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11/27 04:43 CST Arteta hails 'immense' Arsenal after beating Bayern and keeping
Kane quiet in Champions League
Arteta hails 'immense' Arsenal after beating Bayern and keeping Kane quiet in
Champions League
LONDON (AP) --- Top of the Premier League. Top, with a 100% record, in the
Champions League.
Arsenal is the best team in Europe right now, no matter what manager Mikel
Arteta says.
A 3-1 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday left Arsenal as the only team with
maximum points in the Champions League after five games, while also ending the
German club's unbeaten start to the season in all competitions.
"They had an incredible match against, in my opinion, the best team in Europe,"
Arteta said of his players. "Individually we were immense to resolve all the
challenges that this team brings to the table."
Second-half goals from substitutes Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli gave
Arsenal the statement win, after Jurrien Timber's header was canceled out by a
great team goal finished off by 17-year-old Bayern star Lennart Karl. That was
the first goal Arsenal conceded in the competition this season.
Just three days ago, Arsenal was celebrating a 4-1 win over north London rival
Tottenham at Emirates Stadium. Next comes a visit to Chelsea, the closest
challenger in the Premier League --- albeit one six points behind in second
place.
"We are so pleased what we have seen, the energy we created in the stadium,
what the team transmit, the energy that we bring, the quality we play with,
it's incredible," Arteta said. "We have to maintain that because it's still
very early and unfortunately every three days you have to do it --- that's the
beauty of it as well."
It was Bayern's first loss in 19 games this season. Making it all the sweeter
for Arsenal was Harry Kane, a former favorite at Tottenham, failing to score.
"They are a top side ... You see the difficulty of that (beating Bayern) and we
managed to do that --- in one game. That shows the capacity we have," Arteta
said.
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