A trip to the Barysaw in central Belarus on Thursday night is not just a drømmeopgave for a professional footballer, who on a daily basis turns its folds on the sport’s biggest stage. Especially not when the pitch looks like a battlefield from 1. in world war ii.
It was the reality, Arsenal’s stars may find themselves in, as BATE Borisov and took in the Europe League 1/16-finale – and the result was as also then.
For Unai Emerys troops had to return the nose home to London with a 0-1 defeat in the luggage after a showdown, where it should have been more, but ended up with a long nose and a red card for the frustrated Alexandre Lacazette.
the Tone was otherwise taken straight from the first whistle, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan was close to giving guests a drømmestart.
Armeneren first came on a tværpasning, but got placed the ball right on the Denis Shcherbitski, who came well out of his goal.
It could have been the starting signal for an Arsenal onslaught. But it was not. Instead came the home side with the former Arsenal profile Alexander Hleb in the team really well in the fight. Yes, in fact, dominated large periods of the first half.
Therefore it was not entirely undeserved, that Stanislav Dragun shortly before the break could head the 1-0-scoring home.
It came after a free-kick from Igor Stasevich, who was sent directly into the pandebrasken on the Dragun, who overlistede Petr Cech in the Arsenal goal.
After the break there was a little more bottom in the Arsenal game. The englishmen sat down heavily on the fight, and it looked like 1-1, as Alexandre Lacazette after ten minutes sent the ball into the goal. But there was properly angled for offside.
As time went on, the picture was the same: Arsenal pressed on. BATE Borisov defended himself wisely.
the Guests had not the key to hjemmeholdets defensive, and five minutes before the time it struck the click for Lacazette.
In a duel went Aleksandar Filipovic a little hard for the frenchman, who slung his arm backwards and sent hviderusseren in the grass. Red card to the attacker, so that it is not in the managed next Thursday at the Emirates Stadium.
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Champions League – 14. feb. 2019 – at. 17:19 Journalist for a laugh after the CL-victory
