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Arsenal in seventh heaven with 3-1 win at Inter

Gabriel Jesus pushed Arsenal into the last 16 of the Champions League with a double in Tuesday's 3-1 win at Inter Milan which made the Gunners mathematically sure of a top-eight finish.

Reuters WORLD
Published January 21,2026
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Arsenal maintained their perfect run in the ⁠Champions League with a 3-1 win over Inter Milan at the ‍San Siro on Tuesday, where Gabriel Jesus scored a ‌first-half double and ‍Viktor Gyokeres wrapped up the victory late on.

A seventh win from seven guarantees Arsenal a top-two finish in the league phase which means home advantage in the second leg all the way through to the semi-finals. They ⁠sit top of the standings on 21 points, six ahead of Bayern Munich who host Union Saint-Gilloise on Wednesday.

Jesus finished off a scuffed effort by Jurrien Timber to give ‌Arsenal a 10th-minute lead. Petar Sucic levelled eight minutes later only for Jesus to put the visitors back in ‍front with a header from a corner 14 ‍minutes before ‍the break.

Substitute Gyokeres wrapped ⁠up the win ‍with a stunning finish from outside the area six minutes from time and Inter dropped to ninth ⁠in the ‌table on 12 points.