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🇪🇨 𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐈É 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐕𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐀 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀! 85 minutes of quality, capped with an assist. 👏 Assists: 1 Accurate passes: 31/33 (94%) Chances created: 1 Big chances created: 1 Passes into final third: 7 Tackles: 2 Recoveries: 2 Dribbled past: 0 Great

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16 YEARS OLD. FIRST U21 APPEARANCE. 😮‍💨 Look at the number of markers he attracts! Defenders are already so wary of him at this age. The fear factor is real. What a talent! 🔴⚪

🇸🇪 𝐕𝐈𝐊𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐘Ö𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒’ 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝟒 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐍! 🇷🇴 Romania 0-1 Sweden — ⚽️ 🇧🇦 Bosnia 1-1 Sweden — ⚽️ 🇸🇪 Sweden 3-1 Poland — ⚽️ 🇸🇪 Sweden 2-1 Romania — ⚽️ 4 goals in his last 4 games! 🔥 he makes it five goals in five games today! Come on, Viktor!

😮‍💨 Timber at left-back and he scores two. 74 minutes, a brace, both shots on target, 89% passing and never dribbled past once. A brace from left-back. Timber is something else. 🇳🇱 #AFC

🇩🇪 𝐊𝐀𝐈 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐙 IN ACTION! Kai Havertz featured as Germany secured a 3-1 away victory over Serbia. 👏 #AFC

Christos Tzolis featured as Greece suffered a heavy 7-0 defeat against the Netherlands. On the opposite side, his Arsenal teammate 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢ë𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 enjoyed a memorable night, scoring twice. 🇳🇱🔥 A remarkable contrast for the two Gunners on international duty. 🔴⚪

Max Dowman is now England U21's youngest ever player. 🔴 16 years, 10 months, 13 days. Came on against Portugal, went 10/10 on passes and set up a dangerous chance to Mikey Moore with a through ball. Sixteen and already a Premier League champion. Hale End keeps delivering. ⭐

🇪🇸 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝟐𝟏 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘! Cristhian Mosquera played the full 90 minutes and captained Spain U21 to a 2-0 win over Japan U21. A clean sheet and a victory for our defender. 🔴⚪ #AFC

📊 𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐍𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐈 𝐕𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐔𝟐𝟏 Minutes played: 72 Position: Attacking midfield Passes completed: 42/44 (95%) Shots: 1 Nwaneri is still struggling to find his best rhythm. Hopefully, he rediscovers his spark soon. We know the quality he has. 🔴⚪ #AFC

🔴⚪ 𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐔𝐓𝐘! Minutes played by our first-team players yesterday: 🇪🇸 Cristhian Mosquera – 90 mins (Spain U21) 🇳🇱 Jurriën Timber – 74 mins (Netherlands) 🇩🇪 Kai Havertz – 74 mins (Germany) 🇬🇷 Christos Tzolis – 73 mins (Greece) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ethan Nwaneri – 72 mins (England U21) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Max Dowman – 29 mins (England U21) Six Gunners in action across the international fixtures. 🔴⚪ #AFC

🇧🇷 𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐔𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐋! Gabriel Magalhães and Bruno Guimarães both started against Japan. Japan currently lead 2-1. Two familiar faces representing Brazil on the international stage. 🔴⚪🇧🇷 #AFC

🇮🇹 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐈 𝐕𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄! A superb 90-minute performance against the star-studded French side, playing a key role in Italy’s emphatic 3-1 victory. MATCH STATS: Accurate passes: 37/41 (90%) Line-breaking passes: 6 Successful dribbles: 1/2 Tackles: 2 Clearances: 3 Recoveries: 5 Ground duels won: 3/4 (75%) Dribbled past: 0 Calafiori brings quality on both sides of the game. His ability to contribute offensively while remaining solid defensively is exceptional. Few defenders combine both qualities as well as Riccardo Calafiori. 🔴⚪ #AFC

GOOOOAAALLLLLL!!! 🔥🇳🇱 𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐈Ë𝐍 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐑𝐑𝐑𝐑! Our defender gets on the scoresheet to make it NETHERLANDS 5-0 GREECE! What a night for Timber! 😍🔴⚪ #AFC

🔴⚪ 𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐔𝐓𝐘! Minutes played by our Gunners yesterday: 🇪🇸 Martin Zubimendi – 90 minutes 🇮🇹 Riccardo Calafiori – 90 minutes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Declan Rice – 78 minutes 🇪🇸 Mikel Merino – 24 minutes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ben White – 12 minutes Two Gunners completed the full 90, with three more also featuring for their countries. 🔴⚪ #AFC

📊 𝐙𝐔𝐁𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐈 𝐕𝐒 𝐂𝐙𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐀 🇪🇸 A solid 90-minute performance from the Arsenal midfielder. Accurate passes: 72/78 (92%) Touches: 91 Passes into final third: 8 Accurate long balls: 5/5 (100%) Accurate crosses: 1/1 (100%) Defensive contributions: 4 Tackles: 1 Blocks: 1 Clearances: 2 Recoveries: 2 Times dispossessed: 0 A composed display in midfield. 🔴⚪ #AFC

😂 𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍? 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐕 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐀 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇭🇷 Does this man ever get tired? A machine in midfield! 🤖 77 minutes played. 52/52 accurate passes (100%), two chances created, including one big chance, and 3/3 accurate long balls. Declan Rice just keeps delivering. What a player! 🔴⚪ #AFC

📊 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐎’𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐕𝐒 𝐂𝐙𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐀 A 24-minute appearance for the Arsenal midfielder. Accurate passes: 16/18 (89%) Chances created: 1 Touches: 20 Recoveries: 2 Ground duels won: 1/1 (100%) Dispossessed: 0 Minutes played: 24 #AFC

📊 𝐁𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄’𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐕𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐀 A brief 12-minute appearance for the Arsenal defender. Accurate passes: 9/11 (82%) Accurate long balls: 3/3 (100%) Touches: 13 Recoveries: 2 Dispossessed: 0 Minutes played: 12 #AFC