Match Report :CSKA Moscow 1 Arsenal 0

Arsenal suffered a first defeat in UEFA Champions League campaign when they lost 1-0 in Russia.


The first-half free-kick from Daniel Carvalho gives CSKA 1-0 advantage and they maintain it till the end of the match.Arsenal is currently at 2nd place as a result of that loss.However,two if their remaining 3 games is in Arsenal's home so that Arsenal still got some hope to be first in Group G or at least,can qualify to second-round.

Arsenal were not out-classed although CSKA had engineered some dangerous attack at the wing.
Arsenal controlled the match and of course Henry's controversial disallowed goal shows Arsenal is in bad luck.However,I think CSKA deserved a win or at least a draw in that match because of their good technical football,great counterattack and of course,a fantastic free-kick from Daniel Carvalho.

The formation was 4-5-1 with Henry operating as the lone striker, Van Persie and Hleb were the attacking wide men with Gilberto, Cesc Fabregas and Tomas Rosicky operating across the midfield.

However,Arsenal were still lucky despite their loss because all of our player were returned England uninjured unlike Chelsea's Petr Cech who will be out for the rest of the season.

UPDATED:Henry believes his goal was diallowed because Arsenal is not a big club.

Henry quoted;

"We're not a big club.

"What does it mean? That means what I'm saying - we are not a big club.

"The referee claimed I took it with my right arm and put it in front straight away.

"The goalkeeper looked at me and had a little giggle about it. The centre back clapped the ref and was taking the p*** out of him.

"We didn't have an amazing game but I didn't think they did too. They played on the counter-attack.

"I think it's a disgrace. I asked the ref what did he see and he couldn't tell me.

"He said at the end he didn't talk about it anymore. He was happy to talk about other stuff with the boss but not that.

"It was a clear goal from me, whatever you want to say about it.

"I'm sorry but, once again, I don't know what to say about that.

"To give me a yellow straight away - please, look at the replay."

Perhaps it's true.Arsenal is not so big club if compared to Chelsea,Liverpool,M.United and Real Madrid.I think Arsenal only loses to that free-kick.If the free-kick had not succeeded,Arsenal will achieve at least a draw in that game.

What to do,we had to live with that.As a example,Lehmann was also sent off in the UEFA Champions League Grand Finale in France.Think of that,the refs could also made mistake in such a important game.

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