After Saturday's demoralising defeat to their neighbours, Arsenal's manager Arsène Wenger must be hoping that his team can put that behind them and put in the sort of performance which saw the Gunners tonk Brava at the Emirates in SeptemberPhotograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty ImagesArsenal have the majority of the first-half possession but are unable to create any proper chances. Here Jack Wilshere is marshalled by Sporting Braga's Leandro Salino, Miguel Garcia and Alan SilvaPhotograph: John Sibley/Action ImagesArsenal's Emmanuel Eboué pleads after receiving a yellow card for a mis-timed tacklePhotograph: Miguel Vidal/Reuters
Theo Walcott will be favourite in this race to the ball with RodriguezPhotograph: Hugo Delgado/EPASilva grimaces as he looks at the ballPhotograph: Miguel Vidal/ReutersHe will be making a similar expression very shortly unless Kieran Gibbs is very careful with his bootPhotograph: Miguel Vidal/ReutersThe Arsenal captain, Cesc Fábregas, reacts after missing a chance, he had more things to worry about in the 66th minute when after stretching to control a ball, he signals to the bench to be taken off. It looks like he may have injured his hamstring again. Not good news for WengerPhotograph: Paulo Duarte/APWhat is that saying about bad things happening in threes? Firstly Fábregas goes off, then Chamakh gets hacked down by Alberto Rodriguez when he's about to shoot from 12 yards out, but the Arsenal striker is booked for diving! Finally, seven minutes from the end, Matheus is sent racing clear through the middle after Arsenal are opened up by a straight-forward ball from deep, and the Braga striker clips it expertly over FabianskiPhotograph: Estela Silva/EPAFor Wenger bad things happen in fours as during injury time, Arsenal concede again and it's Matheus who bags the goal again. It's a fabulous goal which comes from another ball through the middle, picking it up then with a bit of pace, twisting and turning he gets pasts Gibbs and Squillaci before smashing the ball in off the underside of the bar from the edge of the boxPhotograph: Jorge Aguiar/APBack in England, there's a new face on the Stamford Bridge bench as Chelsea's new assistant manager, Michael Emenalo, takes his place alongside Carlo AncelottiPhotograph: Nick Potts/PAWith Group F already sewn up it should be a comfortable night for Chelsea especially as MSK Zilina have lost each match so far. However the Slovak team don't seem to have read the script as in the 19th minute they take the lead courtesy of a lovely goal by Babataounde Bello. There's some lovely interplay between Bello and Jez, who play a sweet give-and-go that ends with Bello flicking a first-time finish past Turnbull from the edge of the boxPhotograph: Andrew Winning/ReutersDidier Drogba, one of the few recognisable names on the Chelsea teamsheet tonight, attempts a spectacular effort Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty ImagesGael Käkuta stretches to control the ball Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty ImagesThere's relief for Carlo Ancelotti just after half time when Daniel Sturridge manages to notch to make it 1-1Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesNine minutes later Chelsea almost take the lead but are denied by a great save by MSK Zilina's Martin Dubravka. Drogba spanks a free kick from 25 yards out on the left and the ball swirling all over the place but Dubravka gets a finger tip to it to tip it on to the postPhotograph: Matt Dunham/APThen with just four minutes to go Chelsea do indeed get the winner. It comes from Florent Malouda who, from only a yard or two out, stretches out his leg to poke home a Drogba knock-down. It's 2-1 to Chelsea, their 100% record is intactPhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesOver in Rome, AS Roma's supporters are quite excited ahead of the match against Bayern MunichPhotograph: Max Rossi/ReutersBayern's Franck Ribéry goes on a run down the leftPhotograph: Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty ImagesBayern's Mario Gomez beats Nicolas Burdisso and slots the ball past goalkeeper Julio Sergio to score his second which means Bayern are 2-0 up Photograph: Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty ImagesGomez is quite pleased with himselfPhotograph: Riccardo De Luca/APHowever, Roma start to get back into the match. Here their midfielder Jeremy Menez controls the ball Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty ImagesClaudio Ranieri must have put a rocket up the Roma players' backsides at half-time as four minutes in Borriello pulls one back before Daniele De Rossi (pictured) equalises and then Roma captain Francesco Totti caps a magnificent comeback when he nets from the penalty spot with just six minutes to go. A very important victory which means they are now three points clear of Basel who are in third, so if they avoid defeat in their last match, they're throughPhotograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty ImagesMilan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati keeps a close eye on the ball during their 2-0 victory over Auxerre Photograph: Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images
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