Sevilla 1-2 Arsenal: Gabriel Jesus scores and gets an assist in win

Gabriel Jesus scored a purpose and grabbed an assist to assist Arsenal get again to profitable methods in the Champions League with victory at Sevilla.

Gabriel Martinelli obtained the guests up and working by marking his Champions League debut with a purpose, racing onto Jesus’ sensible ball and rounding the goalkeeper in first-half stoppage time.

Jesus then elevated Arsenal’s lead early in the second half with an excellent strike into the highest nook.

Sevilla, backed by a vocal residence crowd, obtained again into the sport when Nemanja Gudelj headed in from a set piece.

From then on, Arsenal needed to stand up to some stress because the hosts tried to seek out an equaliser, and David Raya tipped Mariano’s shot onto the crossbar, though it might not have counted due to a attainable handball.

Mikel Arteta’s facet then suffered a late blow as Jesus went off with a suspected hamstring damage, however they held agency regardless of that setback to safe a victory that strikes them high of Group B.

Jesus makes his mark however ‘not excellent news’ on damage

The Gunners are again in the Champions League after a six-year absence however have a squad that’s nonetheless discovering its toes in the competitors, with a number of gamers having by no means performed in it till this season.

That included the scorer of Arsenal’s opening purpose, Martinelli, however he’ll be grateful for Jesus’ European expertise, which confirmed in this efficiency.

Facing a hostile ambiance at The Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, the Gunners wanted their huge gamers to step up and Jesus did simply that with an excellent show.

A Champions League runner-up with Manchester City in 2021, Jesus’ assist for the opener was a factor of magnificence as he introduced the ball down and then spun to beat two gamers with one motion, earlier than displaying nice imaginative and prescient to ship Martinelli away with an ideal move.

His purpose in the second half gave the guests the respiration house they wanted as Sevilla piled on the stress as they seemed to rescue one thing from the sport.

With three objectives in three Champions League video games this season, Jesus is an important participant in Europe for the Gunners.

However, he faces a spell on the sidelines as Arteta confirmed after the match that he went off late on with a attainable hamstring damage.

Arteta advised TNT Sports: “He immediately requested to be subbed which isn’t excellent news as a result of Gabriel is just not a participant who does that in any respect.

“We must wait and see in the subsequent few days.”

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Sevilla

1. Squad quantity17Player titleLamela

2. Squad quantity4Player titleRamos

3. Squad quantity13Player titleNyland

4. Squad quantity24Player titleSoumaré

5. Squad quantity10Player titleRakitic

6. Squad quantity15Player titleEn-Nesyri

7. Squad quantity16Player titleNavas

8. Squad quantity6Player titleGudelj

9. Squad quantity19Player titleAcuña

10. Squad quantity5Player titleOcampos

11. Squad quantity11Player titleDodi Lukebakio

12. Squad quantity18Player titleSow

13. Squad quantity12Player titleMariano

14. Squad quantity26Player titleSánchez