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45 + 1 mins: ROSICKY HAS DONE IT!! Yes, he's actually produced a miss worse than the one committed by Fabregas earlier. Henry skinned the defence on his way to the by-line, cut it back expertly to the Czech, who was two yards out and had the whole goal to aim at with the keeper lying beaten and by-passed at the near post ... yet Rosicky side-footed it into the prostrate keeper's arms. He may just have created scientific history.
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34 mins: Lots of flicks but no knives. Arsenal again dazzle the Russians, but Van Persie, one-on-one with the keeper, again fails to apply the killer touch, prodding weakly wide.
32 mins: Though he shamefully abdicated responsibility a few minutes ago by passing rather than shooting when 10 yards out and opposed only by the keeper, Hleb has been the conduit of most Arsenal attacks. And by continually scorching down the right, he's putting the dangerous Zhirkov permanently on the back foot, a stance the winger clearly finds uncomfortable.
28 mins: Glorious ball from Fabregas finds Hleb on the right. He zips it on to Henry, who attempts to clip it across to Van Persie at the back post, but the keeper saw it coming and plucked it out of the air.
25 mins: Ridiculous play from Hleb! Rosicky set him up with a sublime through-ball ... but rather than shoot, Hleb opted to cut the ball back to the marked Henry! The chance is killed. But another is born almost immediately thereafter, as Fabregas performs a splendid one-two, rounds the keeper ... and slots the ball wide from four yards! A truly staggering miss!
17 mins: Fabregas turned beautifully and released Gilberto down the right. The Brazilian stroked the ball across the face of the goal, almost gift-wrapping it for Henry ... but as Arsenal fans get ready to celebrate, the Frenchman poops the party by poking wide from five yards. Best chance of the match and no mistake, apart from Henry's obviously.
********** Den de Kung Fu "nun chuck" moves*************
34 mins: Lots of flicks but no knives. Arsenal again dazzle the Russians, but Van Persie, one-on-one with the keeper, again fails to apply the killer touch, prodding weakly wide.
32 mins: Though he shamefully abdicated responsibility a few minutes ago by passing rather than shooting when 10 yards out and opposed only by the keeper, Hleb has been the conduit of most Arsenal attacks. And by continually scorching down the right, he's putting the dangerous Zhirkov permanently on the back foot, a stance the winger clearly finds uncomfortable.
28 mins: Glorious ball from Fabregas finds Hleb on the right. He zips it on to Henry, who attempts to clip it across to Van Persie at the back post, but the keeper saw it coming and plucked it out of the air.
25 mins: Ridiculous play from Hleb! Rosicky set him up with a sublime through-ball ... but rather than shoot, Hleb opted to cut the ball back to the marked Henry! The chance is killed. But another is born almost immediately thereafter, as Fabregas performs a splendid one-two, rounds the keeper ... and slots the ball wide from four yards! A truly staggering miss!
17 mins: Fabregas turned beautifully and released Gilberto down the right. The Brazilian stroked the ball across the face of the goal, almost gift-wrapping it for Henry ... but as Arsenal fans get ready to celebrate, the Frenchman poops the party by poking wide from five yards. Best chance of the match and no mistake, apart from Henry's obviously.
<DIV class=cap>It was a frustrating night for Henry and his Arsenal team</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Arsenal squandered numerous chances - and with it the chance to go top of Champions League Group G - as they were held at home by CSKA Moscow.
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