Follow live updates from Arsenal vs Olympiacos in the Europa League last 16 below, following the conclusion of Manchester United vs AC Milan. A Van Persie brace in eight minutes put the Gunners back ahead, and seemingly on the verge of all but securing third place in the table. Arsene Wenger's side produced a virtuoso display but had to wait until the 84th minute before Cesc Fabregas fired in a low 30-yard finish. Henry's talents were required again in Arsenal's next league match, away to Sunderland, who were on a superb run of form under new manager Martin O’Neill. [21] Pre-season saw Arsenal hold their first ever Asian tour, commencing against a Malaysian League XI in Kuala Lumpur where goals from Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Carlos Vela and Tomáš Rosický earned the Gunners a 4–0 win. However, a brace from West Brom within four minutes saw Arsenal fall behind, and apparently gifting Spurs the last definite English berth in the Champions League, before André Santos was able to draw Arsenal back level before half-time. Henry secured all three points for the Gunners in injury time, following Aaron Ramsey's earlier goal that cancelled out James McClean's goal for Sunderland. – Brazilian Santos completes move to Arsenal, "Arsenal F.C. The 2–1 victory was not only enough to secure the Gunners' progression, but also top spot in Group F thanks to Olympiacos' victory over second-placed Marseille in the night's other match. VIDEO Tottenham Hotspur vs Dinamo Zagreb (Europa League) Highlights ... VIDEO Juventus vs FC Porto (Champions League) Highlights. Arsenal's run of pre-season fixtures concluded with a loss to Portuguese team Benfica in the Eusébio Cup, once again surrendering a one-goal advantage courtesy of Van Persie to end up losing 2–1 in Lisbon. The 15 oak leaves to the right of the crest paid tribute to the founders who would meet in the local Royal Oak pub. With the Premier League title now out of reach, Arsenal hosted Aston Villa in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup knowing that it was their last realistic chance of silverware. AC Milan vs Arsenal FC 4-0 | Champions League năm 2011-12 AC Milan vs Arsenal Champions League năm 2011-2012 2012 Stadio San Siro - Milan. Subs: Maitland-Niles (6), Holding (6), Elneny (n/a) Live score available for AC Milan vs Arsenal FC - 15.02.2012, free betting tips and picks, h2h – head to head comparison, rankings, results and advanced stati 15 - Since the start of the 2015/16 campaign, Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been directly involved in more goals than any other midfielder in the Europa League (15 - nine goals and six assists). Another draw completed Arsenal's April, sharing the points with Stoke after a 1–1 stalemate, with Van Persie adding another goal to his already impressive tally, pushing him closer to the Premier League's golden boot award, but also cancelling out Peter Crouch's earlier goal for the home side at the Britannia Stadium. Arsenal vs AC Milan. Arsenal's UEFA Champions League campaign once again proved unsuccessful, falling at the first hurdle in the knockout stage, with a 4–0 defeat at Milan ultimately proving fatal. It was only when the Belgian defender was able to convert into the right net in the 82nd minute that the Gunners were able to draw level, and end the match with a 1–1 draw. Arsenal entered the Christmas fixtures with a 2–1 victory over Aston Villa, with Van Persie scoring his 34th Premier League goal of 2011, equaling Thierry Henry's club record, before Yossi Benayoun secured his first league goal for Arsenal, along with all three points. Awarded to the players who are adjudged to have been the best throughout the Premier League season, by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). Ozil has now been directly involved in 100 goals for Arsenal, scoring 37 and assisting a further 63. Awarded monthly to the manager that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor, Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor. By Richard Clarke at the San Siro Arsenal will have to produce a mighty comeback against Milan on March 6 if they are to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Arsenal's opening match in the League Cup looked to be a straightforward home tie against League Two outfit Shrewsbury Town, but it was the opposition that opened the scoring, before Kieran Gibbs, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Yossi Benayoun eventually secured progress to the fourth round. Mesut Özil has been directly involved in 100 goals in 189 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal (37 goals and 63 assists). Image of AC Milan VS Arsenal FC 4-0, UEFA Champions League 2011/12 for Фаны of AC Milan 29523063 Image of AC Milan VS Arsenal FC 4-0, UEFA Champions League 2011/12 for fans of AC Milan 29522856 It seemed that Arsenal's poor form against their rivals in recent years was likely to continue, falling 2–0 behind through goals from Louis Saha and former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor, before Bacary Sagna and the ever-reliable Van Persie scored in quick succession to bring the teams level at half-time. – Jack Wilshere signs new long-term contract, "Arsenal's Johan Djourou signs new contract extension until 2015 – report", "Arsenal F.C. Arsenal opened February with an emphatic 7–1 victory over struggling Blackburn to halt their poor run of league form. Champions League: Arsenal v Milan-Preview. Arsenal's new year seemed set to get off to a good start, with Laurent Koscielny's goal grabbing a lead against Fulham in their opening match, but in what has become something of an Arsenal trait, the team could not strengthen their position, and Fulham seized on this. Late goals from Steve Sidwell and Bobby Zamora undid Arsenal and saw the team fall to a 2–1 defeat. [1] In the Premier League, Arsenal struggled to recover from a poor start to the season. The North London derby victory spurred Arsenal on to continue their good Premier League form at the start of March. – Henry signs short-term deal with Arsenal", "Shea joins Dagenham & Redbridge on loan", "Galindo joins Gimnastic De Tarragona on loan", "Lansbury moves on loan to West Ham United", "Stevenage land Arsenal striker Luke Freeman", "Keeper Mannone joins Hull City in loan deal", "Sanchez Watt joins Crawley Town on loan", "Arshavin joins Zenit St Petersburg on loan", "Sean McDermott joins Leeds United on loan", "Afobe joins Reading on loan for the season", "Aneke joins Preston until end of the season", "Arsenal F.C. AC Milan 0-2 Arsenal: Gunners take first-leg advantage after Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Aaron Ramsey goals, Arsenal ended a four-game losing run with a valuable 2-0 first-leg victory over AC Milan in the Europa League last 16, Henrikh Mkhitaryan's first Arsenal goal came thanks to a huge deflection off Leonardo Bonucci, Aubameyang left out of Arsenal side after disciplinary breach, Verstappen tops final F1 test as Hamilton spins again. ATTENTIONS TURN TO NAPOLI ... AC MILAN PARTNERS WITH THERABODY TO SUPPORT PLAYER WELLNESS. The defeat was, however, somewhat overshadowed by the club's announcement a few days later that the Gunners' record goal-scorer and former Captain Thierry Henry was returning to the Emirates for a short-term loan during the close-season of the North America's Major League Soccer (MLS), in which Henry now plays full-time. [7] It was August before the club's transfer activity increased, with promising young striker Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joining from Southampton for a reported £12 million,[8] before the departures of Fàbregas to Barcelona, the long-serving Emmanuel Eboué to Turkish side Galatasaray,[9] and Samir Nasri to Manchester City for a fee of £25 million. [R] – Reserve team player Arsenal knew a win would be sufficient to secure progression to the knockout phase, but it was Dortmund who made the brighter start until injuries forced two of their key players – Sven Bender and Mario Götze, to be substituted before half time. see ac milan vs barcelona for head to head. – Arsenal announce pre-season game in Malaysia", "Arsenal F.C. Any suggestion that the end of September had been the start of an Arsenal turnaround was proved wrong in the North London derby at the start of October. Updated to match played 11 May 2010Source: Arsenal F.C. By Richard Clarke“I have a gut feeling the players can do it,” said Arsène Wenger ahead of the visit of AC Milan, and their 4-0 first-leg lead, to Emirates Stadium. Last updated: 18 February 2012Source: Arsenal F.C. Last updated: 22 June 2018Source: Arsenal F.C. Live AC Milan together with its protagonists! 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Awarded to the player who has scored the most goals throughout the Premier League season. The return of Arsenal's stronger starting 11 in their next Premier League match saw the team return to winning ways, securing a 1–0 victory at home to Everton, before making the trip to the Etihad Stadium a week later to face league leaders Manchester City without both first choice full-backs, Bacary Sagna and André Santos. Arsenal eventually secured their first league win of the season at home to newly promoted Swansea City at the start of September, when Andrey Arshavin's goal proved enough to separate the sides, before the team faced the first of their six Champions League group stage fixtures away to German champions Borussia Dortmund. In the match, Gervinho receiving a straight red-card on his competitive debut, whilst Alex Song received a retrospective charge of violent conduct for stamping on Joey Barton. Van Persie brought his goal tally in all competitions to 28 with a hat-trick, whilst Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain continued his impressive run of form by scoring his first and second Premier League goals. A deflected strike saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan get off the mark for Arsenal (15), and having conceded their first goal in 569 minutes, Milan soon found themselves 2-0 down when Aaron Ramsey rounded Gianluigi Donnarumma in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time. South Korea captain Park Chu-young joined from Monaco,[13] before left-back André Santos,[14] centre back Per Mertesacker[15] and midfielder Mikel Arteta[16] all joined in the dying hours of the window, from Fenerbahçe, Werder Bremen and Everton respectively. – Per Mertesacker completes Arsenal move", "Arsenal F.C. To comparison, on all remaining Matches against other Teams Arsenal made a average of 2.2 Home Goals Tore per Match and Team AC Milan 1.6 away Goals per Match. However, if things were going well in the Cup, the same could not be said for progress in the Premier League. 11 March 2021. The year ended with a 1–0 win over Queens Park Rangers at the Emirates, with Van Persie's goal being enough to secure him the club record for goals scored in a calendar year, although he did fall a single strike short of equalling Alan Shearer's Premier League record of 36. Arsenal ended December with two games in four days, and Gervinho's eighth-minute goal looked to have set the Gunners off well against Wolverhampton Wanderers, but Steven Fletcher's equaliser later in the first half ended up restricting them to just a single point. These cup exits left Arsenal to focus solely on achieving fourth position in the league, and thus ensuring further Champions League football at the Emirates. Arsenal's victory ended a run of 13 games without defeat for AC Milan in all competitions, with their previous loss before this coming back in December 2017 (v Atalanta in Serie A). Bryson tops it, Westwood carves into water! Arsenal eased the pressure on Arsene Wenger with an impressive 2-0 first-leg victory at AC Milan in the Europa League last 16, ending a four-game losing streak in the process. Arsène Wenger’s side went down 4-0 at the San Siro on Wednesday evening in the Knockout Round first leg. Arsenal's attempts to secure Champions League qualification continued into their final two matches of the season in May. The following week, the Gunners hosted Manchester United for the first time since last year's 8–2 humiliation at Old Trafford. The 2011–12 season was Arsenal's 20th season in the Premier League, and also marked the club's 125th anniversary. Arsenal's opener ended a run of 599 minutes without conceding a goal in all competitions for AC Milan. Vermaelen scored the winner in the fifth minute of added time at the end of the match, after Van Persie had drawn the teams level early in the first half. – Emirates Cup 2011 line-up is confirmed", "Arsenal F.C. This aim would be tested heavily in their next game, the North London derby against age-old rivals Tottenham, who have spent the season so far above Arsenal in the table. Chinese side Hangzhou Greentown proved a tougher test in Arsenal's next match, where after falling behind in the 16th minute, Vela scored to achieve a 1–1 draw. Updated to match played 13 May 2012Source: Competitions. Arsenal sought to preserve their lead, and while Bonaventura's speculative effort forced Ospina into making his only save before the 'keeper rushed out to deny Nikola Kalinic, the hosts' night was perhaps summed up best by a Suso strike which swerved out for a throw-in. The team, however, fell one game short of going the whole of March unbeaten, falling to a 2–1 defeat away to QPR, where Walcott's strike proved insufficient to secure any points for the Gunners. Henry's second debut for the club came as a substitute in the team's first foray in this season's FA Cup, against Leeds United in the Third Round. – Marouane Chamakh signs long-term contract", "Arsenal F.C. – Aaron Ramsey signs new deal with Arsenal", South Wales Echo – Arsenal claim discount on Ramsey deal, ESPN Soccernet – Alexandre Song Billong Bio, Daily Mirror – Wenger back tracks on his over-30s policy, Arsenal F.C. Though they did finish the season in the final qualification berth for the next season's UEFA Champions League. A hat-trick from Wayne Rooney, two goals from Ashley Young and goals from Danny Welbeck, Nani and Park Ji-sung saw the club slump to an 8–2 hammering at the hands of Manchester United, with Walcott and Van Persie's goals proving no consolation as Arsenal ended the month hovering just one place above the relegation zone, having failed to win any of their opening three league matches. Arsenal's pre-season transfer activity was once again dominated by media speculation regarding the future of club captain Cesc Fàbregas, whose return to boyhood club Barcelona was widely expected, although not officially confirmed until the middle of August when an initial fee in the region of £30 million[3] was agreed between the two clubs. Arsenal supporters show off some litter in front of Milan's Duomo cathedral prior to their Champions League match against AC Milan. – Wojciech Szczesny pens new long-term contract, "Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke: Arsène Wenger is one of the greats – he will be in charge for as long as he wants", The Daily Telegraph – Arsenal complete £12 million signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton, "Arsenal F.C. [4] Prior to this, the Gunners' first signing came in the form of young English-Finnish right-back Carl Jenkinson from Charlton Athletic on 8 June for an initial fee of around £1 million,[5] while the first major signing did not come until 11 July with the signing of Gervinho from French champions Lille for more than £10 million. It was Vermaelen who again secured all three points in Arsenal's next match, away to Everton, a victory that was also enough to propel Arsenal above Tottenham into third place in the league table. April started well for Arsenal, with back to back victories helping them to maintain their position in the Premier League's Champions League qualifications places. Arsenal struck twice late on to become the first English team to beat AC Milan in the San Siro and deservedly reach the last eight of the Champions League. Arsenal's matches both ended in draws, first surrendering a Van Persie and Aaron Ramsey created two-goal lead against Boca Juniors, before conceding an 84th minutes own goal from Kyle Bartley against the New York Red Bulls the next day, cancelling out a Van Persie opener. That final day saw Arsenal travel to face West Brom whilst Tottenham hosted Fulham, with an Arsenal win being enough to guarantee third. Matches started as captain only The crest featured 15 laurel leaves on the left side of the crest to reflect the detail on the reverse of the sixpence pieces paid by 15 men to establish the Club in Woolwich in 1886. Arsenal finished the season in third place after winning their last league match 3–2 against West Bromwich Albion on 13 May 2012. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Moments later, Ozil picked out Mkhitaryan down the left, with the Armenia international scoring his first goal for Arsenal when cutting inside and striking past Donnarumma - with the aid of a sizeable deflection off Leonardo Bonucci. Despite an apparent resurgence in the Premier League, Arsenal's cup ambitions took consecutive knocks in mid-February. [2] It was the first season since the invincibles in 2003–04 which Arsenal finished the top London club in the league, or in which Arsenal finished ahead of Chelsea. The impact of the result was only alleviated by results elsewhere, with four of the six teams above Arsenal in the table – Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle United all playing out draws in the same weekend. Last updated: 13 May 2012Source: Competitive match reports. [S] – Sold, 1Thierry Henry originally had 3 goals accredited to his name, but the seventh goal in Arsenal's 7–1 win over Blackburn Rovers was given as an own goal to Scott Dann. Matches between teams.