⚽ Arsenal Edge Slavia Praha 2-1! 🔴⚪
What a dramatic European night at the Fortuna Arena! Arsenal survived a late rally to secure a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Slavia Praha, extending their incredible away form and moving up to third place in the Champions League table with 10 points from 4 matches.
Mikel Arteta's side – with six changes from the 1-0 win at Liverpool – put on a masterclass in the first half but had to show true defensive resilience to walk away with all three points.
⚽ THE MATCH BREAKDOWN:
⚡ FAST START – 9' – 0-1 ARSENAL
Following a long ball from David Raya, Viktor Gyökeres brilliantly held up possession before fizzing a perfect pass behind the defense. Noni Madueke showed blistering pace to storm in from the right of the box and coolly slide the ball past Nazar Domchak.
🔥 GYÖKERES DOUBLES IT – 38' – 0-2 ARSENAL
The Gunners completely controlled the opening 45. Mikel Merino forced a turnover in the final third, Declan Rice spotted Gyökeres, who played a neat one-two with Merino on the edge of the area before curving a fantastic finish into the far corner, in off the post.
🧤 SECOND-HALF BATTLE
Slavia refused to back down after the break. David Raya pulled off critical interventions, including tipping an Oskar Kubiak header onto the post, with the ball hitting his midriff on the line to preserve the lead.
😱 LATE DRAMA – 90' – 1-2
Home fans erupted when substitute David Jurásek's cross bounced through the Arsenal defence and Wiktor Nowak blasted home from close range, setting up a tense 5 minutes of stoppage time. Arsenal held firm to lock down the win.
📊 KEY MATCH STATS:
- Final Score: Slavia Praha 1-2 Arsenal
- Competition: Champions League Matchday 4 – 4 Nov 2026 – Fortuna Arena
- Goals: Madueke 9' (Assist Gyökeres) | Gyökeres 38' (Assist Merino) | Nowak 90' (Assist Jurásek)
- Possession: Slavia Praha 44% | Arsenal 56%
- Total Shots: Slavia Praha 17 | Arsenal 12
- Shots on Target: Slavia Praha 6 | Arsenal 5
- Goalkeepers: Nazar Domchak | David Raya
With this result Arsenal go 10 away games unbeaten in the Champions League – a club record – and sit third on 10 points as the knockout race heats up.
