Arsenal: 20 Greatest Goals Of Last 20 Years

15. Alexis vs. Dortmund November 26, 2014

Skill: 4- Alexis Sanchez is the best striker of the ball currently at Arsenal. Olivier Giroud is certainly not far behind, and I’m sure Aaron Ramsey would like to have a shout as well, but it’s the Chilean who really has a wide array of shots from outside the 16 yard box. This beautiful strike against Dortmund symbolizes everything that we love about Alexis. His form is absolutely perfect. He attacks the opposition with the belief that he is going to score and the courage to take the shot. Beautiful strike.

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Opposition: 3- Dortmund is a club that Arsenal seem to always face in the Champions League, so over the years we have fostered somewhat of a rivalry with our German counterparts. Dortmund as a club are very similar to Arsenal, and at the time, speculation over Jurgen Klopp’s future kept matches between the two teams very interesting. There’s no denying that these two clubs have developed somewhat of a rivalry in the past few years.

Significance: 3- This was the game which took all the pressure away from Arsenal’s eventual trip to Turkey. This was the game the Gunners had to have in order to punch their ticket to the round of 16. Considering that this is the type of situation and game where you need your best players to step up, Alexis did that with aplomb. As I mentioned before, Arsenal had now stepped into a new chapter and Alexis’ performance was proof of that. The South American superstar scored a brilliant shot from 20 yards, sending Arsenal into the knockout stages and his name into the history books.

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