Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: March 10, 2023, 09:19 IST
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta (AP)
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta was sad with the north London aspect as they conceded two targets for the second successive recreation
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta urged his group to enhance their defence after they needed to combat again to earn a 2-2 draw with Sporting Lisbon within the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday.
Arsenal went forward within the twenty second minute by means of William Saliba however Goncalo Inacio equalised within the thirty fourth minute earlier than Paulinho made it 2-1 within the fifty fifth. The guests lastly levelled phrases when Hidemasa Morita netted an personal aim within the 62nd minute.
Arteta was sad with the north London aspect as they conceded two targets for the second successive recreation following their 3-2 Premier League win over Bournemouth final weekend.
“We are conceding too many easy targets and we’ve talked concerning the significance of containers, and particularly in a contest the place you’re in or out,” Arteta told reporters.
“Today we didn’t defend that well enough, and we have to do better up against our opponents.”
Arteta mentioned the group lacked their common attacking menace owing to the absence of some key gamers, together with striker Gabriel Jesus who’s but to succeed in full health after struggling a knee harm on the World Cup in early December.
“We had some positives as a result of we confirmed a number of resilience to get again within the recreation, however we have to defend our field a lot better and we have now to be within the return leg to beat them,” Arteta added.
The second leg will be played at the Emirates on March 16.
Premier League leaders Arsenal, who have a five-point lead over second-placed Manchester City, will travel to Fulham for Sunday’s league game.
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