Arsenal progreessed to the last-16 of the competition but their rotated side were certainly tested by Girona. Two penalties, two goals ruled out, it was certainly entertaining.
Arsenal had the ball in the net in the first 10 minutes, however Riccardo Calafiori ended up being flagged rightly for offside. This mistake was punished then by a former Tottenham player as Arnaut Danjuma took advantage of some terrible Neto goalkeeping.
The Gunners hit back quickly though with Thomas Partey winning a penalty that Jorginho dispatched. Then came the wonderkid, as Ethan Nwaneri curled in an excellent strike past Pau Lopez.
Neto – Nervy moment at the beginning of the match, nearly losing the ball in his own half but was bailed out. Then was caught in no man’s land for the goal and beaten easily by Arnaut Danjuma. 4
Thomas Partey – Caught out for the Girona goal, passed inside and Danjuma able to run away from him with ease. He did in some ways redeem himself by winning a rather soft penalty kick after a foray into the box. 6
Jakub Kiwior – Question marks over the Pole’s positioning for the first goal. He did, however, recover in the game and produced some solid blocks and clearances to help in the second period. 6
Gabriel Magalhaes – Defensively the Brazilian was the consistent figure in Mikel Arteta’s selection for the game and it is little surprise as to why. A couple of headers from corners came and went and he should have arguably had a goal on the night. 7
Riccardo Calafiori – Had the ball in the back of the net but sadly timed his run too late and was flagged offside. He had a couple of shots at goal but failed to repeat his feat from the weekend at Wolves. 6
