superwin636 Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes understands the desire among casual fans to see them smash Shakhtar Donetsk beyond a 1-0 win in the Champions League, but a run of clean sheets at the Emirates Stadium has given reassurance that the Gunners can count on the fortress. superwin636

The Gunners are still going strong in the Champions League, having not conceded a single goal in 270 minutes last season. If we also look at last season, they had 5 clean sheets in 6 matches at the Emirates Stadium.  ( superwin636 )

It is this strong defensive selling point that Gabriel sees as a boost to the morale of the entire dressing room. 

“It was a difficult game but we still got three points. We are happy to be the home team playing in front of our own fans,” he told Arsenal TV.

“To be able to give this to them is good for us and for the club.”

“The team worked very hard. Of course it was good to keep a clean sheet, get all three points. We are happy.” 

Changing the back four during the game is a challenge that Gabriel has been impressed by, with the team holding on despite William Saliba’s red card in the 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth, and with right-back Ben White and left-back Riccardo Calafiori out injured yesterday, replaced by Miguel Merino and Miles Lewis-Skelly. 

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“Everyone needs to talk to each other to adapt to the situation – we did well to keep a clean sheet.” 

Arsenal will face another challenge at home against Liverpool ( Oct 27 ) to maintain their unbeaten home run for the eighth game .