Arteta’s Arsenal beat Chelsea and showed why they want to be champions

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal didn’t just win this Sunday in his derby against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge (0-1), but he regained the leadership of the Premier and presented his candidacy more than ever to conquer that title of English champion that eluded him since 2003-04. The ‘gunners’ are on top again, with 2 points more than Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City thanks to Gabriel Magalhaes’ goal (although it will soon be Bukayo Saka’s Olympic goal).

Although Chelsea know how to protect the goal defended by Edouard Mendy (in the absence of the injured Kepa), in attack it is always more Arsenal the one with more presence in the rival area.

This is somehow ‘the derby’ of the ex-Barcelonista Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, today in a Chelsea shirt against Arsenal where Mikel Arteta was stripped of the captaincy and refused his services due to his indiscipline, but the Gabonese could not be the main man and ended up being replaced in the 64th minute by Armando Broja as well as receiving a yellow card in the 27th minute.

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Arsenal is the tireless internship of Gabriel Jesus or Gabriel Martinelli. Saliba’s extraordinary game. Bokayo Saka’s fight with Marc Cucurella. The pressure of the whole Arteta block. The ‘gunner’ team presented their arguments to fight for their first Premier since 2003-04 and finally came first in 63′.

It was when Saka served a corner well which almost turned out to be an Olympic goal, although Gabriel Magalhaes eventually pushed the ball over the goal line to beat Mendy and make it 0-1 to Arsenal.

Arsenal were a fighter at Stamford Bridge and at the same time showed enthusiasm and quality. Having just scored the first goal, the ‘gunners’ looked for the second. They had several chances to achieve this, some of them starring again Gabriel Jesus and Martinelli. But above all one of Martin Odegaard, but his shot is high. Thiago Silva was a fence to not increase Arsenal’s advantage.

Ben White diverted the ball for the north Londoners with a great move down the flank by Raheem Sterling. A good chance for Chelsea to draw. The ‘blues’ came out again and again in search of leveling the score.

The end is warm, with a hint of the stupidity that is in stoppage time. Chalobah, Kovacic, Xhaka. ‘Peace’ was restored and ultimately celebrated by Arsenal at Stamford Bridge against Graham Potter’s Chelsea, 7th to 13 points of the Artetas in the absence of completion of the rest of the day.