AFCON 2025
Premier League leaders, Arsenal, are showing no sign of weakness as they continue their impressive run in all competitions this season.
Mike Arteta’s men made a statement win as they tore Bayern Munich to hand the Bavarians their first loss of the season.
Arsenal’s clean sheet record after five games came to an end, but the Gunners wouldn’t mind as they sealed a brilliant win over the perennial German champions.
Jurrien Timber scored the hosts ahead with a close-range header from Bukayo Saka’s corner kick 22nd minute of the game.
A few minutes after Eberechi Eze’s shot on goal narrowly missed the target, Bayern Munich’s Lennart Karl restored parity.
The 17-year-old Swift got to the end of Serge Gnabry’s square ball into the box to even the scoreline.
The first half ended a goal apiece, with Bayern Munich enjoying the large share of possession at the Emirates but limited shots on target.
However, the Gunners reclaimed the lead after the hour mark. Noni Madueke received a sublime pass from Riccardo Calafiori and powered a close-range shot into the back of the net.
Gabriel Martinelli quashed Bayern Munich’s hope of equalizing again as he took advantage of Neuer’s error to fire the ball into an empty net.
Meanwhile, Super Eagles’ Ademola Lookman inspired Atalanta to a 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt away from home.
The reigning African Footballer of the Year scored and provided an assist in the road trip as La Dea kept their third clean sheet in the competition.
Ademola Lookman featured for 82 minutes before he was substituted for Ghanaian winger Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Dutch champions PSV compounded the woes of Liverpool as they steamrolled the Reds in front of their home fans.
Liverpool conceded 3+ goals for the third game in a row as PSV recorded a 4-1 at Anfield.
In other results, Real Madrid ended their winless streak with a seven-goal thriller over Olympiakos.
Kylian Mbappe scored all four goals as Real Madrid secured a 4-3 win over the Greek champions.
Defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain, also engaged in a goals feast with a 5-3 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Paris.
