"Arsenal extended their winning streak to 10 games in all competitions with two goals from makeshift centre-forward Mikel Merino and a Bukayo Saka strike seeing off Slavia Prague and maintaining their 100 per cent record in the Champions League. The Gunners were hustled out of their stride early on by Slavia but once Saka put them ahead from the penalty spot after 32 minutes it was largely one-way traffic. Any hopes Slavia had of staging a second-half comeback were effectively ended within 30 seconds of the restart when Merino, starting up front in place of the injured Viktor Gyokeres, volleyed home."
"Gabriel has been instrumental in several Arsenal goals recently, largely due to his aerial prowess from set-pieces, but the Brazilian almost silenced the boisterous home crowd after two minutes with a superb volley from the edge of the area that flashed past Jakub Markovic's left-hand post. Slavia responded with Lukas Provod bursting forward and shooting narrowly wide. And the hosts' high press continued to unsettle the Gunners, Youssoupha Mbodji the next to try his luck from long distance."
Arsenal extended their winning streak to ten matches across all competitions by defeating Slavia Prague 3-0, with Mikel Merino scoring twice from a makeshift centre-forward role and Bukayo Saka converting a first-half penalty. Slavia unsettled Arsenal early with high pressing, but Saka's penalty after 32 minutes put Arsenal ahead. Merino volleyed home within 30 seconds of the restart and added a third goal after 69 minutes. Gabriel threatened with an early volley and Saka forced multiple saves before the penalty was awarded via VAR. Max Dowman replaced a late Arsenal player at 15 years and 308 days, becoming the youngest Champions League participant.
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