stuttgart 1-1 Atletico de Madrid Goals: Leweling 36' (S), Alvarez 47' (AM) Mikel Arteta would have killed for Argentina superstar Julian Alvarez to lead Arsenal’s attack during the 2026/27 season. And it’s not difficult to see why, as the 2022 World Cup winner netted a stunner with his left foot on the turn from London-born Ademola Lookman’s pass to earn Los Colchoneros a hard-
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Exclusive, Ilia Gruev (Leeds): "Arsenal? Difficult but not impossible, we want to keep our unbeaten run going!" And Bulgarian star discusses floodlights myth, starting place and 'Bulgarian hero' label
By Alessandro Schiavone at Stade de Luxembourg Arsenal face a daunting task on Saturday when Leeds United visit the Emirates Stadium after the three-week international break. That is because, unlike Arsenal, Daniel Farke’s men have yet to lose a game in the Premier League this season after five outings. Add to that the return of fit-again midfielder Ilia Gruev and it’s easy to see why Mikel Arteta’s side will have to play to their strengths to make it six consecutive Premier
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Arsenal doing 'a Chelsea' as Arteta snubbed Gyökeres AGAIN despite needing goals in 3-0 reversal at the Amex
pic by Alessandro Schiavone By Alessandro Schiavone at the Amex Stadium, Brighton & Hove Albion Goals: Groß (31'), Kostoulas 45', Andres 57' At 0-0 Brighton fans sang: “Same old Arsenal, always cheating.” By the end of the game it turned to: “Champions of England, you’re having a laugh!” But “Are you Coventry City in disguise?” would have been more appropriate. Or Chelsea, perhaps, as both London giants were played off the park by the same scoreline in less than 24 hours. Or
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"We were sloppy and far from perfect!" Verbruggen calls out teammates despite 3-0 rout of Arsenal
Photo taken by Schiavone in Amsterdam in 2023 By Alessandro Schiavone at the AMEX Bart Verbruggen has humorously called out his Brighton & Hove Albion teammates after their 3-0 demolition of Arsenal, pointing to some sloppy moments during the game. The Netherlands’ number one pulled off a huge save to deny Kai Havertz in a one-on-one late on, with his side already three goals to the good, but played down suggestions that it was the ‘perfect game. A win against the champions,
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Arsenal win in Naples but half-the-team owes Odegaard a fancy dinner as payback
By Alessandro Schiavone at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Napoli 0-1 Arsenal Goal: Odegaard 75' Arsenal bounced back from their heartbreaking Champions League final loss in Budapest by kicking off the new edition with a 1-0 win at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. But Ben White, Piero Hincapie, Mikel Merino, Bruno Guimaraes, Noni Madueke all owe Martin Odegaard a dinner at a fancy London restaurant. Because the Norwegian’s 75th minute long ranger off the post from a delicious
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Arsenal: The 'new Verratti' has Merino Vibes... but Here's WHY He's Not Ready for the Premier League Yet
By Alessandro Schiavone in Eindhoven No wonder Arsenal have temporarily cooled their interest in Dutch whizkid Kees Smit and instead gone all-out for proven Premier League estrella Bruno Guimaraes. The Gunners saw their opening bid for the Newcastle star knocked back today, but should they eventually be forced to explore back-up options, Smit's name is unlikely to shoot back to the top of Mikel Arteta's shortlist any time soon. The AZ Alkmaar prodigy has been admired in north
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"Tzolis?Arsenal didn’t splash €40m for fun, he's BETTER than Trossard” EXCLUSIVE with an ex-teammate
By Alessandro Schiavone A former teammate of Christos Tzolis has backed the new Arsenal winger to come up trumps in English football. Premier League champions Arsenal nipped in to nab the Greece international for £34m as a replacement for Besiktas-bound Leandro Trossard last week. And the incoming Club Bruges starlet has what it takes to take centre stage in the Premier League thanks to his ambidexterity, ability to combine with teammates and knack for goals. Tzolis made 40 g
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