UCL: Saka scores as Arsenal thrash Lille 3-0
Arsenal defeated Lille 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League, with goals from Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber and Ebere Eze extending their winning run. Read More: https://punchng.com/ucl-saka-scores-as-arsenal-thrash-lille-3-0/
Arsenal triumphed 3-0 over Lille in the UEFA Champions League, extending their winning streak to 14 matches in the competition's league phase. Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber, and Ebere Eze scored for the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium. Saka, who now has 19 European goals for Arsenal, scored his 19th in European competition, making him Arsenal's second-highest European goalscorer behind Thierry Henry.
Lille's goal in the first half was ruled out for offside after VAR review. Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya kept his 39th clean sheet in the Champions League. The victory leaves Arsenal three matches away from Bayern Munich's record of 17 consecutive wins in the competition's league phase. Arsenal's next Premier League match is against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, followed by a Champions League clash against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, October 21.
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