After Hans Vanaken had to save Hincapié’s 0-2 from the Bruges line, Club got into the match better after half an hour. The home team pushed the Gunners back and came close to the equalizer twice through Aleksandar Stankovic. The Serbian midfielder first saw his curl fly narrowly wide of David Raya’s cage and collide with the Spanish goalkeeper again in a one-on-one situation. It remained 0-1 at halftime.
Just after the break, Club was immediately caught cold. Martin Zubimendi was given too much time and space on the left flank and threw his cross over everything and everyone until the far post, where Madueke could only head in his second of the evening. Blauw-zwart was no longer in the game and conceded a third goal before the hour mark, again a gem. Gabriel Martinelli put Hugo Siquet in the wind and then curled the ball wonderfully into the winklhaak: 0-3.
Due to the large lead, Arsenal slowed down, allowing Club to keep the ball more in their own ranks and create a triple chance. It never came to an honor savior.
Club is doing a bad job in the battle for a spot in the top 24 and the corresponding ticket for the intermediate round. Blauw-zwart has only four points after six games, but is not yet eliminated with matches against Kairat Almaty (away) and Marseille (home). The eleven points that Blue and Black needed last season, contrary to expectations, to narrowly qualify for the play-offs, can certainly no longer be achieved.