Published 2025-10-21 22.33
Viktor Gyökeres is a Greek goal.
The Swedish national team star broke his goal drought with two goals as Arsenal overcame Atletico Madrid to win 4-0 in the Champions League.
– I am of course really satisfied, he says in Viaplay’s broadcast.
Gyökeres had not scored since 13 September when he scored in Arsenal’s 3–0 win over Nottingham. Since then, Gyökeres had played nine games in his league-leading club team and in the national team without scoring a goal.
Now he has struck in the Champions League as well.
When Arsenal took their third straight victory, things really loosened up.
The London team scored four goals in 13 minutes in the second half and Gyökeres struck with the home team’s third and fourth goals.
First he made it 3-0 from close range in the 67th minute and just three minutes later he made it 4-0 after a corner.
He was asked if he was more pleased with his second goal because he cheered more after it.
– No, both were good. I wasn’t sure if it was offside after the first one, so maybe that was why, says Gyökeres, who was awarded as the best player of the match.
Big smile
After the 3–0 goal, he finally got to make his world-famous goal gesture and the Swede burst into a big smile.
When he left the pitch in the 83rd minute, he received a standing ovation from the Arsenal supporters.
Before Viktor Gyökere’s goalscoring display got underway, Gabriel had headed in 1-0 in the 57th minute after a perfect Declan Rice free-kick and Gabriel Martinelli made it 2-0 seven minutes later with his third goal in three CL games.
Arsenal had a crossbar shot already in the opening match from Eberechi Eze on a shot that was directed at a Madrid player.
But Atletico were not harmless. Julián Alvarez missed a half-open goal after Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya was on a strange outing before the break and then he had a crossbar shot straight into the second half.
Three on full pot
Arsenal is one of three teams that are on full pot, nine points, of the teams that have played three games, but Gyökeres does not want to start talking about the title yet.
– We always want to win our matches, but there is a long way to go and that may be a boring answer, but we take it one match at a time, he says.
Reigning champion Paris Saint-Germain crushed Bayer Leverkusen away from home and won 7-2. 20-year-old Désiré Doué struck with a hat-trick.
Inter beat Belgian Union SG 4-0 away from home.
FC Copenhagen suffered their second loss in their first three games at home against Borussia Dortmund, who won 4–2.
FCK, who are on a point, were 1-1 until the 61st minute when Ramy Bensebaini was able to make it 2-1 for Dortmund from the penalty spot.
Both Jordan Larsson and Viktor Claesson started for FCK and Daniel Svensson for Dortmund.
