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Arsenal fell on a bitter disappointing 2-1 defeat at home in Bournemouth on Saturday night.
Mikel Arththa refused the opportunity to rest his big names, but thought his risk had paid off when Declan Rice put Arsenal in front of the first half. But two goals after a break from Dean Huisen and Evanilson saw them descending to a miserable defeat, sending local supporters with a headache they did not see.
How the game took place
With Arsenal Premier league Dream put to bed last weekend, a noticeable number of empty seats around Emirates stadium, with fans of absent Gunners may be more interested in traveling to Paris Saint-Germain for the Champions League semi-finals in the middle of the week.
Bournemouth saw some early success a series of wings, but the first real scene of the naked fell on Rice for 15 minutes. The midfielder came behind, but he could only hit his shot over the goal of Kep Artrizabalaga and outside the game.
Rice soon saw another half of the chance and turned out to be the biggest attacking threat of his side in the first half, later crashed toward a goal line to force Illia Zabarnyi in a clumsy but impressive, approval.
Evanilson was supposed to put Bournemouth after 25 minutes. The box of Milos Kerkez found Brazil himself in the middle of the penalty area, but could not control his header and sent the ball flying over the David Ray bar with the first touch of the Bournemouth ball inside Arsenal’s box.
Gabriel Martinelli was beside the width, before Kepa went down well to catch Leandro Trossard’s head on the line – the first goal on the target of the game. Shortly afterwards, Rice finally marked her 100th. The appearance for the club by rounding Kep and power home in the 34th minute.
Arsenal encouraged the second goal to start the second half, and Bukayo Saka is significantly more involved in the procedure. The wing ran ten minutes after the re -launch, and that lady was punished when Huisen tied things shortly after.
The Spaniard who sought, born in the Netherlands, climbed the most from a monstrous long throw and nodded to the cold past Ray with what was the first bournemouth shot on the target.
Less than ten minutes later, and Bournemouth celebrated the second goal from the placed piece. In the corner there was a passage to Evanilson in the back position, and his ticklish effort broke out outside Raya and in the back of the net.
Arsenal offered almost nothing in response, because Bournemouth saw the game comfortably to inflict the first home defeat of the rifle in the game they were leading at halftime in more than three years.
Required on Wednesday to abolish a 1-0 deficit Champions League The semifinal second leg against Paris Saint-Germain, many expected that manager Mikel Artete would rest most of his big names and take the risk of losing here.
The boss obviously did not share these feelings, making only two changes in his initial lineup, one of which was carried out. Thomas Partey returned from his European suspension to start instead of Mike Merin, while the injured Jurrien Timber was replaced by Ben White.
It was a significant risk of Artea. ArsenalDreams of the Premier League title are completed, but the threat of descent to third place is obviously weighing the boss, now looking at Vid Manchester City just three points behind. The chances of falling out of the top five are next to them, but crucial, their place in the next season of the Champions League is still not secured with three games.
PSGFor their part, they were in action 90 minutes earlier on Saturday. The Luis Enrique Ligue 1 champions made a total of ten changes, falling to a 2-1 defeat in Strasbourg, but holding their star names fresh for the other leg on Wednesday.
Mikel Merino stole titles as a stand-up earlier this season, but Rice did his best to ensure he would get his head on top next time.
The midfielder played the role of Jude Bellingham-Esque, who saw him that freedom flew forward and entered the box, and the rotation of Leandro Trossard releases the space needed for tactical work. At the 100th appearance for Arsenal, he could easily have two or three goals in the dominant exhibition of the first half.
With eight goals in all competitions, this is now the finest season of Rice in front of the net, and he will hope that he will add it to Paris on Wednesday.
Because of all that was made of Arsenal’s ability to score from set pieces set during the first half of the season, they recently looked just as incapable of defense.
A long throw and angle has proven to be the fall of Arsenal here, as it has been too often in recent months. It seems that the lack of an organization for which the artillery is punished.
The loss of the injured Gabriel Magalhaes, one of the most reliable figures within the frame, undoubtedly did not help Arsenal’s cause, but the solution needed soon. It is the weakness that every side on the planet can use with a little happiness.
Just over two months ago, he was driving as a fifth, Bournemouth did his best to get into a comprehensive waste for a place in any European competition next season.
It looked like their hopes would reach the conference league may be fading here – Aston Villa and Manchester City would be two heavy opponents in the coming weeks – but the composed return left Bournemouth exactly on the edge of European places.
The eighth could be good enough for a third -level competition, and the cherries end the day.
Check out the Arsenal 1-2 Bournemouth players’ grades here.
