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Gabriel Martinelli is in inspired form this season, and he was yet again on the scoresheet against Club Brugge.
The Brazil international scored in his fifth consecutive Champions League game, a tally that has never been matched by any other Arsenal player in history. That's right, he set an all-time Arsenal record tonight.
With consecutive goals against Athletic Club, Olympiacos, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and now Club Brugge, Gabriel Martinelli is the joint-third highest goal-scorer in the Champions League this season (five). Only Victor Osimhen (six), Erling Haaland (six) and Kylian Mbappe (nine) have scored more goals in the competition.
Last season, you would've been forgiven for writing Gabriel Martinelli off. Heck, even at the very beginning of this campaign. It was fair to say that his form had petered out, and being in the limelight of the starting XI only added to his pressure to perform.
However, this season, with the likes of Eberechi Eze, Viktor Gyokeres and Noni Maduele adding more firepower in competition in the front line, Gabriel Martinelli has only cranked it up a gear.
Gabriel Martinelli makes history with Arsenal in the Champions League
For some reason, Gabriel Martinelli thrives when he is not the epicenter of attention. When there are players he's competing against, he relishes the opportunity. The same can be said for Leandro Trossard, bringing a welcome level of healthy competition to Arsenal.
Next up, Arsenal faces Inter Milan in the Champions League. They are last season's runners-up, and a team that could punish Arsenal if they are having one of their days.
That said, there is no better team than Arsenal in the competition. They are top of the table, by three points. They have conceded the least amount of goals in the league phase so far (one) and scored the fourth most amount of goals (17).
We mean it when we say there isn't a better team than Arsenal in the country right now, and players like Gabriel Martinelli help to reinforce that claim. He might not start week in, week out, but when he does, he is reliable.
Arsenal has needed squad depth like this for some time, and they've got it now. As the injuries keep piling up, Mikel Arteta will rely on players like Gabriel Martinelli to step up and make the most of their chances.
Whether he does that or not, Gabriel Martinelli has set a whole new standard of being an Arsenal player in the Champions League. Five consecutive goals in the competition is the new record for Arsenal players of the future to beat.