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Arsenal sealed a 3-1 victory over Inter Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday night in a thrilling UEFA Champions League clash.
The Gunners maintained their 100% record in the competition and guarantee themselves a top-two finish in the league phase.
Gabriel Jesus scored the opener for Arsenal with his first Champions League goal since 2023.
Petar Sucic then leveled for hosts Inter Milan before Jesus netted his second to restore Arsenal’s lead
Viktor Gyokeres added a late third as Arsenal make it seven straight wins in competition.
Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur put up an impressive first-half display to successfully beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in London.
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In Spain, Kylian Mbappe scored twice with Jude Bellingham also on target as Real Madrid thrashed Monaco 6-1 in Alvaro Arbeloa’s first Champions League game as Real boss.
Arbeloa, who replaced Xabi Alonso on 12 January after Real lost to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final, saw his side run out comfortable winners to boost their chances of reaching the last 16.
Meanwhile, Holders Paris St-Germain missed the chance to all but mathematically secure their place in the Champions League knockout stages as they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Sporting in Lisbon.
PSG enjoyed more than 70% possession and had 28 shots during a dominant showing, but a double by Luis Suarez gave the home side victory.
The most shocking defeat on Tuesday was against Manchester City, who were thrashed 3-1 by Norwegian debutants Bodo/Glimt in the cold of the Arctic Circle.
In the other Champions League games on Tuesday night, Olympiakos defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-0, Copenhagen played a 1-1 draw with Napoli, Villarreal lost 2-1 to Ajax, while Kairat were beaten 4-1 by Club Brugge.
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