UNDER SCRUTINY: Advertisement of the Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom displayed on a board behind players during the Champions League round of 16
IN THE week when Russia invaded Ukraine to bring war to Europe it seems frivolous to speak about sport.
When people are losing their homes – and in many tragic cases, their lives, as the tanks roll in, disrupting life, hopes and dreams – conversation about sport appears as insignificant as it is meaningless.
As much as I enjoyed Arsenal’s last-gasp victory over Wolves on Thursday evening in north London – and I did, believe me I really did – the train journey back home seemed far more subdued than it would normally have been after such a triumph.
Mikel Arteta has been receiving criticism in some quarters for his supposed negativity – but Arsenal reporter LAYTH YOUSIF insists the Gunners boss is on the right lines
Substitutes Gabi Martinelli and Leo Trossard seal Champions League victory in Bilbao
