Arsenal vs Lokomotiv Moscow
Who won: Arsenal 2-0
Arsenal beat Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0 on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at Highbury. Goals for Arsenal: Robert Pires (12') and Freddie Ljungberg (67').
Play by play
Inter drew 1-1 in Kiev and Lokomotiv also go through to the knockout phase.
Arsenal's European campaign started slowly but they finished strongly to beat a lacklustre Lokomotiv and finish this phase of the CL as winners of Group B.
- 90'
That's it! The finally whistle blows and Arsenal go through to the next phase as group winners.
- 89'
Parks dispossesses Campbell. The striker dwells on the ball again and Cygan blocks his shot.
- 88'
Gurenko attacks down the right and plays Parks into the box with a perfect throughball. The Costa Rica striker fluffs his chance to shoot and Cygan recovers to make the tackle.
- 87'
Vieira ventures over the half-way line but the ball is soon back with the back four.
- 86'
Arsenal are just playing out time.
- 85'
Henry and Pires combine on the left as the Highbury crowd 'ole' each pass.
- 84'
Arsenal have begun to walk now.
- 83'
There has been an equalizer in Kiev and so both Arsenal and Lokomotiv are going through, as results stand.
- 82'
Henry dances through the Lokomotiv defence. Sennikov recovers to make an excellent tackle as the Frenchman shapes to shoot.
- 81'
Henry sprints down the left and slips a pass into the box but Pashinin intercepts.
- 80'
Maminov springs Khoklov down the right. He hits the first defender with his cross. Lokomotiv's delivery from the flanks has been dire all night.
- 79'
Vieira hassles Evseev into the corner and the defender does well to win a goalkick for his team.
- 78'
Lokomotiv take a short corner, Khokhlov's cross is too deep and Lehmann gathers the ball.
- 77'
Gurenko drives at the Gunners defence and forces Lehmann to save low to his right.
- 76'
Lokomotiv have began to pass the ball around and test Arsenal...but it's too late now, isn't it?
- 75'
Khokhlov spreads the play left. Gurenko plays a one-two with Maminov but the latter is offside.
- 74'
Parks muscles Toure off the ball but Cygan covers for his right-back and clears for Arsenal.
- 73'
Parks loses the ball but battles to win it back. Sennikov probes the right but once again the ball goes backwards.
- 72'
Arsenal make a change. Kanu replaces Bergkamp.
- 71'
Lokomotiv win a freekick. Loskov whips the ball over the wall and just wide of Lehmann's post.
- 70'
Khoklov finds space on the right. Parks can't control his cross and Pires has to block Gurenko's shots.
- 69'
Inter have scored against Dynamo so Lokomotiv need to score at least twice to stay in the competition, as results stand.
- 68'
Khokhlov skirts the edge of the box. He finds space for a shot and stings the hands of Lehmann, who berates his defence.
