Fabregas from 30 yards! | AC Milan 0-2 Arsenal | March 4, 2008 | Arsenal Classics
Cesc Fabregas’ 30-yard finish helped us on our way to becoming the first English side to defeat AC Milan at the San Siro.
AC Milan team: Kalac, Oddo, Kaladze, Nesta, Maldini, Ambrosini, Pirlo, Gattuso, Alexandre Pato, Kaka, Inzaghi
Subs: Fiori, Emerson, Simic, Favalli, Gourcuff, Bonera, Gilardino
Arsenal team: Almunia, Sagna, Senderos, Gallas, Clichy, Diaby, Fabregas, Flamini, Eboue, Hleb, Adebayor.
Subs: Lehmann, Van Persie, Denilson, Bendtner, Justin Hoyte, Gilberto Silva, Walcott
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Despite the fact that we were not winning trophies, we used to have great memories. We became the first ever English side to win at Santiago Bernabu and San Siro.
Look how long it took for a second team to win at Santiago bernabeu
@@EpicTube84 3 years. Liverpool beat real madrid 1-0 in 2009. That isnt that long
@@siddarthbalakrishnan9657 really, to you how long is long,yet we see teams making records in a year and you say 3 years is not long
@@EpicTube84 yeah but considering how long it took for an english team to win at the bernabeu for the first time liverpool winning there just 3 years later isnt that long
@@EpicTube84 and liverpool were the first english team to play rma at the bernabeu after arsenal
One of the best memories I have as an Arsenal fan. Fabregas crying whilst hugging Wenger... 😭😍
Timbsy Fabregas use to cry every time whenever he scored a crucial Goal
Fabregas ❤
@Timbsy Wenger built this team with literally no money, this was his last great team IMO, they should have won both PL & CL that season, it was a great team.
@@cheeky1733 agreed
If only Fabregas stayed when RVP had his amazing season or if RVP was just playing more often
days when walcott outruns any roadrunner and cesc was in his prime n love with wenger
That Walcott run,he could have outrun Usain bolt man,that man when he was young he had alightenig speed.
Azmi Yaacob Remember his run against Liverpool that year, assisted Adebayor in the quarter finals. Shame they couldn’t hold on
yeah..the days when he was fit. Truly Hleb n Flamini those days, highly underrated was them cogs that ran them Gunners blood
And Adebayor were at his prime, just look at is first shot. He's very agile for a man that tall
Loved that side of 07/08. The football that season going forward with the likes of Fabregas, Rosicky, Hleb, Walcott, Van Persie & Adebayor was absolutely scintillating. The precision of those intricate & incisive one touch/two touch sharp & snappy interchanges, movement off the ball and build up play in the final third at times was utterly breathtaking. That was by far my favourite time being an Arsenal supporter in terms of that electric style of football that we used to play. Just a shame we couldn't get over the line and reward all that exceptional free flowing attacking football with a Prem title at the end of it: ● Going into that Birmingham game which Eduardo broke his leg in we had the opportunity to go 8 points clear as it was an early Saturday K:O on the 27th G/W before everyone else played. ● Including the Birmingham draw we drew 5, lost 2 and won just 1 of our 8 league games in that period which ultimately cost us the title. ● Finished on 83 points (4 points off Man Utd). The 2 we lost were 6 pointers against Man United and Chelsea respectively as well to make it even more painful. Even if we'd just managed to beat United during that horrific run of results it would have hypothetically meant that we would have won the league in hindsight if the 3 points went the other way although obviously I appreciate the entire dynamic of the run in would have been altered by those chain of events. Fine margins. We completely imploded from gameweek 27-34. What could have been 😔.
The Arsenal I grew up watching, sad how far we have slumped.
I feel u man
And we weren't even at our best back then...
Mee too
Arteta era now lets come back till thous glory days
@@goat7056 it’s the same useless arsenal since wenger left no champions league
First team to beat Madrid and Milan at their own ground What an incredible team
First team from England
@@combinhisheadpiece6717 yeah that was what I meant 😅
one of the teams that never won ucl
Also the first English team to beat Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalenstadion.
Loved that side of 07/08. The football that season going forward with the likes of Fabregas, Rosicky, Hleb, Walcott, Van Persie & Adebayor was absolutely scintillating. The precision of those intricate & incisive one touch/two touch interchanges, movement off the ball and build up play in the final third at times was utterly breathtaking. That was by far my favourite time being an Arsenal supporter in terms of that electric style of football that we used to play. Just a shame we couldn't get over the line and reward all that exceptional free flowing attacking football with a Prem title at the end of it: ●Going into that Birmingham game which Eduardo broke his leg in we had the opportunity to go 8 points clear as it was an early Saturday K:O on the 27th G/W before everyone else played. ●Including the Birmingham draw we drew 5, lost 2 and won just 1 of our 8 league games in that period which ultimately cost us the title. ●Finished on 83 points (4 points off Man Utd). The 2 we lost were 6 pointers against Man United and Chelsea respectively as well to make it even more painful. Even if we'd just managed to beat United during that horrific run of results it would have hypothetically meant that we would have won the league in hindsight if the 3 points went the other way although obviously I appreciate the entire dynamic of the run in would have been altered by those chain of events. Fine margins. We completely imploded from gameweek 27-34. What could have been 😔.
As an Arsenal fan I will always have a special place in my heart for Fabregas.Despite of the fact that he left Arsenal under controversial circumstances he has given us so many memories to cherish.He was our El Capitan and he truly loved Arsenal.
Yes
Find it hard to believe he loved arsenal since he went to Chelsea bro.
@@mattwilkinson3156 Chelsea is not a major rival. It's like if Messi left for Sevilla.
@@mattwilkinson3156 We had first refusal on re-signing Cesc.
@@gregkiteos1936 Doesn’t matter, playing for Chelsea ruined his arsenal legacy. I’m not saying he should be labelled as a mercenary like Cole or RVP, but you can’t claim he’s an arsenal legend and he loves arsenal after seeing him in Chelsea colours.
Fabregas had a pure love and passion for arsenal and especially football. You can see it in his eyes. He was hands down one of the best midfielders I’ve ever seen played for us.
My Favourite Player of All Time: ●Fabregas was 17 years old during virtually the entirety of his breakthrough season of 04/05 and made 33 league appearances (24 starts) in a side just off the back of winning the previous seasons league without losing a game, finished 2nd in that current campaign and won the FA Cup. Just let that sink in. Absolutely frightening 😲. ●Only he and Evan Ferguson have 10+ goals/assists to there names as 18 year olds in the Premier League era. Had to get that one in as an Irishman 😄. ●"Statistics show that in the five years prior to Fàbregas's departure from Arsenal, Fàbregas created 466 goal-scoring chances, made 86 assists and scored 48 goals, all three statistics topping those of new teammates Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, despite both having made more appearances in the same period." ●09/10 League Season: Apps: 27 Goals: 15 Assists: 15 Who knows what numbers he would have finished with that season if he'd avoided a few niggling injuries during the first half of that campaign and not fractured his leg to Barca in March and been ruled out for the remainder of the season. I've no doubt that he would have comfortably broken the record of 20 assists in a PL season and in all likelihood would have 20+ League goals to his name alongside it. All from CM at 22 years of age in his second season as club captain as well it's worth noting. ●Made captain of Arsenal at the tender age of 21 as well. He was absolute magic.
How great Diaby could’ve been ☹️
Fabregas !!! He is the reason I'm fall in love to Arsenal.
My Favourite Player of All Time: ●Fabregas was 17 years old during virtually the entirety of his breakthrough season of 04/05 and made 33 league appearances (24 starts) in a side just off the back of winning the previous seasons league without losing a game, finished 2nd in that current campaign and won the FA Cup. Just let that sink in. Absolutely frightening 😲. ●Only he and Evan Ferguson have 10+ goals/assists to there names as 18 year olds in the Premier League era. Had to get that one in as an Irishman 😄. ●"Statistics show that in the five years prior to Fàbregas's departure from Arsenal, Fàbregas created 466 goal-scoring chances, made 86 assists and scored 48 goals, all three statistics topping those of new teammates Xavi and Andrés Iniesta, despite both having made more appearances in the same period." ●09/10 League Season: Apps: 27 Goals: 15 Assists: 15 Who knows what numbers he would have finished with that season if he'd avoided a few niggling injuries during the first half of that campaign and not fractured his leg to Barca in March and been ruled out for the remainder of the season. I've no doubt that he would have comfortably broken the record of 20 assists in a PL season and in all likelihood would have 20+ League goals to his name alongside it. All from CM at 22 years of age in his second season as club captain as well it's worth noting. ●Made captain of Arsenal at the tender age of 21 as well. He was absolute magic.
you can tell how much Cesc Fabregas loved Arsenal FC. the passion on his face when he scored that goal says it all . great player for the club he gave his all
@@oisin5684 how long did that take you?
@@gilbertosilva88074-5 seconds. Have it saved on my clipboard locked, loaded and ready to fire 👌.
full credit to walcott for continuing the play and getting up to assist adebayor. would most definitely not happen in 2020
Exactly
Yeah, if today any player were caught in the situation Walcott was in, he would probably stay down and ask for a foul even if it were a clean tackle! Sad!
He's done that vs Newcastle also and scores for the 3rd goal
@@harsimranchahat Neymar has left the chat
@@Robin_Dragunov Hahaha 😂😂
This was the best Arsenal team post-invincibles. I think in general the actual level of our play on a technical level was better than it was in the best Wenger teams between 1998 and 2004. Flamini breaking up the play, Diaby breaking off him with Fabregas and Hleb pulling all the strings around them. I hate to say this too but Adebayor was at his peak at this time and he was an absolute gun lone striker at that time. He was taking on two of the best defenders of all time as a lone striker in this game and he ran them ragged.
Loved that side of 07/08. The football that season going forward with the likes of Fabregas, Rosicky, Hleb, Walcott, Van Persie & Adebayor was absolutely scintillating. The precision of those intricate & incisive one touch/two touch interchanges, movement off the ball and build up play in the final third at times was utterly breathtaking. That was by far my favourite time being an Arsenal supporter in terms of that electric style of football that we used to play. Just a shame we couldn't get over the line and reward all that exceptional free flowing attacking football with a Prem title at the end of it: ●Going into that Birmingham game which Eduardo broke his leg in we had the opportunity to go 8 points clear as it was an early Saturday K:O on the 27th G/W before everyone else played. ●Including the Birmingham draw we drew 5, lost 2 and won just 1 of our 8 league games in that period which ultimately cost us the title. ●Finished on 83 points (4 points off Man Utd). The 2 we lost were 6 pointers against Man United and Chelsea respectively as well to make it even more painful. Even if we'd just managed to beat United during that horrific run of results it would have hypothetically meant that we would have won the league in hindsight if the 3 points went the other way although obviously I appreciate the entire dynamic of the run in would have been altered by those chain of events. Fine margins. We completely imploded from gameweek 27-34. What could have been 😔.
rosicky..hleb,,cesc..flamini..best midfield this moment..2007-2008..
Yes facts
Am from Somalia, this game one of the the memories I had, allways i love to repeat how to score goal our legend Fabregas
1:40 Walcott is so Underrated He's done that vs Newcastle also He choose to continue running, rather than become Neymar Happy Birthday Theo Walcott
Against Chelsea too. In the 5-3 match.
@@user-ge6dm3or9r yup.. thanks
He always do it.
מאור סבאן מה קורה
@@shailevy9745 וואלה בסדר משעמם בלי כדורגל
That Clive Tyldesley commentary was iconic. I'll always have that "Ambitious effort.....IT'S INNNNN.....OHHH THAT'LL DO IT!!!" line embedded in my psyche for the rest of my days. That mid to late 2000's era of Prem football will always be my golden years as a fan.
Watching this makes me sad thinking how far Arsenal have fallen
😢
Alex. You are so right. It makes you cry to see our decline and we still used to complain! What I wouldn't give for some of those CL nights now.
@@caroleshelemay7833 I play arsenal fifa career mode just to hear the cl anthem at the emirates it's becoming that desperate now
@@darwis4769 sad
@@darwis4769 I'm not surprised. If you really want an Arsenal fix, try watching the film Fever Pitch. You will love it. Also the documentary 89.
Arsene Wenger what a genius. If you compare the team sheets Milan are way better, but he always manages to outplay stronger teams!
2020's is our decade, these nights will come back mark my words
I hope ur right bro cuz I can't go another decade of us not winning the league/challenging the cuz it's what we're supposed to do
Lmao
Tbf 10th isnt too bad
Well, you better be right.
These nights are just around the corner👀
Remember being 11 years old and falling to the floor screaming with happiness when Cesc smashed it in oh the good times
Just look at Walcott run.....my god . Nobody would catch him at that speed..😘😘😘
Fabregas 😍
I remember watching this game. We played so well even the Milanese were applauding the mighty Arsenal that night.
We miss u Cesc🤒🤒🤒
How far we have fallen, nowadays our players are too scared to be direct and run at defenders. The lack of intensity is shocking, bring my arsenal back. We can barely pass sideways without giving the ball away.
You right, arsenal hardly give current passes now.
Incredible night, loved that celebration.
the pass master F4bregas we really miss you😭😭😭
The best commentator ever🔥
Fabregas... My love
When we have speed... And architect... Walcott n cesc💪
Milan's problems started about this time. Arsenal were ruthless against them. I showed how Milan struggled to find replacements to the players they cherished
Maybe the most painful loss as a Milan fan. The end of an empire realized by a very young team that deserved completely the victory.
Maybe Arsenal 2007/2008 season wasn't filled with the best players but they always showed their best performances. Miss the good old days
Dwiki Hermadika Mardana it was, fabregas, helb, diaby, rosicky, Eduardo, van Persie, Sagna. Adebayor, Young theo walcott...
Best team of the Emirates era.
As an United fan who was disappointed and humiliated just 1 year before this when we lost 0-3 to the same team, I was very jealous with Arsenal fans after this match.
Meu ídolo no futebol CESC FÀBREGAS 🌟
I love these kits... Fab is the facial expression GOD
This goal was so good❤️
You mean "these goals were"
I was crazy when Fabregas score , that is the memory !
What a team. It is an honor to be a fan.
01:21 😭😭😭 miss you arsene wenger
What an assist by Walcott, crazy speed
Fabregas was the best player on the pitch back then
That Cesc goal still gives me goosebumps. That was the best Arsenal team to have never won the Premier League. It was in our grasp too with less than three months remaining, but then we only had one win in eight, starting with THAT Birmingham game (2-2). That was followed by Villa home (1-1), Wigan away (0-0), Middlesbrough home (1-1), Chelsea away (lost 1-2), Bolton away (won 3-2), Liverpool home (1-1), and Man United away (lost 1-2). Incidentally, those defeats at Chelsea and United were two of only three in the league that season. The other one was at Middlesbrough, which was also 2-1. We were such a good team then but they just couldn't see the challenge through.
eduardo injury cost us the title
@@arsenalrocka16 There was more to it than that. Adebayor and Gallas's attitudes and the 4-0 Cup defeat to United the previous weekend also affected the team in a negative way.
@@gregkiteos1936 nah you're right, gallas was definitely a liability but we were only 4 points off united at the end and i think eduardo could've nicked enough goals to get that
@GoonerBurns It's not so much about whether Eduardo could have "nicked a few goals," but more to do with how psychologically damaging that result was for the team. If we had beaten Birmingham that day, then we could have carried that momentum into the next game. Instead, we gave away a penalty in the last minute because Gael Clichy, who was having a blinding season up to that point, lost his concentration for a split second. The Gallas reacted was not that of a captain of any team. You'd never see Tony Adams or Patrick Vieira react like that. We capitulated after that. Also, talking of players' attitudes, Nicklas Bendtner was another one. Too many egos and not enough team spirit.
@@gregkiteos1936 well yeah that too, but eduardo was also one of the best strikers in the league at that point. also bendtner gets too much stick imo
This is my greatest Arsenal match ever
🙄 When there's no Football on! 🙄
I remember this match. Arsenal played like a possessed team. They took the game to Milan. Great memories.
Theo's run was amazing, i memories it well.
A game that Gunners will never forget 🔥🔥🔥
Fabregas goal is absolutly fantastic..
Hope everyone around the world is safe ❤ be strong my Gooners
One of my favourite memories as a United fan! Ensured that the one team I knew would beat us that season was knocked out! Go on, Arsenal!
One of my proudest moments as an Arsenal fan ❤️👌🏾
I actually remember watching this on ITV I think it was, I was 12 years old and how it was pure bliss during those days where there was no social media influence, negativity and money. Just the love of arsenal and the love of the game!
What goal by cesc brilliant
Man, I was at the San Siro. What memories...
Arsenal 0 tituli
Man, I remember this day! COYG!!
I thought admin uploaded this one few weeks ago and reupload it now.. deleted the latest with additional Arsène and Cesc clips lol. This is what your life is without football lol but we loved it, keep on uploading! ☺️😆
The match where Milan really started to decline....and unfortunately it continues to this day 😔😔😔
Most of the comments start with "Back when......" Hurts to realize our present is past memories....😞
😢😢
This an arsenal will never born again...
Papi Wenger 😭❤️
Back when football was magic...
Aku masih bisa mencium bau saat menonton laga ini di pagi hari..
One of the greatest matches of all time, this young arsenal team utterly destroyed milan in that second half, till that time never seen anything quite like that at this level on that ground
I remember watching this game live and thinking Cesc was crazy for taking that shot but thats why he's brilliant.
Faultless night from The Arsenal at San Siro. I remember watching that match with my Barça friends and most of them switched and support Arsenal till this day. What a night that was and shame we got knocked out at Anfield despite being the better team in both legs.
you were not the better team against Liverpool I dont really remember the 1st leg, i know it was 1-1 and a tight tense affair with 2 goals from set pieces and few chances but in the 2nd leg everytime you scored it just seemed to anger liverpool more and you crumbled in the final few minutes
@@TheLusianPopa first leg if my memory is still right Bendtner blocked a clear goal for Arsenal i'm not sure if it was the CL match or the premier league because we played Liverpool in both competitions inside the same week. Second leg Arsenal dominated especially with Walcott's introduction during the game and Diaby was immense that night in Anfield as he always did against the scousers but in the final 10 minutes of the game a Kolo Toure mistake led to a penalty for Liverpool and then we lost the momentum.
@@kingkenzokwansa you night have dominated possession, but i dont remember you having more chances than liverpool i remember that game you never really felt arsenal will go through despite the quality of the passing and stuff you just kinda felt liverpool with their superior experience and the confidence/CL pedigree especially attacking the 2nd half at the kop might just take it to arsenal, and it did happen
@@TheLusianPopa Not true! Arsenal not only dominated the possession but had the most clear cut chances. You know how Liverpool are at Anfield they always end up on top of their opponent regardless of the performance. And yes Liverpool is the english team with the most success rate in Champions League but wouldn't go as far as saying superior experience and confidence. Arsenal despite losing their most prized assets year after year were Champions League regulars even reaching a final and a couple of semi-finals and now imagine them keeping their best players and adding a few world class acquisitions they'd have been frightening and am sure would have won more silverware.
@@TheLusianPopa your recollection of the game is either biased or poor. Arsenal were the better team in both legs the difference was Arsenal didn’t get a stonewall penalty in the first leg on Hleb and Liverpool got a very dubious penalty at Anfield. Both the incidents swung the tie completely.
It's was a wonderful result at San siro stadium, Arsenal a team of breaking records at San siro n at Madrid against R Madrid kudos boys
Yeah so this was a depressing season. We lost out on the title after starting the season so well. Couldn't even get 2nd place. Adebayor was fire though.
4 points off the title. So close yet so far
15 years ago today….always remember this particularly too as it was my 18th Birthday
More of this !!!
Just imagine if all these players stayed and were healthy. 😔
What a night one to remember it was my first game i went to in Europe.
adbaior monster of a striker one of the best of all time!
Miss that moment!
Clyve Tyldesley on the commentary, Ac milan are good and Arsenal still have Arsene Wenger. The good old days.
Adebayor was a beast.....Toying with those Italian rocks
Arsenal the first English team beat Real Madrid, AC Milan, Internazionale Milan, Bayern Muenchen at their home stadium 👍
Theo Wallcot is diffrent beast when he is a young player
Back when I could watch Arsenal without shaking my head
That passion from William Gallas, one of those very good Footballers ,but will be remembered for Negative reasons but Football wise he was good
He had the passion that could easily swing from one side to the other, positive to negative, with equal intensity.
Was there what a night : Up in the gods the other end to the goals !!
Champagne football at its best. We could have achieved something glorious that 07-08 season.
We were fantastic. Been steadily in decline ever since
Adebayor is one of the finest strikers I have ever watched. Constant threat.
Thank you, Wenger.
Lightning fast walcott!!
The goosebumps.
This current Arsenal team would easily get into the top 4
Great win at San Diego ..
Perhaps my favourite Arsenal kit. I want that shirt.
What a legend. A Chelsea legend.
Ooo Arsenal 👍👍👍👍👍
when a goalkeeper is 6ft6 and can't save a weak shot from 30 yards.
tall goalies are expsed at low shots, its well known it was from 30 yards out but also very well placed
One of those classic iTV football nights.
Keep in mind, this is the exact same Milan team that dominated Europe the year before, the same team that beat the young and talented Man U and the well experienced Liverpool, knocking them out of the competition seemed impossible for any European club to do, especially since they were at their best and I'll tell you no one thought Arsenal would be the ones to take down the European giants
Walcott with his speed 🥰🥰
Men I miss does days as an Arsenal fans First English team to beat AC MILAN and INTER MILAN at SAN SIRO and First English team to beat REAL MADRID at SANTIAGO BENABUE and first English team to beat BORRUSSIA DORTMUND at their home ARSENE WENGER is class and underrated
قوة آرسنال
The good times
Theo Walcott became the Blue Print to the fast past game we see these days.
My fav match 😍❤️ From indian