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Arsenal leave it late to begin Champions League campaign with a win

Arsenal Football Newsletter

Arsenal Football Newsletter

Last season's semi-finalists are aiming to go a step further this year and a journey they hope takes them all the way to Budapest, Hungary got underway on Tuesday evening at the San Mames stadium.

Before the game, Mikel Arteta spoke about the excitement this famous competition brings and was keen for his side to get off to a positive start in the league phase.

For a while it looked like the Gunners were going to start with a goalless draw until substitutes Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard emphasised this new found strength in depth.

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