Stan. Liege 2 Arsenal 3

SAINT NIC ... Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner scores to get his team back in the game against Standard Liege LUCKY Arsenal survived an enormous scare to steal all three points in Belgium in controversial fashion. The Gunners were two goals down inside the first five minutes but scored twice in the last 12 minutes to get their Champions League campaign off to a winning start. A long-range drive from Eliaquim Mangala and a penalty from Milan Jovanovic got the home side off to a flier. But Nicklas Bendtner got the Gunners back into the game with a cool finish on the stroke of half-time. Thomas Vermaelen's equaliser in the 78th minute caused a huge stir after the Belgian bundled home his effort following what looked like a clear handball from Alex Song. Then Brazilian striker Eduardo sealed the victory with ten minutes remaining after... [read full story]                    

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