Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Reyes sits out impressive Arsenal Euro triumph

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Arsenal have cruised to a 3-0 win in their Champions League qualifier first-leg clash at Dinamo Zagreb.

Arsenal scored three second-half goals to take control of their Champions League third qualifying round tie.
Cesc Fabregas collected a lay-off from Robin van Persie before slotting home from a tight angle after 63 minutes.
Van Persie doubled their lead a minute later after collecting a long pass from Alexander Hleb and Fabregas scored the third after a jinking run.
Jose Antonio Reyes, linked with a move to Real Madrid, was left out of the side for the first-leg encounter.
Fabregas told ITV Sport: "Every season you try to get better and better. I feel physically stronger than last year.
"If you feel stronger then you can go forward and you can defend. My target is to try to play the same way as last season and defend better."
The game had been goalless at the interval and Fabregas was pleased with the performance after the break.
He said: "It was very difficult, they made it very hard. I think we did very well in the second half."