Arteta must’ve had a crystal ball with his substitutions in the 68th minute introducing Riccardo Calafiori for the struggling Lewis-Skelly. The Italian immediately delivered a cross on a platter for Noni Madueke to restore the Arsenal lead.

Arsenal continued their brilliant run of results by beating Bayern Munich 3-1 in the Champions League. Mikel Arteta's men are the only team with a 100 per cent record still in tact in Europe's top club competition.

Arsenal passed yet another big test with flying colors on Wednesday, as the Gunners beat German giants Bayern Munich 3-1 at Emirates Stadium in the UEFA Champions League.

Declan Rice has warned Arsenal not to "get carried away" with Wednesday's 3-1 win over Bayern Munich which maintained their perfect start to the Champions League group stage.

Declan Rice took the captain’s armband after Bukayo Saka was substituted, charged down a loose ball and seconds later Arsenal were ahead through Noni Madueke in the 69th minute. Gabriel Martinelli then made it 3-1 seven minutes later, with Bayern Munich cut apart by a through ball and the substitute doing the rest.

At the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Olympiacos' 1-0 first-half lead lasted for 14 minutes. That's when Kylian Mbappé arrived and netted the second-fastest hat trick in Champions League history after scoring three times in a seven minute span to put Real Madrid up 3-1.

Arsenal's Luis Munoz has become the youngest ever player to feature in the UEFA Youth League -- at just 13 years old.

Two European heavyweights meet up on Wednesday in London, as Arsenal prepares to host Bayern Munich in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. The UEFA Champions League, formerly known as the European Cup, is a time-honored tournament where the best teams across the continent come together to determine the best club in Europe.

This is just the fifth time Arsenal have faced Chelsea while top of the table in the Premier League, with the Gunners winning each of the previous four – 3-2 in January 2003 (h), 2-1 in February 2004 (a), 1-0 in December 2007 (h) and 5-0 in April 2024 (h).