Losing many players due to injury certainly makes the situation more complicated for Arsenal so Arteta tries to rack his brains even when looking at Kai's new position which has always been used as a targetman now used as a playmaker it indicates that Arsenal are a little troubled with the current squad.
In the end, one point is still a positive thing even though their chance for 3 points is actually very large but Arsenal must be willing to share points with Atalanta in their first match this time.
I am an Arsenal fan, but I am not impressed it’s our performance in this game; the players couldn’t hold ball in the middle, and Atalanta Midfielders were taking control of the game due to how often Arsenal loses possession easily. The wingers are not active because no enough passes from the midfield, they channel all the work to the defenders and the defenders delivers their hip perfectly.
We really miss Ødegaard, and the Merino we signed need to get back soon to give us more option in the midfield because we can win title with the likes of Jorginho, Partey and Havertz in the midfield; although they tried their best because it wasn’t easy and it is a good sign that we can also depend on them when our key players are out due to injury. In general, squad depth pay.
Atalanta did well; they deserve three points because they played for it, but the penalty they lost was the cause. Kudos to David Raya for the wonderful saves.
Statistically the actual match in my opinion is a fairly monotonous match even if you see Barcleona and Monaco who play at the same time of course it's better especially seeing Barcleona lose is a separate entertainment in my opinion for this opening match.
Yea, home teams were able to maintain their homes, none of the home teams lost to their opponents in this night fixtures; but in the evening, away teams wins matches.
The new Champions League format has begun, let’s see how it will go as we have seen the first matches. And from all indications, we will have a lot of surprises as big teams might get eliminated early due to points.