Soft penalties are an epidemic. Stephane Mbia's challenge/rearranging of Sebastian Kehl's face
is not a soft penalty. This is earning every single bit of the penalty and then some, with Kehl
being subbed off. (He's fine, though probably not remembering much of pi.)
Fair warning: not for the exceedingly squeamish.
Soft penalties are an epidemic. Stephane Mbia's challenge/rearranging of Sebastian Kehl's face
is not a soft penalty. This is earning every single bit of the penalty and then some, with Kehl
being subbed off. (He's fine, though probably not remembering much of pi.)
Fair warning: not for the exceedingly squeamish.
Team news, match facts and quotes ahead of the Champions League Group F fixture between Arsenal
and Valencia at Emirates Stadium.
TEAM NEWS
Thomas Vermaelen and Carl Jenkinson are both fit to start. Marouane Chamakh has suffered a
knee injury and is not fit, but Yossi Benayoun is available again after sitting out Saturday's
win over Chelsea due to the terms of his loan deal.
Arsenal travel to the Stade Velodrome tonight in a champions league clash against Group F
leaders Marseille. The Gunners go into this match knowing that anything less than a win could
seriously hamper their chances of moving onto the next stage.
However things do not look too good for Arsenal as number of their key players are major doubts
for the fixture.
