{"id":149,"date":"2026-02-21T11:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=149"},"modified":"2026-02-21T11:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:18:39","slug":"only-peps-city-surpasses-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"only Pep’s City surpasses them"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The 1-3 of Arsenal <\/strong>against Inter at the Giuseppe Meazza served to reconfirm the perfect Champions League 2025-26<\/strong> of the ‘Gunner’ team after the winter ‘break’ in Europe: a full performance (7 wins in 7 games) with a forcefulness (20 goals for, just two against) that places them as anot one of the favorites to lift the European title in the final in Budapest. <\/strong><\/p>\n

And Arsenal, with Mikel Arteta<\/strong> to the head, has won seven consecutive Champions League games for the first time in its history. <\/strong>A milestone, in England, only equaled (and surpassed, 10 in a row) by Manchester City (in 2023-24) and that they will presumably raise to eight if they beat Kazakh Kairat Almaty on the last day… bottom with just one point in seven days. <\/p>\n

At the continental level, Bayern, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Dortmund have been able to win eight or more consecutive games. A ‘club’ that Arsenal wants to join.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Bayern Munich – 15 consecutive wins (2019-20)<\/li>\n
  2. Bayern Munich – 10 consecutive wins (2013)<\/li>\n
  3. Manchester City – 10 (2023-24)<\/li>\n
  4. Real Madrid – 10 (2014-15)<\/li>\n
  5. Barcelona – 9 (2002-03)<\/li>\n
  6. Barcelona – 9 (2014-2015)<\/li>\n
  7. Bayern Munich – 8 (2022-23)<\/li>\n
  8. Borussia Dortmund – 8 (1996-97)<\/li>\n
  9. Arsenal – 7 (2025-…)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Against Inter it was another demonstration of power: in a complicated field, without the imperative need to win (virtually they were already in the TOP-8) and without key pieces in the eleven such as Declan Rice, Gabriel, Martinelli or Odegaard, who were substitutes. lThe Londoners knew how to control<\/strong> (especially in the first half), but also fit… and they withstood the attacks<\/strong> of a team, the Milanese, wounded in its pride. <\/p>\n

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    Inter 1-3 Arsenal Resumen Champions League<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    “Above all, the ambition and the conviction we have that we can compete against any team,” Arteta made clear minutes after the victory. Leaders in the Premier League (with +7 to second) and leaders in the Champions League. <\/strong>Next to nothing.<\/p>\n

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    Above all, the ambition and conviction we have that we can compete against any team<\/p>\n

    Mikel Arteta<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Liverpool’s ‘bad example’<\/h2>\n

    However, and without needing to look back too far, They have the ‘bad example’ of Liverpool at the Emirates. <\/strong>And those at Anfield already drew this path (or a very similar one) last year: winners of the ‘league phase’ of the Champions League with 21 points out of a possible 24… and champions in the Premier League. Bad fortune, however, crossed the path of the one who was the favorite to win the Champions League: PSG and the penalty shootout left them out in the round of 16.<\/p>\n

    It was precisely the French team that ‘stopped’ Arsenal last year in the Champions League, eliminating them in the semi-finals and making it clear that, At that time, they were not yet ready to reign in Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    \"Gabriel<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
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    Gabriel Jesus celebrates a goal against Inter.<\/span>EFE.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Arsenal, however, are under pressure for now: a relentless schedule<\/strong> (on February 3 they will play against Chelsea to qualify for the Carabao Cup final) and a long list of injuries<\/strong> that they have skilfully sorted out. They have not lost since 2-1 against Emery’s Aston Villa at the beginning of December.<\/p>\n

    “We have to move forward,” insists Arteta who knows, more than anyone, how much Arsenal fans yearn for a title. <\/strong>And since 2004 there has not been a Premier League while in Europe the Gunner’s record is just two titles: Cup Winners’ Cup (1994) and Fairs Cup (1970). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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