Overview
- Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 2-1 on Wednesday after Noni Madueke opened the scoring and Viktor Gyökeres added a second before half‑time.
- Slavia dominated after the break, registering 17 second‑half shots and scoring a stoppage‑time consolation that exposed a large drop in Arsenal’s control and passing accuracy.
- Manager Mikel Arteta publicly criticised the team’s second‑half performance, took responsibility for the lapse and defended making six changes because of a heavy away schedule.
- David Raya produced a late match‑saving stop and Gabriel Magalhães cleared a header off the line to preserve the win, while Gyökeres drew praise for a goal and an assist.
- Separately Arsenal’s U19s lost 1-0 in Prague with a stoppage‑time goal, leaving them 23rd in the Youth League and facing a must‑improve run of home games against Dortmund and Real Madrid to stay in contention.