Arsenal’s victory was decided within 52 minutes.
Any hope of reversing the situation of the Turkish team was extinguished at the beginning of the second half when Welbeck completed the first hat-trick of his career in the 52nd minute. In the 63rd minute, Galatasaray scored a goal from a penalty kick.
Welbeck, with his increasingly good form, is gradually proving that he is worthy of Arsenal’s trust.
This big win first helped Arsenal get their first three points in this season’s Champions League group stage and lit up their hopes of getting a ticket to the next round.
Galatasaray received enthusiastic cheers from a group of fans from home, who lit up a corner of the Emirates stand with flares.
It wasn’t until they were outplayed in the last 30 minutes that Galatasaray began to dominate.
Arsenal 4-1 Galatasaray
Experts were deeply concerned about Arsenal because they lost all three optimal options in the midfield due to injuries to Aaron Ramsey and Mikel Arteta, and Jack Wilshere was not physically fit to start.
That patchwork system puts Alexis, Welbeck and Ozil in their most favored positions and becomes the basis for them to shine.
Alexis shined as a left-sided attacker, contributing a goal and an assist.
Between two goals that clearly marked Alexis’ individuality, Welbeck entered his name on the electronic board for the second time with a goal in the 30th minute. That is the situation where this $26.5 million rookie shows it all.
Welbeck could have completed his own hat trick in just a few minutes with the second goal, but in the situation of being set up by Ozil, the striker finished straight at the position chosen by Muslera.
Szczesny’s direct red card was the only silent mark about Arsenal in yesterday’s convincing victory.
The football party at the Emirates would have been more wonderful for Arsenal and the home fans, if it weren’t for the situation where their defense was negligent, allowing Yilmaz to escape in the penalty area, forcing goalkeeper Szczesny to commit a foul, and then receive a direct red card.
Sneijder had two good opportunities to further shorten the gap and raise hopes of creating a miracle for Galatasaray, but the Dutch star did not take advantage of it.
Arsenal, at home, still seems to be the enemy of the Turkish representatives.