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Gunners' pleasing comeback against Girona secures spot in Champions League knock-out stages
Arsenal's Jorginho, right, scores his side's first goal with a penalty kick during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Girona and Arsenal at the Estadi Montilivi in Girona, Spain, January 29, 2025
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Girona 1-2 Arsenal
by Layth Yousif
at Estadio Montilivi
WHILE all the excitable pre-match chatter concerned a certain Aston Villa striker back home, Arsenal staged a pleasing comeback in the beautiful city of Girona to firmly secure their top eight spot in the knock-out stages of the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
With Unai Emery point-blank refusing to talk about Arsenal’s £60 million bid for Ollie Watkins — and Mikel Arteta also playing a dead bat on such speculation after the match — a penalty by the experienced Italian international Jorginho restored parity for Arteta’s visitors when levelling Arnaut Danjuma’s opener.
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