Arsenal has started the English season how the team hopes to end it 바카라 by getting the better of Manchester City.
Arsenal beat City 4-1 in a penalty shootout, after equalizing in the 101st minute in regulation time to draw 1-1, to win the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
The match serves as a traditional curtain-raiser to the season and is typically played between the winners of last season바카라s Premier League and FA Cup. Because City won both as part of the title treble also containing the Champions League for the first time, Arsenal took part as the runner-up in the league and might have gained a psychological edge heading into the new campaign that starts on Friday.
바카라For us, it바카라s a statement,바카라 Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale said. 바카라It바카라s a marker to know we can go and beat Man City in a big game when it matters.바카라
Cole Palmer curled in a 78th-minute goal after coming off the bench to give City the lead, only for Leandro Trossard to score with a deflected shot in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time, taking the game to penalties.
Games in English soccer are set to have more minutes added on in the upcoming season 바카라 like at the men바카라s World Cup in Qatar last year 바카라 after statistics showed the ball was only in play on average around 55 minutes during Premier League matches last season. Sunday바카라s finish was a demonstration of the impact that more stoppage time could have.
바카라Now teams are going to have to think twice,바카라 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. 바카라We have to prepare to play 100 minutes. It is going to happen every single week.바카라
In the shootout, Kevin De Bruyne hit the crossbar for City and Rodri had an effort saved by Ramsdale, giving Fabio Vieira the opportunity to win it for Arsenal. The Portuguese playmaker curled it high into the corner. Martin Odegaard, Trossard and Bukayo Saka earlier scored penalties for Arsenal.
In 2005, another Vieira 바카라 Patrick 바카라 scored the winning penalty in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Arsenal, which has won the Community Shield in five of the last 10 seasons, had the better of the chances in the 90 minutes, with offseason signing Kai Havertz 바카라 leading the line with Gabriel Jesus injured 바카라 having two close-range efforts saved in the first half and Saka shooting wide.
John Stones had a header from a corner tipped over from Ramsdale before Palmer바카라s goal.
City has now lost the Community Shield in three straight years, having been defeated by Leicester in 2021 and Liverpool in 2022. They went on to win the league in both those seasons.
바카라We came here to win it,바카라 City manager Pep Guardiola said. 바카라We were so close, but winning or losing, I know the position of the team.바카라
Aside from the painful finish to the match, Guardiola might also be slightly concerned that star striker Erling Haaland was quiet again, having ended last season with one goal in eight games in all competitions.
One positive for City, however, was the sight of De Bruyne coming on for the final half hour for his first minutes since the Champions League final in June, when he came off with a hamstring injury.
Another was Palmer, a 21-year-old winger who is expected to have more game time in the coming season following the departure of Riyad Mahrez to Saudi Arabia last month.
The way he converted his opportunity 바카라 collecting a nod-down from De Bruyne, he cut inside onto his left foot and bent a finish into the far corner 바카라 showed he is more than capable of taking his chance under Guardiola.
Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol, who joined City for 90 million pounds ($99.2 million) on Saturday, was not involved.
Arsenal has strengthened by signing Havertz, midfielder Declan Rice and versatile defender Jurrien Timber and is expected to be one of City바카라s biggest title rivals again in the Premier League this season. Arsenal finished second last season only after a late collapse.
바카라I바카라m not sure what it바카라ll be like this season,바카라 Ramsdale said. 바카라But that mental block is gone. We바카라re ready to push on now.바카라
The match also provided an early sign of what to expect from match officials in the coming season, with players and coaches having agreed to a so-called 바카라Participant Charter바카라 that means they will face stricter sanctions for bad behavior in matches.
Arteta was shown a yellow card in the first half for waving an imaginary yellow card after Rodri made a tactical foul to prevent a breakaway. Either side of that, two players 바카라 Arsenal바카라s Thomas Partey and City바카라s Julian Alvarez 바카라 were booked for kicking the ball away.
