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Not even Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone could combat Arsenal's set piece brilliance, as the Gunners showed why they might be ready to turn progress into trophies.
Arsenal scored four goals in 14 minutes as they thrashed Atletico Madrid to continue their perfect start to the league phase of the Champions League.
Arsenal are preparing for just their third-ever meeting with Atlético Madrid, as Mikel Arteta faces against Diego Simeone for the first time.
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Arsenal is one of the favorites to take home the English Premier League title, while also hopeful to make a deep run in the UCL. They punched their ticket to the Champions League for a third year in a row by finishing third in the EPL once again. The Gunners have picked up wins over Athletic Club and Olympiacos so far in UCL play.
In a bit of gamesmanship, the showers at the Emirates Stadium did not have hot water for Atleti, who filed a complaint with UEFA. That caused the La Liga side to travel back to their London hotel to shower. Arsenal apologized and indicated the malfunction affected the showers in both dressing rooms at the stadium and was fixed.
Viktor Gyökeres said he believes "there are a lot of goals" in Arsenal's famous number 14 shirt after ending his drought in Tuesday's 4-0 thrashing of Atletico Madrid.
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