Fabregas leads Arsenal into last 16
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LONDON (AFP) — Cesc Fabregas led by example as Arsenal booked their place in the Champions League second round with a 1-0 win against Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday.

Just 24 hours after being installed as Arsenal’s new skipper in place of William Gallas, the Spanish midfielder showed how to inspire a team with a typically sublime pass for Nicklas Bendtner’s late winner at the Emirates Stadium.

Bendtner gets Arsenal back to winning ways
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(CNN) — A late Nicklas Bendtner goal proved enough for Arsenal to get back to winning ways with a 1-0 Champions League Group G victory over Dynamo Kiev, a result that ensured their qualification into the group stages. Bendtner, on as a second-half substitute, superbly fired home three minutes from time after a long pass from newly-appointed captain Cesc Fabregas had expertly split the Kiev defense.

Bendtner blows away the gloom as Arsenal do bare minimum
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The old effortlessness is absent from Arsenal but after all the recent melodrama they are in no mood to apologise for the manner of their progress to the Champions League knockout phase. Any protests last night were being made with vehemence by Dynamo Kiev, who until three minutes from time had some hope of the victory that was, in effect, essential for them.

Wenger makes a statement with Fabregas appointment
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Arsene Wenger’s appointment of Cesc Fabregas as captain is more than just a strategic move, designed to ward off Barcelona attempts to recover the one that got away. The decision also says something significant about the way Wenger sees Arsenal Football Club.

Arsenal and Manchester United Progress in Europe
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Arsenal and Manchester United booked their trips to the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday night. Nicklas Bendtner scored the game’s only goal in the 86th minute as Arsenal beat visiting Dynamo Kiev 1–0. Man United and Villarreal played to a scoreless draw in Spain.