Arsenal get their Champions League campaign underway with a 2-1 win over FC Thun thanks to Dennis Bergkamp's late goal Markus Rosenburg scores for Ajax during Arsenal's 2-1 win in Amsterdam, the last goal they let in on the way to the final Thierry Henry surpasses Ian Wright as Arsenal's leading goalscorer with a spectacular brace against Sparta Prague Robin van Persie nets a brace against Sparta at Highbury to give Arsenal a place in the last 16 of the Champions League Robert Pires scores a late penalty as Arsenal beat FC Thun 1-0, a club record sixth consecutive European win Arsene Wenger sees Thierry Henry miss a penalty as his side draw 0-0 with Ajax at Highbury in their last group game Thierry Henry celebrates after scoring a wonder goal at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid in the first leg of the last 16 Jens Lehmann makes a stunning double save in the second leg as Arsenal draw 0-0 with Real Madrid to progress Cesc Fabregas stars against Juventus in the quarter-finals, scoring the first and setting up Thierry Henry for the second Pavel Nedved sees red at the Stadio Delle Alpi as Arsenal keep another clean sheet to comfortably make it to the semi-finals Play is halted in the semi-final against Villarreal as a squirrel makes an unexpected appearance by the North Bank Kolo Toure is mobbed by his team-mates after giving the Gunners the lead just before half-time against Villarreal Jens Lehmann is the hero in the semi-final second leg at El Madrigal saving Juan Roman Riquelme's last-minute penalty Lehmann's heroics seal victory for Arsenal - the Gunners will face AC Milan or Barcelona in Paris in the final on 17 May
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