๏ปฟThe Star Gunners duo worked together brilliantly again in a big away win over Sporting CP in the Champions League. Bukayo Saka is happy to be playing with Martin Odegaard again and hopes the captain stays healthy for the rest of the season.
Odegaard missed almost two months of this season because he hurt his ankle playing for Norway at the beginning of September.
He is back now, though, and the midfielder’s return has helped the Gunners get back on track.
After beating Nottingham Forest 3-0 last weekend, Arsenal beat Sporting CP 5-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Odegaard played a big role in both games.
The 25-year-old left got along well with Saka, who scored in both games and is excited to be playing with Odegaard again.
Omegaard is a great player, and Saka told TNT Sports, “The day he came back, I had a big smile on my face.”
“You can tell how much I like playing with him by how well we get along.” I’m glad he’s back and hope he stays healthy for the rest of the season.
It’s been since 2008 that Arsenal has scored five goals away from home in the Champions League. Their win over Sporting was a big one.
Kasa said, “This is where we belong.” This is the level of play we’ve shown, and we need to keep it up.
“We knew Sporting hadn’t lost here this season and that they were a good team, but we have faith in ourselves.” We only need to be ourselves and go with faith.
“That’s what we did today.” Anyone could have won the man-of-the-match award today; everyone was great. I’m proud of all the boys.
The score was 3-1 when Saka scored his goal. He put home a penalty kick when Sporting looked like they might make a comeback in the second half.
He said, “It was important, but I didn’t really feel the pressure.” “I was sure of myself.”