The home side missed a penalty kick in the second half, in addition to many good chances, but the reality is that it never reached its best level and had to withstand at the end of the match in the face of some pressure from its Ukrainian opponent.
And it started Arsenalwho lost 2-0 to Bournemouth in English Premier League On Saturday, the match was fast-paced, with Brazilians Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus having two good chances before luck was on their side to score in the 29th minute.
Martinelli shot a low ball that bounced off the post and hit the goalkeeper’s back Shakhtar Dmytro Reznik, turning into the only goal of the match.
Arsenal almost doubled their lead before the end of the first half, had it not been for Shakhtar captain Mykola Matvienko, who moved the ball off the goal line to prevent Kai Havertz from scoring.
Leandro Trossard missed a penalty kick for Arsenal in the second half, which was awarded by the video assistant referee after a handball inside the penalty area.
And he said Mikel Arteta Arsenal coach told reporters after the match, “We had four big chances (in the first half). We should have taken advantage of them and decided the match.”
He added that the second half was difficult, and that his team was clearly tired with its lack of ferocity with and without the ball.
Shakhtar, who have not yet achieved a win in the Champions League this season, imposed more pressure on Arsenal after that and came close to equalizing when substitute Pedriño shot from long range in stoppage time, but Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya made a brilliant save.
Speaking to reporters, Shakhtar coach Marino Pusic said: “I think we deserved a draw. We were striving to achieve a draw until the end of the match… We did our best.”
With this victory, Arsenal temporarily rose to the top four in the league stage Champions League Which includes 36 teams, before hosting Italian Inter Milan in the next round.
