Arsenal hold on to beat Slavia Prague 2-1 after late scare
Madueke and Gyokeres scored before the break, Nowak pulled one back at the death, and the Gunners move up to third in the league phase.
Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 2-1 at the Fortuna Arena in the Champions League, but they had to dig deep after half-time. Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres scored in the first half to put the Gunners in control, yet the hosts came back into the contest and Wiktor Nowak pulled one back late on, in the 90th minute.
According to Sky Sports, it is Arsenal's third win in four league-phase games, which lifts them to third in the table. Slavia had 17 shots in the second half, against one before the break. Arsenal were saved by a goal-line clearance from Gabriel Magalhaes and several stops from David Raya, who pushed a Oskar Kubiak header against the post shortly before Slavia's goal.
Arsenal were runners-up in the competition last season and remain unbeaten in it this term, although the second half was far less comfortable than the first.
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