Arsenal 3–0 Lille, and the run is 14
Arsenal 3–0 Lille at home on Tuesday night. Jurriën Timber opened the scoring, Eze and Saka finished it off (1)(5)(7)(8). Lille held their shape for a long spell, then cracked in the second half (5).
That win is Arsenal's 14th straight in the Champions League group stage. Fourteen. Lille also had a goal ruled out for offside (7)(8).
Your team is joint top of the league phase
Arsenal sit level with Barcelona and Sporting CP at the top of the Champions League table after matchday two (13)(14). Barcelona lead on goal difference, and Arsenal's is better than Sporting's (13).
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Napoli, who you beat 0–1 away in September, lost 3–1 at Villarreal on the same night (12).
Gyökeres is the question mark
Viktor Gyökeres is the concern coming out of the Lille win, even with the scoreline comfortable (4). The depth carried it. The substitutes made the difference again, but there are still questions for Arteta's side to answer (4).
Juventus want Gyökeres, Arsenal want Yildiz and €80m
Juventus have asked about Viktor Gyökeres. Arsenal's reported response: Kenan Yildiz plus at least €80m (2). Yildiz is also being tracked by Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, with Arsenal already among his long-standing admirers (3).
Three more names Arsenal are watching
Fulham's 19-year-old striker Josh King has Arsenal, Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund circling, with Fulham after around €58m (6). Villarreal's Alberto Moleiro is on the list too, and Manchester City have joined Liverpool and Arsenal in that race (9)(10). Tottenham have now entered the chase for Julian Alvarez, a player Arsenal have pursued before (11).
Forest away on Sunday, Bayern after that
Nottingham Forest away on Sunday, 17:30 CEST (Premier League). Then Bayern Munich away on Wednesday, October 21, in the Champions League (fixtures). Arsenal go into the weekend second in the Premier League on 15 points from six games, form W W L W W.
Fan reactions
The mood on r/Gunners is buoyant after the Lille win. Fans are sharing the stat that Bukayo Saka now has 19 goals in major European competition for Arsenal, second only to Thierry Henry's 42, and Timber's goal got its own thread of appreciation. "League stage perfection" sums up the tone. https://www.reddit.com/r/Gunners/comments/1x59wk5/league_stage_perfection
