From Martin Lipton at Tottenham
Still feels odd to see the list of Spurs executives on page 5 of the match programme and not reading “Daniel Levy”.
He hasn’t been completely air-brushed. Chief executive Vinai Venkatesham’s notes start by him paying “tribute” to the ousted man.
Venkatesham adds: “The club has come a long way over the last 25 years and that is down to Daniel’s vision, passion and commitment.
“He has played a huge part in the transformation of the club and his contribution to where Tottenham Hotspur is today is quite immense.”
Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Arsenal
90+2. Into stoppage time now, six minutes added on.
The Gunners have managed this match brilliantly, controlling the tempo and closing out the game with composure.
That crucial second goal from Trossard looks to have sealed all three points for the travelling side.
Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Arsenal
88. Again, it’s the Arsenal substitutes linking up again as it’s Trossard who makes it two goals to the good!
Another driving run from Martinelli, he uses his pace to breeze past the tiring Bilbao fullback and lifts his head to pick a pass.
He finds Trossard, who swivels smartly before firing a shot that takes a deflection off Vivian and nestles into the back of the net.
From Martin Lipton at Tottenham
Hope is in the air in N17.
For the majority of the fans, this will be the first game they’ve attended since the forced exit of Daniel Levy.
Many of them have chanted against the former chairman for a long time. Now he is part of Tottenham history.
His legacy, though, is here. A giant concrete, glass and plastic monument to commercial ambition. And, maybe, now, football ambition too.
Thomas Frank and his players will not be immune to the change in mood, either. Any grumblings, for now, will be directed at them, not the board.
Getting off the Champions League mark at the expense of the side that finished fifth in Spain last term would be a good way to kick off the future.
Goal Arsenal! – Leandro Trossard
Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Arsenal
82. Bilbao struggling to get back into this game now.
Arsenal are seemingly happy to soak up this pressure from Bilbao, and they’re not creating much from their attacking threats.
Their earlier sub Unai Gomez has had to come off with an injury, he’s replaced by Nico Serrano.
Arsenal play the ball into Trossard, he wins a corner for the Gunners, it’s just their second corner of the evening.