Bould proud of Arsenal spirit

MONTPELLIER — Arsenal’s assistant coach Steve Bould said his side’s 2-1 win at Montpellier in the Champions League on Tuesday represented a promising start to a daunting run of fixtures.

Report by Reuters
First-half goals from Lukas Podolski and Gervinho enabled Arsenal to fight back after Younes Belhanda gave Montpellier an early lead at Stade de la Mosson, leaving the Gunners level on points with Schalke 04 at the top of Group B. After previous wins over Liverpool and Southampton, Arsenal now have three consecutive victories behind them, but the sequence of matches taking them into October could determine their objectives for the rest of the season.

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