Arsenal’s Super Subs Sink Athletic: Three Lessons from a Crucial Champions League Win
Champions League nights at San Mames feel different. The noise cuts through you, the stands are steep, and the football rarely gives you time to breathe. Arsenal walked into that heat, absorbed it for an hour, and left with a 2–0 win and three points to start the league phase. Both goals arrived from the bench: Gabriel Martinelli scored 36 seconds after his first step onto the pitch and later set up Leandro Trossard to finish the job. This was not a stroll. Athletic Club, celebrating a return to Europe’s top competition after 11 years, brought intensity and a gnarly […]
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