Arsenal faced UEL winners Atalanta away from home in their opening game of the UCL league phase. But, Mikel Arteta’s side were unable to grab all 3-points from the tie. Although, David Raya was the star of the show for the away side. Gasperini was pretty confident with his team. Despite having a mixed start to the season, he was quick to issue a warning to the opposing manager ahead of the game. After the result, we can quite clearly see why. The Italian side were quite great. They could have easily snatched away a victory too. But, in the end, it was not to be for the home side.
Arsenal vs Atalanta: David Raya steals the show
In the opening minutes of the second half, Thomas Partey fouled Ederson in the penalty box. As a result, the home side were given a chance to score from the penalty spot. Mateo Retegui stepped up to take the spot-kick. But, David Raya denied him in stunning fashion. Dailymail describes Raya’s heroics. The goalkeeper first made a save to his right saving Retegui’s penalty attempt. Then, he also managed to deny the follow-up header diving to his opposite side. These saves turned out to be match-saving in the end. If not for Raya, Atalanta would have surely beaten Arsenal.
Martin Odegaard missed…
The Gunners surely missed having their captain in the starting XI. They just did not create enough quality chances. At the same time, the Gunners were also not that clinical. Gabriel Martinelli had a chance to win the game in the last quarter. Unfortunately, he ended up skying his effort. We strongly feel that Odegaard could have made a difference in the Arsenal vs Atalanta game. His passing would have surely created more chances for the Gunners to score. Nonetheless, it’s not all bad for Arteta. They still managed to earn a point. At the same time, we have a very long way to go.
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