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Eduardo returned to haunt his old club as Shakhtar
Donetsk fought back from a goal down to beat Arsenal 2-1 in their
Champions League Group H clash at Donbass
Arena.
The man who swapped north London for eastern Ukraine in the
summer grabbed a superb consolation as a sub in his team's 5-1
battering at the Emirates two weeks ago.
Yet, last night, Eduardo's goal proved far more decisive. His
clever, classy effort just before half-time turned out to be the
winner and means Arsenal still have work to do in Group H.
England forward Theo Walcott had slotted in a fine breakaway
goal after 10 minutes for the injury-hit Barclays Premier League
side, who were without captain Cesc Fabregas.
However, Shakhtar - trashed 5-1 at Emirates Stadium a fortnight
ago - responded well and were eventually rewarded when 19-year-old
Craig Eastmond, making his European debut, diverted Dmytro
Chygrynskiy's header into his own net.
Eduardo - who scored a late consolation goal in north London -
then slotted home from close range on the stroke of half-time,
which proved enough to force his old club to wait for qualification
to the knockout stages.
Ahead of the match, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his
team not to expect another European romp against a side boasting an
impressive home record, the Miners having kept clean sheets in nine
of 10 matches and losing just two of the last 30 games in all
competitions.