Arsenal won their second Champions League game of the season on Wednesday night beating Olympiacos 2–0 at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners opened their European campaign with a victory against Athletic Club and added another three points to their tally courtesy of efforts from Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka. They were offered the odd fright by their visitors, but were worthy winners in a third successive victory in all competitions.
Arsenal were riding a wave of confidence instilled by the weekend’s dramatic late victory over Newcastle United and should have been ahead within just two minutes. Martinelli was gifted an opportunity to continue his goalscoring form, but inexplicably placed his uncontested header wide from just eight yards out.
Martinelli soon made amends, however, netting his third goal in his last five appearances. The Brazilian was presented with a tap-in to open the scoring and hammer home Arsenal’s unquestionable superiority, reacting quickest to Viktor Gyökeres’s shot off the post after the Swedish striker had outmuscled both Olympiacos centre backs.
Arsenal enjoyed unrelenting dominance during the early exchanges, but required a wonder save from David Raya to keep them in front. Former Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Daniel Podence fired towards the top corner from Chiquinho’s cross, but his effort was matched by the swift reflexes of the Spanish goalkeeper.
