Arsenal Survive Slavia Scare to Win 2-1 in Prague

Arsenal left the Fortuna Arena with a 2-1 win over Slavia Prague, but it was far from a comfortable night. The Gunners had to ride out a second-half fightback from the home side, one that threatened to take something from the visitors.

The result is the headline. Arsenal's unbeaten start to the Champions League campaign stays intact, and a win on the road in Europe, against a side that refused to fold after the interval, is the kind of result that matters when the table is tight. Away games in this competition rarely come easily, and teams that can hold on when the game gets untidy are usually the ones still standing at the end.

The performance is where the questions start. Describing the display as sloppy is a fair reading of a match that was harder to close out than it should have been. Slavia gave the visitors a second half to think about, and that is the part of the night the coaching staff will focus on before the next fixture.