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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ARSENAL V BESIKTAS

Wednesday, 27 August 2014 19:45 Emirates Stadium, London, United Kingdom.Arsenal willtry to dislodge Besktas to qualify for group stage after drawing away in Turkey

Demba Ba! Arsenal go so chop beating.

We go fight another time goalless no be bad result.......

Reports are out claiming that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was satisfied with their 0-0 draw in the first-leg of their Champions League qualifier at Besiktas.It is said that the French tactician was happy enough to have seen his side leave undefeated, if counting the loss of captain Mikel Arteta to an ankle injury.“It was a difficult match, played at a high pace. Besiktas played with 100 per cent pace in the game and did fight for every single ball, and it was quick. We needed a great level of concentration,” he said.“We are maybe still a bit short physically in some situations, but overall it was a game played for 90 minutes at great pace.”Wenger continued: “We always want to win but look, Besiktas could have won the game, and we could have won the game as well. Maybe a draw is a fair result because both teams had chances to win the game.“We know the second leg will be certainly tight again, but we play at home, so the task is clear for us, we want to win.”

Arsenal FC have yet to lose a qualifying tie – or concede at home to Turkish opponents – as Beşiktaş JK return to London for their UEFA Champions League play-off decider.

Previous meetings
• Beşiktaş were unable to find a way through the Arsenal defence in Tuesday's first leg, which the visitors finished with ten men after Aaron Ramsey's late sending-off.

Form guide
• Ahead of their trip to Istanbul, Arsenal had yet to lose over 90 minutes to Turkish sides, conceding just twice in seven meetings: W4 D3 L0 (W2 D1 L0 at home – W2 D1 L0 away). However, those games include the 2000 UEFA Cup final, which Arsène Wenger's men lost 4-1 on penalties to Galatasaray AŞ following 120 goalless minutes in Copenhagen.

• Arsenal have never shipped a goal at home to Turkish opponents.

• Before the first leg, Beşiktaş's record in 14 matches against English clubs read W4 D3 L7 (W2 D3 L3 at home – W2 D0 L4 in England). Those home games included a 2-0 UEFA Champions League reverse to Chelsea FC staged in Gelsenkirchen, , in December 2003, due to concerns in the wake of a terrorist attack in Istanbul.

• The last of Beşiktaş's five UEFA Champions League group stage campaigns was in 2009/10; Arsenal have featured in the last 16 UEFA Champions League group stages.

• Arsenal eliminated another Turkish team in last season's play-offs, beating Fenerbahçe SK 3-0 in Istanbul and 2-0 in London.

• Arsenal went into the tie having won all 12 previous UEFA Champions League play-off matches, ousting GNK Dinamo Zagreb (2006/07), AC Sparta Praha (2007/08), FC Twente (2008/09), Celtic FC (2009/10), Udinese Calcio (2011/12) and Fenerbahçe (2013/14).

• Beşiktaş are unbeaten in their last three UEFA Champions League away games, with that run containing a famous 1-0 success at Manchester United FC in the 2009/10 group phase.

• This is Beşiktaş's second match in London. The first was a 2-0 triumph over Chelsea, Sergen Yalçın scoring twice (24 28) as Mircea Lucescu's Black Eagles inflicted the Blues' first defeat under new owner Roman Abramovich – despite being reduced to ten men for much of the second half following the dismissal of İlhan Mansız. No Turkish side has scored an away goal in London in three matches since.

Links and trivia
• Demba Ba, who hit a hat-trick on his first Beşiktaş start in the third qualifying round, struck twice against Arsenal on 29 December 2012 – as Newcastle United FC went down 7-3 on his last appearance before ing Chelsea.

• German-born Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil is of Turkish extraction: his family are from a village in Zonguldak province in northern Turkey.

• Beşiktaş midfielder Kerim Koyunlu played for Arsenal's London rivals Fulham FC from 2011–13, figuring as a substitute in a 2-1 victory and a 1-0 reverse against the Gunners.

• Beşiktaş's Croatian coach Slaven Bilić knows English football from his time as a player with another London club, West Ham United FC (1995–97), and with Everton FC (1997–2000).

Arsenal must beat Bekistas to be in group stage,if not we will be in the same level as ManU......

Arsenal;I beg no do ManU tomorrow oh..............

can arse-anal survive this? Make we dey wait till evening

I go observe sha.. Incase any any apen.

COYG

3pts all the way

Ok ooo today na today.

wengers trophy

Na so?
I no no oooo.....
I dey come make i go c Ebele........

arsenal, no champs league for una

!#@$

okay

Arsenal 3 be... Whatever 0

Fair result
Ozil 20'
Carzola 22'
Sango or Sanogo 26'

Please who scored their 0 and which time was it scored.

@Arsenal COYG
We are winning tonight..

BTW
I will be hosting a deliverance vigil this Friday for Man United fans. Come dressed in your home jersey..

Come 4 my united vigil without an offering & watch as Burnley continue frm wia 4-0 Dons stopped..

Tell a friend..

Gunners4lyfe...Welcome to the Armoury..

good luck arsenal

Come on boys, lets make history

Omooba77: Arsenal;I beg no do ManU tomorrow oh..............

No worry bro.

Somebody shout halleluya!pastor i ve a testimony'i opened my acct today and am on front page...arsenal go loose lyk man u

Do i care? Hell no...play offs are for Khids.

I predict Arsenal making it through.

Niwdog: Somebody shout halleluya!pastor i ve a testimony'i opened my acct today and am on front page...arsenal go loose lyk man u

U don miss am bro..
U need to go and





























Sleep..

Believe me, Arsenal don chop am today... Ba go finish them.
Another record is set to be broken

UCL all d way, weda Womanutd like make dem go mountain pray against Arsenal not to qualify na dem sabi. besiktas have come to london to loose tonight. COYG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AFC 3-BFC 0

Demba ba pls do what mourinho told you to do in besiktas...send arsenal out of the champions league

Arsenal 2- besiktas 0

u knw ur gal is hot if she is an arsenal fan!!! we rock,, ucl,, we are already inda nxt round!!