3 standout players from Arsenal's comfortable victory over Olympiacos

Gabriel Martinelli scored again in Arsenal's 2-0 win against Olympiacos at the Emirates on Wednesday. Two other players stood out for the Gunners.
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3. David Raya

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The Arsenal keeper had little to do in a match which the Gunners dominated but his outstanding save in the first half maintained his side's one-goal advantage.

But what made David Raya a standout in tonight's match was his distribution. His passes out to Ødegaard, in particular, enabled the Gunners to transition quickly.

It was Raya's pass in the opening minute through to Ødegaard that sent the Gunners sweeping forward in a four player move that ended with Martinelli 'heading' wide when he really should have scored.


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