Mikel Arteta’s problems keep on mounting. In a week that they were rocked by the surprise resignation of the sporting director, Edu, Arsenal surrendered their unbeaten start in the Champions League after Hakan Calhanoglu kept up his record of never having missed a penalty for Inter to score the only goal of a tightly contested game.
It was an exasperating occasion for Arteta, who was bizarrely booked after half-time and came close to being sent to the stands as his side searched for an equaliser. But despite a much-improved second-half display that saw the visitors rack up 14 corners to Inter’s none, they sank to a second successive 1-0 away defeat.
Written by Ed Aarons at San Siro
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/nov/06/inter-arsenal-champions-league-match-report under the title “Calhanoglu’s controversial spot-kick earns Inter victory against Arsenal”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
