Arsenal 4 - 0 FC Porto

Arsenal's Mixed Doubles!

Dutch dynamo Robin van Persie, swept back into form to pulverise Porto with not just one goal, but two. In fact it was the Dutch wingers first European goal for a year. Striker Emmanuel Adebayor also bagged two including a penalty, the first coming from a Van Persie corner. Arsenal completely outshone their opponents who have a dismal record when playing in England.

Arsenal had most of the early possession that set the standard for the whole game. Theo Walcott continuously dazzled the visitors who had no answer to his stunning speed. In fact, he could have been on the score sheet early on, but his tight angled shot was bundled away at the near post.

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Cesc Fabregas too was a constant threat and feeder of accurate passes to his teammates. It has to be said that early on Porto made some smart counter attacks. Rodriguez was unlucky not to score when his diving header hit the bar. Then Lisandro's shot was scrambled away by Cichy with Almunia beaten. If either had gone in, the shape of the game might have been changed, but they didn't and the Gunners continued to attack.

Arsenal went ahead after 31 minutes, when Fabregas fed the ball to Adebayor, who crossed to Van Persie to finish the smart move off with the first goal. The Dutchman then returned the favour when his accurate corner found Adebayor; who forcefully headed home goal number two. Soon after the break Van Persie made it three, and the home side were cruising to what was becoming an easy win.

By the time Adebayor scored from the spot after 71 minutes, Arsenal were all over their opponents. In fact they missed as many chances as they took, and the score line could have been doubled. It didn't matter because this was a fine showing to compensate for a lack lustre performance against Hull last weekend.

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Arsenal 4 - 0 FC Porto