Inter Milan vs Arsenal stats: UCL stats and summary

Arsenal's recent woes continued with a 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan in the Champions League.

The injury problem continues to plague the North London club, who come into the game without Declan Rice. Mikel Arteta insisted not allowing the England international to travel was a precautionary measure. Club captain Martin Ødegaard returned to the squad, but only made a cameo appearance towards the end of the game after Kai Havertz suffered a head injury.

The game's totals show that Arsenal created more than enough chances to win the game, yet it is their third defeat in six games in all competitions, with all three defeats failing to result in a goal. Arsenal immediately lacked quality and final ball/touch despite improving in key phases as the game progressed.

Arsenal had an xG (expected goals) of 1.8 to Inter 1.16per Opta. The Gunners registered a total of 201 shots, Inter seven. The home side didn't even register a shot on target, while Arsenal had four of them. Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored the only goal in stoppage time when he converted a penalty from David Raya. It was the first goal Arsenal conceded in the Champions League this season. Arteta felt the team was hit hard by the penalty decision.

Arsenal shot 16 times in the penalty area and conceded 20% accuracy which forced Yann Sommer to make just four saves. Inter's defensive trio consisting of Yann Aurel Bisseck, Stefan de Vrij and Benjamin Pavard worked together six blocks and 28 clearancesper Fotmob.

Arteta's team might have dominated possession 62.8%nevertheless, it lost the ball in midfield 37 times throughout the game. With the Gunners resigned to attacking from the touchline and set pieces, the Gunners had most of their best opportunities by chipping balls into the box from Bukayo Saka. The Gunners' best attack earlier this season failed to produce results against a strong defense.

A returning Ødegaard should help the team gain a foothold in the attacking third, but it remains to be seen how many minutes the Norwegian will be available for Chelsea at the weekend.

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