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Henry warns
against Euro complacency
Champions League
Real Madrid 0
Arsenal 1
THIERRY Henry has warned his team-mates to stay calm after
Arsenal surprised Real Madrid in the second round on Tuesday
night.
The French strikers magical solo goal, two minutes after
half-time, was enough to secure victory in the Bernabeu Stadium
the first English team to do so.
But, despite the elation, Henry warned there was work to do
if Arsenal are to qualify for the quarter-finals.
He said: We need to keep our feet on the ground and not
get carried away with this result. We all know they are a great
team and they can turn things around. As far as I am concerned
we are not there yet.
Henry ran with the ball from near the half-way line, evading
three challenges, before firing past Iker Casillas.
It proved the only goal of an exciting contest and the teams
first-ever competitive meeting.
Arsenal, unbeaten in Europe this season, might have been ahead
inside the first two minutes had Casillas not palmed away Jose
Reyes angled drive.
Henry bounced a header wide and swung a wild free-kick over
the bar.
The best chances for Real fell to David Beckham but the England
captain was twice frustrated by Jens Lehmann.
In the second half, Freddie Ljungberg dragged a shot wide while
Raul flicked a header over the bar. There was a nervous moment
late on when Zinedine Zidane swung at a swerving cross but the
ball was beyond him.
The two teams meet at Highbury on March 8. |
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