Uefa Champions League Third Qualifying Round - FC Twente 0 Arsenal 2: Arsenal secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Steve McClaren's FC Twente in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier in Arnhem tonight.
Captain William Gallas bundled the ball in after 63 minutes to hand the Gunners a crucial away goal, with Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor doubling the advantage late on.
Twente had the better of the first half, with Romano Denneboom and Marko Arnautovic both missing good chances to put the Dutch side ahead.
To their credit, Twente continued to press, and Arnautovic pushed his shot wide from an acute angle after being put in on the left side of the penalty area.
Arsenal, who open their Barclays Premier League campaign at home to West Brom on Saturday, remained patient as the tempo of the match dropped heading into the closing 10 minutes.
The victory, and most likely a place in the Champions League group stages, was secured when Theo Walcott dashed into the right side of the Twente area before finding Adebayor, who rolled his shot under the Tewnte goalkeeper.
