Arsenal 1-0 Roma: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 24 February 2009
Result
Arsenal 1-0 Roma
Champions League · Tuesday 24 February 2009, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Arsenal 1-0 Roma: match report
Arsenal defeated Roma 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday 24 February 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.
The only goal came from Robin van Persie of Arsenal in the 37th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Arsenal received 2 yellow cards; Roma received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Arsenal were 5th on 17 points from 8 and Roma 14th on 12 points from 6. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-4-2 and Roma in a 4-3-1-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Arsenal win, 1 draw and 0 for Roma.
Going into the match Arsenal's last five read L-W-D-W-W and Roma's W-W-W-L-W.
Key events
- 13'Yellow card · Philippe Mexes
- 25'Yellow card · Matteo Brighi
- 37'Penalty goal · Robin van Persie
- 42'Yellow card · Daniele De Rossi
- 46'Yellow card · Kolo Touré
- 65'Yellow card · Samir Nasri
Head-to-head
Team news
Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)
Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, William Gallas, Gaël Clichy, Emmanuel Eboué, Abou Diaby, Samir Nasri, Denílson, Robin van Persie, Nicklas Bendtner
Roma line-up (4-3-1-2)
Doni, Philippe Mexès, Simone Loria, John Arne Semundseth Riise, Taddei, Daniele De Rossi, Simone Perrotta, Matteo Brighi, Francesco Totti, Júlio Baptista, Marco Motta