{"id":9353,"date":"2026-01-21T04:40:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9353"},"modified":"2026-01-21T04:40:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:40:47","slug":"jesus-brace-helps-arsenal-down-inter-to-seal-champions-league-qualification-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9353","title":{"rendered":"Jesus brace helps Arsenal down Inter to seal Champions League qualification | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Arsenal win 3-1 at Inter Milan in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League to seal their place in the last 16.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 20 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">20 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Gabriel Jesus is already hitting top form just a month after returning from a lengthy injury layoff.<\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal forward was given only his third start this season, and he scored twice in a dynamic first half to set his side on the way to a 3-1 victory at Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Jesus was out for almost a year after tearing his ACL last January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a dream night. I always dreamed of being a footballer,\u201d Jesus told Amazon Prime. \u201cI watched when I was a kid, I watched a lot of Serie A, so to be here in this stadium and score here is tears in my eyes, because I always dreamed of being here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is always a reason that things happen, even whether it\u2019s good things or difficult things. I learned that during my 11 months out of the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jesus returned in December, but has made mainly substitute appearances since then, with his only starts before Tuesday coming in domestic cup competitions.<\/p>\n<p>However, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta named the Brazilian in the starting lineup at San Siro in place of Viktor Gyokeres, who has struggled to adapt since his big-money move from Sporting Lisbon in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone wants to start,\u201d Jesus added. \u201cI am a very respectful guy. I am not a kid any more; I am 28, so I understand football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very happy Vik came on and scored a goal. I am so happy I scored, and Vik scored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jesus fired Arsenal in front in the 10th minute with an instinctive finish to stretch out his leg and get on the end of a scuffed Jurrien Timber shot.<\/p>\n<p>It was his first Champions League goal in more than two years since netting in a group match against Lens in November 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Inter levelled eight minutes later through Petar Sucic, but Jesus was again in the right place at the right time to put Arsenal in front in the 31st minute.<\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka swung in a corner from the right to the far post, where Leandro Trossard nodded it back across for Jesus to head home.<\/p>\n<p>Gyokeres came on for Jesus in the 75th and scored Arsenal\u2019s third nine minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>The victory assured table-topping Arsenal a spot in the knockout stage of the Champions League and also saw it win seven European games in a row for the first time in its history.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have never won the Champions League, although they reached the final in 2006, losing to Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta\u2019s side also top the Premier League, with a seven-point advantage, and host Manchester United on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal win 3-1 at Inter Milan in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League to seal their place in the last 16. 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