Arsenal, Athletic Bilbao and UEFA Champions League
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Athletic Club 0 – Arsenal 2: off on the right foot
Arsenal downed Athletic Club 2-0 at a raucous San Mames stadium to open up the League Phase of the Champions League properly. Second half substitutes Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard were the difference makers,
Martin Zubimendi scored twice and Viktor Gyokeres added another as Arsenal cruised to victory against Nottingham Forest.
Reaction as European champions Arsenal survive early scare to beat newcomers London City Lionesses 4-1 in the Women's Super League.
The headline team news was Declan Rice being rested in midfield, and Mikel Arteta fielding a front three of summer signings, in the form of Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke and — making his first start for the club — Eberechi Eze.
The first round of the Champions League features six matches kicking off simultaneously, but the ones that will truly keep fans up all night are these three! Athletic Bilbao is taking on Arsenal at home,
Arsenal’s Champions League campaign kicks off in the Basque Country, as they take on Athletic Club at the San Mamés.