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Watch Partizan Belgrade vs Arsenal live stream online free September 28, 2010 – Information of the match between Partizan Belgrade vs Arsenal kickoff and schedule TV on Tuesday, 28-9-2010, 20:45 CET live at FK Partizan Stadium in UEFA Champions League. Enjoy with the live score, Partizan Belgrade vs Arsenal preview, predictions, recaps and highlights here.
Arsene Wenger has backed reserve keeper Lukasz Fabianski and the rest of his young Arsenal team to rise to the challenge when they take on Partizan Belgrade in what is set to be a highly-charged Champions League encounter in Serbia.
The Gunners were shell-shocked by their home Barclays Premier League defeat to West Brom on Saturday, where they had trailed 3-0, and now must look to get their season back on track with a positive result in one of the most intimidating atmospheres in European football.
Partizan may have come through three rounds of qualifying to reach the group stages, but the Belgrade side are in good form, with five wins from six to top their domestic table.
Wenger, though, maintains lessons have been learned from what was an abject display against the Baggies.
”The disappointment was very deep, but we can learn from what has happened to us,” said Wenger.
”We realise that we need to be focused in every single game, produce performances in every single game and that is what I believe we have learnt from Saturday.
”I believe in the intelligence of my group players and I have no doubt in their talents.
”We will be highly motivated and will try to redress what was not right on Saturday.”
Manuel Almunia – who made a number of errors – picked up an elbow injury in that game which opens the door for Fabianski.
Wenger continued: ”For Fabianski, it is another big chance – but you want a goalkeeper or any player to grab the chance when you get it.
”As a manager you can give a chance to a player who is good enough and I believe in his talent.
”He gets another opportunity to show how good he is. I want him to show how good he is.”
Stadion FK Partizan will be at boiling point come kick-off, as ‘The Gravediggers’ look to extend Arsenal’s record of failing to win away in the Champions League since last September.
The Serbians, though, have something of a chequered history of crowd trouble and were thrown out of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup for clashes in a qualifying tie against Zrinjski Mostar – while in September last year, a Toulouse fan died in hospital after being injured following violence in a bar ahead of the two sides’ Europa League tie.
Indeed, Partizan went as far as issuing a plea for calm on their own website, declaring ”this is our chance to wipe out ugly traces of the recent past and we shouldn’t miss this opportunity”.
Wenger, though, is confident the game can pass without incident.
”We are always inside the stadium, so I do not know what is happening outside, I leave that to UEFA and to the Serbian authorities. I am sure they will do that very well,” he said.
Partizan captain Mladen Krstajic says the Serbians will be out to make a name for themselves across Europe with victory.
News from the match
Arsenal will be looking to put their domestic form behind them and return to winning ways when they travel to Belgrade for their second Champions League group game of the season.
Media, fans and pundits all got a little giddy at the sight of Arsenal running rings around Braga a fortnight ago at the Emirates, and not for the first time we asked ourselves if this was an Arsenal side finally ready to win some silverware. Then, also not for the first time, a return to domestic competition exposed their frailties.
Manuel Almunia will miss tonight’s game through injury but came under severe scrutiny at the weekend and would have been a candidate for sitting this one out anyway. Although back-up choice Lukasz Fabianski hardly inspires confidence.
Partizan will do well to take a leaf out of West Bromwich Albion’s book if they want to avoid suffering the same fate as Braga. Although, luckily for them, they won’t have to contend with Cesc Fabregas who, as well as Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott, misses out through injury.
Media, fans and pundits all got a little giddy at the sight of Arsenal running rings around Braga a fortnight ago at the Emirates, and not for the first time we asked ourselves if this was an Arsenal side finally ready to win some silverware. Then, also not for the first time, a return to domestic competition exposed their frailties.
Manuel Almunia will miss tonight’s game through injury but came under severe scrutiny at the weekend and would have been a candidate for sitting this one out anyway. Although back-up choice Lukasz Fabianski hardly inspires confidence.
Partizan will do well to take a leaf out of West Bromwich Albion’s book if they want to avoid suffering the same fate as Braga. Although, luckily for them, they won’t have to contend with Cesc Fabregas who, as well as Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott, misses out through injury.
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