Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 2-1 as Gyökeres scores

Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 2-1 in the Champions League on November 4, with Viktor Gyökeres assisting Noni Madueke’s opener and scoring the second goal before halftime. Wiktor Nowak scored late for Slavia, but Arsenal held on to take all three points. Madueke put the visitors ahead in the opening minutes, finishing after Gyökeres won the ball and sent him through. Gyökeres doubled the lead in the 37th minute, exchanging passes with Mikel Merino before shooting into the far corner. The goal was the Swedish striker’s first Champions League goal from open play since January, according to match reporting. Slavia pressed more forcefully after the break. David Raya made saves, including a late stop that sent an Oskar Kubiak effort against the post, while Gabriel cleared a header off the goal line. Nowak scored in the 90th minute from a David Jurásek cross, setting up a tense finish, but Slavia could not find an equaliser. The result moved Arsenal to third in the Champions League table, with 10 points from four matches. Arsenal’s own post-match account said the win extended the club’s unbeaten away run in European competition to 10 matches, a club record. The victory also kept Arsenal...