Arsenal came out fast and hammered Napoli early before coasting to what can only be described as an easy victory at the Emirates.
Thanks to a goal and an assist from Mesut Özil, Arsenal coasted to a 2-0 victory over Napoli on Tuesday in London.
Özil scored the opener early and assisted with a second goal from Olivier Giroud as the Gunners took firm control of Group F.
At least until the 8th minute when Aaron Ramsey got loose on the right side and Napoli’s defence over-shifted left, leaving a massive pocket of space in the 18-yard box.
Mesut Özil was more than happy to fill that space and skillfully side-footed Ramsey’s cross up and past Pepe Reina.
Lorenzo Insigne was extremely lack tracking back on the play, allowing the German to be completely unmarked.
The goal only further inspired Arsenal and they began to press in on Napoli who unraveled and looked more and more disorganized.
In the 15th minute, Özil ended up on the right wing and was allowed to walk into the area again with far too much space to work with.
Özil dribbled towards the end line at an angle before pulling the ball back in front of the goal where two Napoli defenders watched the ball, completely unaware that Olivier Giroud was making a late run, like a hungry shark sneaking up on a particularly tasty looking seal.
The French striker split right between the defenders and hammered the ball past a Reina to give the Gunners a 2-0 lead.
Laurent Koscielny was denied thanks to an excellent save by Reina in the 76th minute.
Mikel Arteta headed the ball down in the area towards the near post but Koscielny was a bit behind the ball and despite getting his leg back to get a shot on frame, it went right at Reina.
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