Arsenal ended Borussia Dortmund’s winning streak at their home with a hard fought 1-0 victory at the Westfalenstadion. Now, let’s see how the Gunners fared during the game.
Arsenal player ratings
Wojciech Szczesny 7 – Good game from the Polish keeper. Made two important saves that kept the home side from scoring.
Kieran Gibbs 6– Mixed game for the English left-back. Blaszczykowski gave him lots of troubles at the start, but he improved as the match progressed.
Laurent Koscielny 7– Typical game – highly physical, hard tackling performance from the French defender. Kept Lewandowski at bay for most of the game.
Per Mertesacker 8 (Top of the match)– Probably the best defender in the premier league at the moment. Leadered the defense in a commanding way. Made some crucial interceptions.
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Bacary Sagna 6.5 – Right-back did what Wenger would have expected from him. Looks like he is getting back to his best slowly.
Aaron Ramsey 7 – Struggled in the middle when Dortmund pressed but scored the winner with a good header. Everything the Welshman touches becomes gold at the moment.
Mikel Arteta 7 – Started poorly, but improved as the game progressed. Gave a solid cover to his defenders.
Santi Cazorla 6 – Average game for the Spanish midfield wizard.
Mesut Ozil 6.5 – Another player who struggled with Dortmund’s pressing. But it was his floating cross that led to the opening goal.
Tomas Rosicky 7.5 – Top performance from the Cech captain. Full of energy, tackling and dribbling.
Olivier Giroud 7– Not had many goal scoring chances during the game. But he assisted Ramsey for the opener with a well timed header.
Subs
Nacho Monreal 6 – Kept things simple and helped the defense a lot.
Thomas Vermaelen: N/A
Nicklas Bendtner: N/A
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