Slavia Prague 1-2 Arsenal Player Ratings: Dominant Gunners See Off Czech Challenge To Remain Undefeated In The UCL League Phase

Arsenal were on top of their game from the first half against Slavia Prague, who showed no signs of taking the home advantage to the fullest. The Gunners maintained 60% possession and had already taken 8 shots, two of which resulted in goals.

David Raya's clearance was allowed to bounce awkwardly ahead of the Slavia Prague defense, before Viktor Gyökeres controlled the ball with his chest beautifully. He then volleyed a pass through to Noni Madueke, who ran all the way and finished with ease to give Arsenal the lead in the 9th minute.

The second goal was a result of a sloppy bit of play from the home side, who lost the ball quite cheaply around the penalty box. Mikel Merino played Viktor Gyökeres through on goal, and the Swedish striker put it in Nazar Domchak's far post to give the visitors a bit of daylight ahead of the second half.

Mikel Arteta's men managed the second half quite nicely despite pressure from Slavia Praha. Wiktor Nowak did pull one back for the hosts in the 90th minute, but it wasn't enough to stop the Gunners, as they picked up all three points to remain one of the three unbeaten teams in this competition.

Check out the Slavia Prague vs Arsenal Player Ratings below.

Key Takeaways

• Gabriel and Piero Hincapié had the joint-most defensive contributions (11).
• Eberechi Eze completed the most dribbles (4).
• Oskar Kubiak took the most shots in this game (4).

Slavia Prague Player Ratings vs Arsenal

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Arsenal Player Ratings vs Slavia Prague

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Man of the Match

Viktor Gyökeres was the best player in this UCL game.

Worst Performer

Tomás Vlček was the worst performer from Slavia Prague vs Arsenal.