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| Written by Zico Kelly | |||||||
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Thursday, 20 September 2007
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 Arsene Wenger´s Arsenal are celebrating after a 3-0 win over Sevilla in their Champions League clash at the Emirates Stadium. On this effort Point-Spreads.com think Arsenal could be a tidy bet at 14 to 1 odds at Bodog for Champions League glory. Julien Escude, scored an own goal by deflecting in Cesc Fabregas' shot, to set the Gunners on their way. Robin van Persie doubled their lead in the second half before substitute Eduardo bagged a third.Sevilla, who are making their debut in the Champions League looked good in spells as they were lead by former Spurs striker Fredi Kanoute. However, Juande Ramos´s side but could not break down the Arsenal defence. The Emirates Stadium was packed close to its 60,000 capacity and those fans were in full voice as the Gunners snatched the lead on 27 minutes. Fabregas picked the ball up around 22 on the right of the penalty arc and fired in a shot that was travelling wide. However, the ball then took a lucky deflection off Escude and pinged past Sevilla keeper Andres Palop into the opposite corner. Gunners goalkeeper Manuel Almunia needed to be on his toes to parry away an angled drive from Kanoute. After 59 minutes Arsenal won a free-kick on the left when the highly rated Daniel Alves fouled Mathieu Flamini. Fabregas crossed the ball into the six-yard box which was flicked on by Bacary Sagna - and Van Persie arrived at the far post to steer the ball home from close range. The second goal visibly relaxed Arsenal and in stoppage time subs Eduardo clipped home from close range after a nice move between Alexander Hleb and Fabregas.
Bodog has posted European Football betting odds on the Arsenal vs Derby County match on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 10:00 AM: Arsenal FC -2 (+120) -650 Derby County +2 (-155) +1800 Draw +475 Total Goals: 2½ (-185)o (+145)u                        |
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