Summary and highlights of Arsenal 2-1 Milan in Friendly Match

Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again! 

Arsenal won 2-1 against Milan 

Tonali's shot goes wide 

Enter Sousa and Cozier in a double change for Arsenal 

Tonali's lateral free kick was centered by Tomari and finished off by Tomari to close the gap on the scoreboard.

Nkiateh gets the first yellow card of the match for Gabbia 

Few chances in the second half after the substitutions by both teams.

Third change for Milán Origi leaves and Lazetic&nbsp enters in his place;

Elneny's shot went over the goal;

Gabbia beat Origi in the duel;

Brahim and Thiaw came on for Milan in place of Saelemaekers and Kalulu, while for Arsenal Cedric and Elneny came on for Partey and White.

The second 45 minutes start in Dubái 

Nketiah assists Nelson, but the shot goes over the goal;

The referee has added four minutes of speaking time;

Tatarusanu lost the ball and Viera assisted Nelson to score the second goal for Arsenal;

Origi was left alone against the goalkeeper, but the referee flagged Rebic offside.

Adli's corner kick to the near post is blocked by the Arsenal backline;

Adli's cross was headed by Origi, but the ball went wide; 

Odegaard put Arsenal ahead with a free kick that beat the wall and the goalkeeper 

Vranckx stole the ball and Milá n generated a good chance that ended with Saelemaekers' shot that went high; 

Origi turned and struck, but the ball crashed against the crossbar;

Adli's lateral free kick, but the ball was cleared by the backline.

First dangerous arrival for Arsenal with a cross from Nelson that was cleared by Vranckx.

The first possession of the match goes to Arsenal;

The players are in the locker room ready for the start of the match;

The English side will take on Juventus next Saturday in what will be the Gunners' last friendly during the current window;

Milan will face two English opponents this week, first today against Arsenal and next Friday against Liverpool, while on December 30 they will face PSV in their last match of 2022.

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The Italian team is coming off a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in their most recent match. The Rossoneri have now gone four consecutive matches without defeat. The reigning Serie A champions are currently in second place in the table with 33 points, eight points behind first-placed Nerazzurri, which is currently Nerazzurri. In the UEFA Champions League they are already in the round of 16 after passing the group stage and between February and March they will play the play-off against Tottenham. A month before, they will be looking for a place in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia against Torino.

Arsenal took advantage of this break to play several friendlies, first losing 4-2 to Watford and then beating Lyon 3-0 with goals from Nkiateh, Viera and Gabriel Magalhaes, all of them in the first half. This team has now won three consecutive Premier League matches and is unbeaten in eight games. This puts them at the top of the table with 37 points, five more than Manchester City, who have 32 and are in second place. Mikel Arteta's side have already qualified directly for the round of 16 after finishing first in Group A. The only negative news of the season for the Gunners is their elimination from the EFL Carabao Cup after losing 1-3 in the round of 32 against Brighton.

A total of 12 times Milan and Arsenal have faced each other in the course of history, with a favorable balance for the English, who have won four matches, while twice the Italians have won. The remaining four last encounters ended in a draw. The última time they met was in 2018 in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League in which the "gunners" won 5-1 on aggregate. Six years earlier it was the Italians who won the tie, this time in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League with 4-3 on aggregate. The last time they met in a friendly match was in 2010 in a match that ended in a 1-1 draw.

Arsenal and Milan will meet in a friendly match to take advantage of the stoppage for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. 

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