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Thiago Motta’s side produced an early moment of quality when Kenan Yıldız flashed a long-range attempt just past Ederson’s lefthand post.
Raphinha fired a warning shot for Hansi Flick’s side when he pulled a shot wide after Lamine Yamal’s cross found him unmarked in the centre of the penalty area.Ar
Scorers: Saka 34′
Gabriel Jesus wasted several golden opportunities to open the scoring for the hosts but was denied by Radosław Majecki twice in the space of several minutes.
But the Brazilian redeemed himself by teeing up Bukayo Saka when the Gunners finally took the lead after good work by Myles Lewis-Skelly in the build-up.
Rafael Leão enjoyed an early chance for Paulo Fonseca’s side from a driving run but spurned a one-on-one as Ivan Guteša was able to send his effort wide.
The hosts appeared to have taken an early lead inside just two minutes from Vangelis Pavlidis’ tidy finish but his effort was disallowed by VAR for offside.
Scorers: Stiller 25; Łakomy 6′
Łukasz Łakomy stunned the hosts inside just six minutes with a powerful strike from outside the box.
But Sebastian Hoeneß’s side responded midway through the first half from Angelo Stiller’s drilled finish after a clever one-two with Josha Vagnoman.
Scorers: Trauner 9′, Paixão 10′, Hadj-Moussa 30′
The Eredivisie giants raced into an early two-goal lead through Gernot Trauner’s header from a corner before Igor Paixão unleashed a stunning strike a minute later.
A third followed on the half-hour mark as Anis Hadj-Moussa produced an equally impressive effort from just inside the box for his third goal in as many UCL outings.
Scorers: Alvarez 16′, Griezmann 42′, 56′; Strelec (PEN) 51′
Atlético de Madrid are closing in on qualification after a 3-1 win over Slovan Bratislava.
Julián Alvarez put the hosts ahead with a stunning curled strike in the 16th minute to extend a streak of 16 goal involvements from 23 appearances in the competition.
Slovan produced a near-emphatic response to their early setback when Tigran Barseghyan clipped Jan Oblak’s crossbar with a tight-angled shot.
The Colchoneros asserted their dominance just before half-time through Antoine Griezmann’s close-range header from a looping Marcos Llorente delivery.
A potential sliding-doors moment arrived for the visitors early in the second half as Clément Lenglet conceded a penalty, allowing David Strelec to halve the deficit.
But Griezmann restored the advantage for Diego Simeone’s side with a clever finish to wrongfoot Dominik Takáč at his near post after evading the offside trap.
Atleti sit just outside the automatic top eight spots after 12 points from six games.
Scorers: Sahraoui 38′, Bakker 45+2′, Haraldsson 81′ Kiteishvili 45+5′, Biereth 47′
Lille overcame a spirited Sturm Graz fightback to seal a late 3-2 win.
The hosts were denied an early penalty after Osame Sahraoui’s goal-bound attempt was blocked before a VAR review overturned the original decision.
Sahraoui opened the scoring shortly before the interval courtesy of a rolled finish after a driving run which had started from just over the halfway line.
Deep into added time, Mitchell Bakker doubled Les Dogues’ lead by pouncing on a loose ball on the edge of the penalty area before slotting home comfortably.
There was still a fresh twist ahead of the interval as Otar Kiteishvili rifled the ball into the top lefthand corner of Lucas Chevalier’s net to halve the visitors’ deficit.
Within two minutes of the restart, Die Schwoazn had levelled through Mika Bereth tapping in after a speedy counterattack.
But Hákon Arnar Haraldsson spared the hosts’ blushes in the final 10 minutes with a flying effort after Jonathan David picked him on the edge of the penalty area.
Bruno Génésio’s side sit sixth with 13 points while Sturm Graz are mired in 29th.
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