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Arsenal booked their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League with an impressive victory over Borussia Dortmund.
Yaya Sanogo opened the scoring inside two minutes to set the Gunners on their way, before Alexis Sanchez added a second with a beautiful shot that curled past Roman Weidenfeller.
Dortmund did have chances, however, and had third-choice goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to thank for keeping them in the lead. The Argentine produced a fantastic save to deny Henrikh Mkhitaryan at the end of the first-half to keep the game at 1-0 and did everything that was asked of him.
Defensively, the Gunners looked more solid than they had done in recent weeks, keeping a clean sheet.
Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey disappointed, but Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, on his 100th appearance for Arsenal, was an impressive performer down the right.
Arsene Wenger may have raised a few eyebrows when he opted to start Sanogo over Joel Campbell and Lukas Podolski, who were both on the bench, but his gamble certainly paid off.
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Show all 22 1 /22Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Emiliano Martinez Made a crucial save towards the end of the first half to deny Mkhitaryan and generally looked very solid – much better than Szczesny has played this season… 7
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Calum Chambers Continues to impress in a position which might not prove to be his best – great energy. 7
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Per Mertesacker Did well to keep the dangerous Immobile quiet and handled his job professionally. 6
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Nacho Monreal It might be his last game at centre-back for a while with Koscielny nearing full fitness and if it is he probably gave his best display in the position so far this season. 6
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Kieran Gibbs Continues to impress and if he can stay fit will soon establish himself ahead of Leighton Baines as the leading left-back in the country. 7
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Aaron Ramsey Not the main man at the moment but played his part in what was a great team display. 6
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Mikel Arteta Produced a solid performance at the base of the Arsenal midfield before making way for Flamini – did pick up a needless yellow card in the first half. 6
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Santi Cazorla Brilliant performance from Cazorla – involved in much of Arsenal’s dynamic attacking play and assisted both goals. 8
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Alexis Sanchez Not necessarily at his eye-catching best all evening but left his mark on the game with a wonderful curling effort. 7
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – Brings balance to the Arsenal side with his all-round game, fast becoming an indispensable member of Wenger’s squad – almost capped another strong performance with a dipping half-volley that struck the bar. 7
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Yaya Sanogo A surprise starter with Welbeck out injured the young Frenchman took his chance and got Arsenal off to a much-needed flyer. 7
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Roman Weidenfeller A class act who commanded his area well throughout the evening but was beaten by two good finishes. 6
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Lukasz Piszczek The Polish right-back posed a threat raiding up the right but was exposed by Sanchez a few times at the other end. 5
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Nevan Subotic Needlessly picked up a yellow card for a late tackle on Sanchez early on and consequently compromised his ability to impose himself on the Gunners’ nimble attackers. 5
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Mattias Ginter Perhaps the least known member of Germany’s World Cup winning squad, the 20-year-old showed glimpses of why he could be a future star but was also given the run-around at times. 6
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Marcel Schmelzer Given a torrid time by Oxlade-Chamberlain all evening – looked a little out of his depth at the back. 5
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Ilkay Gundogan One of Dortmund’s best performers on the night - his complete game showed why he has been linked with some of Europe’s top clubs. 7
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Sven Bender Retained possession well for his team but failed to provide his back-four with enough protection. 6
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Kevin Grosskreutz Strong work rate and got himself into some good positions without providing the killer ball required. 6
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Looked a threat on the counter due to his searing pace but was generally well marshalled by Kieran Gibbs. 6
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Ciro Immobile Failed to make an impact on the Arsenal defence and was humiliated by a cheeky Cazorla trick when trying to help out defensively. 5
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0 - player ratings Henrikh Mkhitaryan The man who all the visitor’s chances seemed to fall to – credit for getting in the right positions but should really have got a goal for his side. 6
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