Besiktas 0-0 Arsenal
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- Publié le mercredi 20 août 2014 09:32
- Écrit par Chris Bevan
Arsenal est tombé sur un os, Malmené sur le terrain du Besiktas Istanbul, réduit à dix et ayant perdu Arteta, Arsenal a réussi à tenir le choc (0-0). Tout reste à faire à une semaine du barrage retour de Ligue des champions à l'Emirates Stadium.
Giroud n'a pas pu marquer contre le Besiktas. (Reuters)
Samedi, Arsenal avait eu du mal contre Crystal Palace mais il s’était imposé (2-1). Quatre jours plus tard, les Gunners ont encore prouvé qu’ils étaient en rodage sur le terrain du Besiktas Istanbul (0-0) : sous une pression permanente, ils ont même terminé la rencontre en infériorité numérique en raison de l’expulsion logique de Ramsey. Pour le retour à l’Emirates dans une semaine, ils devront revoir tout leur entrejeu puisque Arteta devrait aussi manquer à l’appel (touché à la cheville gauche).
Alexis Sanchez et Giroud encore décevants...
Dans le vent et sur une mauvaise pelouse, les Londoniens n’ont pas réussi à développer leur jeu. Cazorla a tenté deux frappes mais la première a été trop croisée (13e) puis son coup franc a été capté en deux temps par le portier adverse (80e). Entretemps, le tir enroulé de Wilshere avait frôlé le poteau (38e) et la louche magique de Ramsey avait été manquée par un Giroud très médiocre (45e). Jamais dangereux face au tombeur du Feyenoord Rotterdam au 3e tour, la recrue Alexis Sanchez a encore déçu. Entré à la place du Chilien, Oxlade-Chamberlain a vu Zengin détourner son tir sur le poteau à la 88e !
Tout juste arrivé chez le 3e de la dernière ligue turque, Demba Ba (ex-Chelsea et Newcastle) a été le meilleur de son équipe. Il aurait pu marquer le but de l’année après… 3 secondes de jeu mais sa frappe du coup d’envoi a échoué sur la barre de Szczesny. Dix minutes plus tard, la volée du Sénégalais a été captée par le Polonais. A une minute de la pause, l’ancien joueur de Chelsea et de Newcastle n’a pas cadré alors qu’il était en bonne position aux 18 mètres. Combattif, il a aussi permis à Sahan de se présenter face au gardien des visiteurs mais le Turc n’a pas assez enroulé son intérieur du droit. Très plaisant, ce match aura permis à Chambers de confirmer son bon début de saison. Dans un semaine, les Gunners auront bien besoin de leur nouveau défenseur pour arracher leur qualification en phase de groupes de la Ligue des champions.
C.O.-B.
- Ba hits bar from kick-off for Besiktas
- Ramsey sent off for two bookings
- Oxlade-Chamberlain hits post late on
Aaron Ramsey was sent off as Arsenal fought out a goalless draw away at Besiktas in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie.
Ex-Chelsea striker Demba Ba gave the Gunners a scare when he hit the bar from the halfway line from kick-off.
But Arsenal, bidding to reach the group stage for a 17th consecutive season, also had chances in an open game.
After Ramsey saw red for a second booking, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain saw his shot turned on to the post.
The England international had surged into the box from the right wing in the 88th minute and it took a brilliant diving save from Tolga Zengin to deny him.
Defeat would have been harsh on a Besiktas side who took the game to the Gunners from the start, and they will deservedly travel to north London next week with the tie in the balance.
| Arsenal's record in Champions League qualifiers |
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Arsenal had won all 12 of their previous Champions League qualifying games, scoring 29 goals and conceding only three, while keeping nine clean sheets. They beat Fenerbahce 3-0 in the first leg of their play-off last season, again in Istanbul, going on to win 5-0 on aggregate. |
The Turkish team's own ground is being rebuilt so the match was played at Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium, the scene of Liverpool's famous comeback to beat AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final.
The drama on this occasion was in no way comparable with that epic encounter, but the attacking approach of both sides made for an entertaining game, despite Wenger voicing his concern about the playing surface before kick-off.
Ba set the tone inside the first five seconds with his effort from the halfway line that had Wojciech Szczesny scrambling backwards and stretching to reach the ball as it came back against the woodwork.
The former Chelsea striker, who almost joined the Gunners last summer, went close again soon afterwards with a thumping volley that brought a fine reaction stop from Szczesny.
Arsenal, who began their Premier League campaign with a scrappy win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, were also finding some joy when they went forward.
New signing Alexis Sanchez, in particular, was finding lots of space down the right but Olivier Giroud was having a frustrating time up front.
The visitors did not force Zengin into a save until the 39th minute when Jack Wilshire tried to bend the ball into the top corner from the edge of the area.
Besiktas continued to attack and were almost gifted an opener when Calum Chambers, otherwise solid on his Champions League debut, slipped and let Ba in to fire a low shot wide.
Some more poor Arsenal defending, this time by Mathieu Debuchy, let Olcay Sahan in after half-time, but he curled his shot off target.
The chances dried up as the game entered the last half hour but Ramsey's dismissal, after the Welshman was cautioned twice for tugging players back, appeared to give the home side a late boost with 10 minutes to go.
Instead it was Arsenal who went closest to snatching victory through Oxlade-Chamberlain, before Besiktas' Croatian boss Slaven Bilic, the former Everton and West Ham defender, was sent to the stands for complaining once too often to the officials.
He and Ramsey are both set to miss the second leg, at Emirates Stadium on 27 August.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Besiktas head coach Slaven Bilic before kick-off
Jack Wilshere had Arsenal's first shot on target after 39 minutes
Aaron Ramsey walks off after being shown a red card with 10 minutes to go
Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain went close to scoring a late winner
Besiktas head coach Bilic was sent off for arguing with the officials
Lineup, Bookings (6) & Substitutions (6)
Besiktas
- 29 Zengin
- 22 Gülüm
- 31 de Morais Motta Booked
- 03 Köybasi
- 19 Franco
- 10 Sahan (Töre - 73' )
- 08 Kavlak
- 20 Uysal
- 11 Pektemek (Tosun - 88' )
- 15 Ozyakup Booked (Koyunlu - 81' )
- 09 Ba
Substitutes
- 01 Gonen
- 02 Kurtulus
- 06 Sivok
- 07 Töre
- 21 Koyunlu
- 23 Tosun
- 25 Boral
Arsenal
- 01 Szczesny
- 06 Koscielny
- 21 Chambers
- 02 Debuchy
- 18 Monreal Booked
- 16 Ramsey Dismissed after an earlier booking
- 10 Wilshere
- 08 Arteta (Flamini - 50' Booked )
- 19 Cazorla (Rosicky - 90' )
- 17 Sánchez (Oxlade-Chamberlain - 73' )
- 12 Giroud
Substitutes
- 07 Rosicky
- 15 Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 20 Flamini
- 26 Martinez
- 28 Campbell
- 39 Bellerín
- 51 Miquel
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Besiktas 0, Arsenal 0.
90:00 +4:33 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Besiktas 0, Arsenal 0.
90:00 +2:40Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90:00 +2:05Delay in match Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal) because of an injury.
90:00 +1:42Attempt blocked. Kerim Koyunlu (Besiktas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90:00 +0:28Pedro Franco (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90:00 +0:28Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
89:54 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Santiago Cazorla.
88:04Attempt blocked. Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
87:58Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
87:30 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Besiktas. Cenk Tosun replaces Mustafa Pektemek.
86:03Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross following a corner.
85:36Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kerim Koyunlu.
82:38Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ramon.
82:05Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82:05Foul by Necip Uysal (Besiktas).
80:20 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Besiktas. Kerim Koyunlu replaces Oguzhan Ozyakup.
79:41 DismissalDismissal Second yellow card to Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) for a bad foul.
79:35Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
79:35Oguzhan Ozyakup (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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- Ba hits bar from kick-off for Besiktas
- Ramsey sent off for two bookings
- Oxlade-Chamberlain hits post late on
Aaron Ramsey was sent off as Arsenal fought out a goalless draw away at Besiktas in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie.
Ex-Chelsea striker Demba Ba gave the Gunners a scare when he hit the bar from the halfway line from kick-off.
But Arsenal, bidding to reach the group stage for a 17th consecutive season, also had chances in an open game.
After Ramsey saw red for a second booking, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain saw his shot turned on to the post.
The England international had surged into the box from the right wing in the 88th minute and it took a brilliant diving save from Tolga Zengin to deny him.
Defeat would have been harsh on a Besiktas side who took the game to the Gunners from the start, and they will deservedly travel to north London next week with the tie in the balance.
| Arsenal's record in Champions League qualifiers |
|---|
|
Arsenal had won all 12 of their previous Champions League qualifying games, scoring 29 goals and conceding only three, while keeping nine clean sheets. They beat Fenerbahce 3-0 in the first leg of their play-off last season, again in Istanbul, going on to win 5-0 on aggregate. |
The Turkish team's own ground is being rebuilt so the match was played at Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium, the scene of Liverpool's famous comeback to beat AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final.
The drama on this occasion was in no way comparable with that epic encounter, but the attacking approach of both sides made for an entertaining game, despite Wenger voicing his concern about the playing surface before kick-off.
Ba set the tone inside the first five seconds with his effort from the halfway line that had Wojciech Szczesny scrambling backwards and stretching to reach the ball as it came back against the woodwork.
The former Chelsea striker, who almost joined the Gunners last summer, went close again soon afterwards with a thumping volley that brought a fine reaction stop from Szczesny.
Arsenal, who began their Premier League campaign with a scrappy win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, were also finding some joy when they went forward.
New signing Alexis Sanchez, in particular, was finding lots of space down the right but Olivier Giroud was having a frustrating time up front.
The visitors did not force Zengin into a save until the 39th minute when Jack Wilshire tried to bend the ball into the top corner from the edge of the area.
Besiktas continued to attack and were almost gifted an opener when Calum Chambers, otherwise solid on his Champions League debut, slipped and let Ba in to fire a low shot wide.
Some more poor Arsenal defending, this time by Mathieu Debuchy, let Olcay Sahan in after half-time, but he curled his shot off target.
The chances dried up as the game entered the last half hour but Ramsey's dismissal, after the Welshman was cautioned twice for tugging players back, appeared to give the home side a late boost with 10 minutes to go.
Instead it was Arsenal who went closest to snatching victory through Oxlade-Chamberlain, before Besiktas' Croatian boss Slaven Bilic, the former Everton and West Ham defender, was sent to the stands for complaining once too often to the officials.
He and Ramsey are both set to miss the second leg, at Emirates Stadium on 27 August.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Besiktas head coach Slaven Bilic before kick-off
Jack Wilshere had Arsenal's first shot on target after 39 minutes
Aaron Ramsey walks off after being shown a red card with 10 minutes to go
Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain went close to scoring a late winner
Besiktas head coach Bilic was sent off for arguing with the officials
Lineup, Bookings (6) & Substitutions (6)
Besiktas
- 29 Zengin
- 22 Gülüm
- 31 de Morais Motta Booked
- 03 Köybasi
- 19 Franco
- 10 Sahan (Töre - 73' )
- 08 Kavlak
- 20 Uysal
- 11 Pektemek (Tosun - 88' )
- 15 Ozyakup Booked (Koyunlu - 81' )
- 09 Ba
Substitutes
- 01 Gonen
- 02 Kurtulus
- 06 Sivok
- 07 Töre
- 21 Koyunlu
- 23 Tosun
- 25 Boral
Arsenal
- 01 Szczesny
- 06 Koscielny
- 21 Chambers
- 02 Debuchy
- 18 Monreal Booked
- 16 Ramsey Dismissed after an earlier booking
- 10 Wilshere
- 08 Arteta (Flamini - 50' Booked )
- 19 Cazorla (Rosicky - 90' )
- 17 Sánchez (Oxlade-Chamberlain - 73' )
- 12 Giroud
Substitutes
- 07 Rosicky
- 15 Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 20 Flamini
- 26 Martinez
- 28 Campbell
- 39 Bellerín
- 51 Miquel
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Besiktas 0, Arsenal 0.
90:00 +4:33 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Besiktas 0, Arsenal 0.
90:00 +2:40Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90:00 +2:05Delay in match Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal) because of an injury.
90:00 +1:42Attempt blocked. Kerim Koyunlu (Besiktas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90:00 +0:28Pedro Franco (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90:00 +0:28Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
89:54 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Santiago Cazorla.
88:04Attempt blocked. Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
87:58Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
87:30 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Besiktas. Cenk Tosun replaces Mustafa Pektemek.
86:03Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross following a corner.
85:36Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kerim Koyunlu.
82:38Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ramon.
82:05Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82:05Foul by Necip Uysal (Besiktas).
80:20 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Besiktas. Kerim Koyunlu replaces Oguzhan Ozyakup.
79:41 DismissalDismissal Second yellow card to Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) for a bad foul.
79:35Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
79:35Oguzhan Ozyakup (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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