"But Arsenal missed chance after chance to bury the Greek champions, and for all their dominance they were indebted to a stunning one-handed save by David Raya from a point-blank volley from former Wolves forward Daniel Podence. With the tension rising Saka was summoned from the bench, and the England winger had boss Mikel Arteta breathing a sigh of relief when he hit the second two minutes into stoppage time."
"Martin Ødegaard played through Viktor Gyökeres, who outmuscled two defenders as he bore down on goal. Olympiacos goalkeeper Kostas Tzolakis took the sting out of Gyokeres' shot but it rolled against the foot of the post and Martinelli tapped in the rebound. Then came Raya's big moment as Podence got in front of his marker and perfectly caught a low cross on the volley, eight yards out, only for the Gunners keeper to instinctively leap to his left, fling out an arm and divert the ball over the crossbar."
Arsenal recorded a 2-0 Champions League victory over Olympiacos with goals from Gabriel Martinelli and late substitute Bukayo Saka. Martinelli opened the scoring after Viktor Gyökeres' effort struck the post and the rebound fell to the Brazilian. Arsenal dominated possession and created numerous opportunities but failed to convert many chances. David Raya produced a crucial one-handed save to tip a Daniel Podence volley over the crossbar. Declan Rice and Eberechi Eze did not start; Rice was introduced on the hour and helped increase the tempo before Saka sealed the win in stoppage time.
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