UCL: Gabriel Jesus brace helps Arsenal seal top spot in league phase

UCL: Gabriel Jesus brace helps Arsenal seal top spot in league phase

Gabriel Jesus was the star of the show as he found to back of the net twice in Arsenal’s 3-1 win away at Inter Milan in the penultimate round of UEFA Champions League league phase fixtures on Tuesday, Afrosport reports.

The Brazilian foward was making only his third start since returning from a lengthy anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in late November.

The former Manchester City man scored the brace in the first half in between Petar Sucic’s goal while Viktor Gyokeres scored the third and final goal to maintain Arsenal’s 100% record in the league phase and also seal top spot and an automatic place in the round of 16.


In other results on Tuesday, Dominic Solanke scored his first goal since his return from injury in Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 win over 10-man Borussia Dortmund while Bayer Leverkusen defeated Olympiacos by the same 2-0 scoreline.

Sporting Lisbon stunned reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain 2-1, likewise Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt recording a 3-1 win over 10-man Manchester City.

Club Brugge thumped Kairat Almaty 4-1 in Kazakhstan, Ajax beat Villarreal in Spain 2-1 and Napoli played out a 1-1 draw with 10-man FC Copenhagen in Denmark.

Real Madrid were the biggest winners of the night as they overcame AS Monaco 6-1, Kylian Mbappe netting a brace against his former team while Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Franco Mastantuono were on the score sheet.

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