Arsenal's pre-season transfer activity was once again dominated by media speculation regarding the future of club captain Cesc Fàbregas, whose return to boyhood club Barcelona was widely expected, although not officially confirmed until the middle of August when an initial fee in the region of £30 million[3] was agreed between the two clubs. Following an international break, the Gunners' home match against Sunderland looked set to be heading for a 1–1 draw until Van Persie scored in the last ten minutes to secure all three points, whilst a late goal also earned an away European victory against Marseille, with Ramsey providing the required firepower. Thursday 11 March, 18:55 CET Ajax vs Young Boys Dynamo Kyiv vs Villarreal Manchester United vs AC Milan Slavia Praha vs Rangers. March 12, 2021. Arsenal first surrendered an early lead against Swansea, before giving away another goal just seconds after grabbing an equaliser in the second half to go down 3–2 in South Wales. In the Premier League, Arsenal struggled to recover from a poor start to the season. As the season concluded, captain Robin van Persie was confirmed as the winner of the Premier League's Golden Boot award with 30 goals in the season. Underneath the crest was one of the club's first recorded mottos – "Forward" – with the anniversary dates of 1886 and 2011 either side. Arsenal continued to press, and after Mkhitaryan skimmed the bar, Ramsey latched onto a delightful through ball from Ozil before rounding the goalkeeper to hand the visitors a 2-0 half-time lead. Henry secured all three points for the Gunners in injury time, following Aaron Ramsey's earlier goal that cancelled out James McClean's goal for Sunderland. The year ended with a 1–0 win over Queens Park Rangers at the Emirates, with Van Persie's goal being enough to secure him the club record for goals scored in a calendar year, although he did fall a single strike short of equalling Alan Shearer's Premier League record of 36. Arsenal score three first-half goals but AC Milan hold on to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-3 aggregate win. Arsenal opened February with an emphatic 7–1 victory over struggling Blackburn to halt their poor run of league form. Compare Arsenal and AC Milan. Arsenal eventually secured their first league win of the season at home to newly promoted Swansea City at the start of September, when Andrey Arshavin's goal proved enough to separate the sides, before the team faced the first of their six Champions League group stage fixtures away to German champions Borussia Dortmund. – Jack Wilshere signs new long-term contract, "Arsenal's Johan Djourou signs new contract extension until 2015 – report", "Arsenal F.C. [21] Pre-season saw Arsenal hold their first ever Asian tour, commencing against a Malaysian League XI in Kuala Lumpur where goals from Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Carlos Vela and Tomáš Rosický earned the Gunners a 4–0 win. Danny Welbeck scored twice as Arsenal progressed into the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 3-1 second-leg victory and 5-1 aggregate win over AC Milan. The 2011–12 season was Arsenal's 20th season in the Premier League, and also marked the club's 125th anniversary. Awarded to the player who is adjudged to have been the best throughout the Premier League season, by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). Despite United leading at half-time, Van Persie scored his 19th league goal of the season to draw the teams level, before Danny Welbeck took advantage of further defensive lapses to inflict the Arsenal's third defeat in a row, and further hamper the team's quest for qualification to next season's Champions League. pic.twitter.com/V08y0tTTiN. A win looked to be on the cards thanks to Robin van Persie's first half goal, but Dortmund's Ivan Perišić equalised with just two minutes left to play leaving Arsenal to be satisfied with just a single point. To comparison, on all remaining Matches against other Teams Arsenal made a average of 2.2 Home Goals Tore per Match and Team AC Milan 1.6 away Goals per Match. Source: Premier League, Last updated: 13 May 2012Source: Arsenal F.C.Note: Premier League fixtures not listed due to copyright. VIDEO Tottenham Hotspur vs Dinamo Zagreb (Europa League) Highlights ... VIDEO Juventus vs FC Porto (Champions League) Highlights. – Arsenal announce pre-season game in Malaysia", "Arsenal F.C. The return of Arsenal's stronger starting 11 in their next Premier League match saw the team return to winning ways, securing a 1–0 victory at home to Everton, before making the trip to the Etihad Stadium a week later to face league leaders Manchester City without both first choice full-backs, Bacary Sagna and André Santos. Arsenal's new year seemed set to get off to a good start, with Laurent Koscielny's goal grabbing a lead against Fulham in their opening match, but in what has become something of an Arsenal trait, the team could not strengthen their position, and Fulham seized on this. Image of AC Milan VS Arsenal FC 4-0, UEFA Champions League 2011/12 for fans of AC Milan 29522856 By Richard Clarke at the San Siro Arsenal will have to produce a mighty comeback against Milan on March 6 if they are to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. – Bendtner signs a new long-term contract", "Arsenal F.C. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. A 4–0 win in the Premier League away at Wigan Athletic allowed Arsenal to continue their progression up the league table thanks to goals from Mikel Arteta, Thomas Vermaelen, Gervinho and Robin van Persie, before the team travelled to Athens to face Olympiacos in their final group stage match in the Champions League. The Gunners faced a two-legged tie against Italian side Udinese to secure qualification to the season's UEFA Champions League competition, with Theo Walcott's fourth-minute goal separating the teams in the first leg at the Emirates, before goals from Walcott and Robin van Persie, as well as a penalty save from Wojciech Szczęsny, saw the Gunners secure victory in the away leg in Udine, and secure their place in the group stage of the competition. [6] The only notable exits in July came in goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, who retired for the second time, having come out of his first retirement in March to solve an injury crisis that left Arsenal with just one match-fit goalkeeper, while Gaël Clichy joined Manchester City. November opened with Marseille visiting the Emirates for the return leg of the Champions League fixture, a game that ended in a 0–0 draw. – Ryo Miyaichi completes move to Arsenal", "Lansbury signs contract extension with Club", "Arsenal F.C. Arsène Wenger’s side went down 4-0 at the San Siro on Wednesday evening in the Knockout Round first leg. ATTENTIONS TURN TO NAPOLI ... AC MILAN PARTNERS WITH THERABODY TO SUPPORT PLAYER WELLNESS. They first secured an injury time victory against fellow competitors for the European places in the table, Newcastle. [10] Left-back Armand Traoré's departure to newly promoted Queens Park Rangers on the penultimate day of the transfer window completed the departures from the first team,[11] before Arsène Wenger, under increasing criticism for the lack of arrivals so far,[12] went on something of a spending spree in the final 48 hours of the window. Updated to match played 13 May 2012Source: Competitions. – Arsenal to sign striker Chu Young Park", Arsenal F.C. Mikel Arteta also found the net, before Henry scored his first Premier League goal in nearly six years to complete the victory in stoppage time. – Brazilian Santos completes move to Arsenal, "Arsenal F.C. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The two legs were sandwiched between an early Premier League title contender clash at the Emirates against Liverpool, where an own goal from Aaron Ramsey and a last minute strike from new Liverpool signing Luis Suárez saw the team fall to a 0–2 defeat, and fuel the widely held belief that Arsenal would once again fail to prove serious challengers for the league title. Arsenal's run of pre-season fixtures concluded with a loss to Portuguese team Benfica in the Eusébio Cup, once again surrendering a one-goal advantage courtesy of Van Persie to end up losing 2–1 in Lisbon. – Laurent Koscielny completes move to Arsenal, "Tomas Rosicky signs new Arsenal contract", The Guardian – Arsenal move for £6.8m midfielder Rosicky, "Official: Arsenal sign Mikel Arteta from Everton on four-year deal", The Guardian – Arsene Wenger makes leap of faith by bringing Mertesacker to Arsenal, "Robin van Persie: Man Utd agree £24m deal with Arsenal for striker", The Telegraph – Robin van Persie becomes a leader from the front for Arsenal, Arsenal close to signing Brazilian defender Andre Santos, Arsenal F.C. With a group topping position already secured, Arsène Wenger chose to field a much weakened side, making ten changes from the team that started at Wigan three days earlier, and this was evident as the team fell to a 3–1 defeat. Although not enough to overturn the first leg deficit, the win did allow the Gunners to bow out of European football for the season in excellent style. – Wojciech Szczesny pens new long-term contract, "Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke: Arsène Wenger is one of the greats – he will be in charge for as long as he wants", The Daily Telegraph – Arsenal complete £12 million signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton, "Arsenal F.C. Ozil has now been directly involved in 100 goals for Arsenal, scoring 37 and assisting a further 63. Another draw completed Arsenal's April, sharing the points with Stoke after a 1–1 stalemate, with Van Persie adding another goal to his already impressive tally, pushing him closer to the Premier League's golden boot award, but also cancelling out Peter Crouch's earlier goal for the home side at the Britannia Stadium. Matches between teams. Van Persie brought his goal tally in all competitions to 28 with a hat-trick, whilst Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain continued his impressive run of form by scoring his first and second Premier League goals. Awarded to the squad who is adjudged to have been the best throughout the history of the Premier League, by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor. Image of AC Milan VS Arsenal FC 4-0, UEFA Champions League 2011/12 for Фаны of AC Milan 29522856 Wayne Rooney struck twice in each leg as United won 3-1 in Italy, Paul Scholes also netting, then 4-0 at Old Trafford, when Park Ji-Sung and Darren Fletcher completed the rout. Arsenal's only home pre-season matches came in the annual Emirates Cup tournament, where Boca Juniors, the New York Red Bulls and Paris Saint-Germain were welcomed to London. This aim would be tested heavily in their next game, the North London derby against age-old rivals Tottenham, who have spent the season so far above Arsenal in the table. Bryson tops it, Westwood carves into water! Arsenal were still outside the Premier League top three, and it fell to Laurent Koscielny to score in the 54th minute to secure victory and the final English group stage place in the next season's Champions League competition. Awarded to the player who has scored the most goals throughout the Premier League season. Arsenal continued to press in the second-half, and were rewarded with a goal from Tomáš Rosický and a brace from Theo Walcott to secure a memorable 5–2 victory that the Gunners would savour, and that saw the team strengthen their challenge for fourth place. Arsenal eased the pressure on Arsene Wenger with an impressive 2-0 first-leg victory at AC Milan in the Europa League last 16, ending a four-game losing streak in the process. Last updated: 13 May 2012Source: Competitive match reports. The Gunners are the first side to beat AC Milan at the San Siro in the Europa League/UEFA Cup since February 2002 (0-1 v Roda JC) - the Italians had gone 10 games without losing between these defeats. Composed. Awarded to the player who is adjudged to have been the best throughout the Premier League season, by the Football Writers' Association (FWA). Simply predict six correct scores to win Jeff's £1 million. Had the Milan player gone down, referee Clement Turpin would perhaps have felt more inclined to point to the spot. VIDEO Manchester United vs AC Milan (Europa League) Highlights. 11 March 2021. [7] It was August before the club's transfer activity increased, with promising young striker Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joining from Southampton for a reported £12 million,[8] before the departures of Fàbregas to Barcelona, the long-serving Emmanuel Eboué to Turkish side Galatasaray,[9] and Samir Nasri to Manchester City for a fee of £25 million. AC Milan: G.Donnarumma (6), Calabria (5), Bonucci (6), Romagnoli (5), Rodriguez (6), Biglia (5), Bonaventura (6), Kessie (5), Calhanoglu (6), Suso (5), Cutrone (5) Competitive matches only This allowed Arsenal to capitalise, with man of the moment Van Persie netting two goals in the second half thanks to assists first from Alex Song and then Thomas Vermaelen, before Shinji Kagawa netted the Germans a consolation goal in injury time. However, if things were going well in the Cup, the same could not be said for progress in the Premier League. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Source: 20th Anniversary Barclay Premier League Awards, Learn how and when to remove this template message, 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round, 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group F, 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, "Arsenal agree terms with barca for fabregas", "Young defender Carl Jenkinson joins Arsenal", "Clichy completes move to Manchester City", "Samir Nasri completes Manchester City move from Arsenal", "Traore seals move to Queens Park Rangers", "Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he will not quit and wants three new players after "humiliating" 8–2 defeat by Manchester United", "Arsenal F.C. Arsenal's home, away, third and goalkeeper outfits featured an anniversary crest to mark the club's 125th anniversary. At the close of the window, Arsenal had spent an estimated £51.2 million, compared to an income of nearly £75 million. Arsene Wenger's side won a European knockout match at the Emirates for the first time since March 2012, when they beat AC Milan 3-0 in the last 16 of the Champions League. Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images Good evening everybody. Arsenal's opening match in the League Cup looked to be a straightforward home tie against League Two outfit Shrewsbury Town, but it was the opposition that opened the scoring, before Kieran Gibbs, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Yossi Benayoun eventually secured progress to the fourth round. ... Michael Jones 11 March 2021 18:12… A Mikel Arteta goal in the 87th minute was enough to first secure a 1–0 home victory over championship contenders Manchester City, before Van Persie, Walcott and Benayoun all scored to record a 3–0 victory at struggling Wolves. Manchester United's Europa League draw with AC Milan brought back memories of vintage Alex Ferguson, with a 7-2 aggregate win over the Serie A giants. Last updated: 13 May 2012. With five goals and nine assists in all competitions this season, Özil (14) has had a hand in more goals than any other Arsenal player. Arsenal finished the season in third place after winning their last league match 3–2 against West Bromwich Albion on 13 May 2012. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. – Arteta joins Arsenal on a four-year deal", "Arsenal F.C. Image of AC Milan VS Arsenal FC 4-0, UEFA Champions League 2011/12 for Фаны of AC Milan 29523063 – Aaron Ramsey signs new deal with Arsenal", South Wales Echo – Arsenal claim discount on Ramsey deal, ESPN Soccernet – Alexandre Song Billong Bio, Daily Mirror – Wenger back tracks on his over-30s policy, Arsenal F.C. The turnaround was complete when Arsenal beat title-rivals Chelsea 5–3 at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from André Santos and Theo Walcott, as well as a hat-trick from Van Persie, a performance that helped the Dutchman to the Premier League player of the month award, and saw the Gunners finish October, seventh in the table. – Arsenal agree loan move for Yossi Benayoun", "Denilson returns to Brazil for São Paulo loan", "Robin van Persie named new Arsenal captain", "Arsenal F.C. It seemed that Arsenal's poor form against their rivals in recent years was likely to continue, falling 2–0 behind through goals from Louis Saha and former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor, before Bacary Sagna and the ever-reliable Van Persie scored in quick succession to bring the teams level at half-time. By Richard Clarke“I have a gut feeling the players can do it,” said Arsène Wenger ahead of the visit of AC Milan, and their 4-0 first-leg lead, to Emirates Stadium. Seven of the Armenian's last nine goals in all competitions have been scored in European fixtures (six in the Europa League and one in the Champions League). 2011/12, Round of 16, 1st leg. Giuseppe MeazzaAttendance: Attendance72,821. 2012 Stadio San Siro - Milan. ... 12 March 2021. The impact of the result was only alleviated by results elsewhere, with four of the six teams above Arsenal in the table – Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle United all playing out draws in the same weekend. That final day saw Arsenal travel to face West Brom whilst Tottenham hosted Fulham, with an Arsenal win being enough to guarantee third. Awarded to the player who is adjudged to have been the best throughout the Premier League season, by the Professional Footballers' Association's (PFA) fans. Awarded to the players who are adjudged to have been the best throughout the Premier League season, by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). The following week, the Gunners hosted Manchester United for the first time since last year's 8–2 humiliation at Old Trafford. Arsenal vs AC Milan. After another international break, Arsenal continued where they left off with a 2–1 win at Norwich City thanks to two more goals from Robin van Persie, making him just the third player since the Premier League's inception after Alan Shearer and former Arsenal captain Thierry Henry to score 30 goals in a calendar year. The 2–1 victory was not only enough to secure the Gunners' progression, but also top spot in Group F thanks to Olympiacos' victory over second-placed Marseille in the night's other match. Head to Head information (H2H). Arsenal's matches both ended in draws, first surrendering a Van Persie and Aaron Ramsey created two-goal lead against Boca Juniors, before conceding an 84th minutes own goal from Kyle Bartley against the New York Red Bulls the next day, cancelling out a Van Persie opener. Arsenal's UEFA Champions League campaign once again proved unsuccessful, falling at the first hurdle in the knockout stage, with a 4–0 defeat at Milan ultimately proving fatal. Arsenal ended December with two games in four days, and Gervinho's eighth-minute goal looked to have set the Gunners off well against Wolverhampton Wanderers, but Steven Fletcher's equaliser later in the first half ended up restricting them to just a single point. It was Vermaelen who again secured all three points in Arsenal's next match, away to Everton, a victory that was also enough to propel Arsenal above Tottenham into third place in the league table. The fixtures for the 2011–12 Serie A season were announced by the Serie A on 27 July. see ac milan vs barcelona for head to head. – Arsenal set for Benfica pre-season friendly", "Dubious Goals Panel reduce Henry record", "Wenger is February Manager of the Month", "Van Persie is Barclays Player of the Month", "Van Persie wins PFA Player of the Year award", "Robin van Persie voted PFA fans' player of the year", "Van Persie named Footballer of the Year", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2011–12_Arsenal_F.C._season&oldid=1010059691, 2011–12 UEFA Champions League participants seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from August 2012, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 March 2021, at 16:27. Stay up to date with news from the AC Milan world: all training sessions, matches, interviews and much more. Last updated: 29 November 2011Source: Arsenal F.C. Compare form, standings position and many match statistics. A Robin van Persie brace was enough to come from behind to beat Liverpool at Anfield, before securing a 3–0 home victory against Milan thanks to goals from Laurent Koscielny, Tomáš Rosický and Van Persie.
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