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As if coming up against a Burnley side that were unbeaten and had conceded just two goals in eight home games wasn’t enough of an examination of Boro ’s promotion credentials, Michael Carrick’s side also had the small matter of negotiating Storm Darragh. Swirling winds made Friday night’s game at Turf Moor borderline unplayable at times, but Boro weren’t blown off course. Instead, they may well have felt the more disappointed of the two sides at the outcome, a 1-1 draw. Carrick’s side led thanks to Anfernee Dijksteel’s 13th minute opener but were pegged back eight minutes before half-time when Seny Dieng, restored to the side in place of Sol Brynn, was caught off his line and desperately backtracked but was unable to keep out a looping shot from former Boro loanee Connor Roberts. At that stage, with Burnley having had the better of the opening period, Boro would have gladly accepted a point, but they didn’t play like a team intent on protecting what they had in the second half. Instead, they carved out a string of chances with George Edmundson, Tommy Conway, Delano Burgzorg and substitute Emmanuel Latte Lath all missing opportunities. Still, a draw away at a Burnley side that have now lost just twice in 19 games will still be deemed a good result and is a decent start to a hectic and potentially decisive spell. It’s Leeds next. Not since April 2019 had Dijksteel scored a league goal, his last coming in a League One game for Charlton Athletic against Scunthorpe. But the right-back showed the composure and class of a seasoned striker to take Dan Barlaser’s fine defence splitting pass under his spell before swivelling and calmly lifting the ball over Burnley keeper James Trafford. It was just Dijksteel’s third goal of his career and just the third goal Burnley had conceded on home turf so far this season, the opener all the more surprising considering how the opening stages had played out. Cagey would be an understatement. Neither goalkeeper had touched the ball and both sides had only managed one touch in the opposition box in the first 10 minutes. It was only the second time this season Burnley had conceded the opening goal at Turf Moor but, despite being in unfamiliar territory, the Clarets responded well. Dieng was fortunate to see the ball flash over the bar after he failed to hold on to a Josh Cullen strike, before Jaidon Anthony failed to make the most of a free-kick right on the edge of the box, his tame low shot hitting the wall. The ball had to stay on the deck, for the minute it was lifted high the swirling wind had its way and made the dropping destination a guessing game. Ben Doak was disciplined rather than dangerous in the early stages but showed Burnley why previous defences have been running scared when he weaved in from the left and flashed a low strike just wide of Trafford’s right post. As filthy as the conditions were and taking nothing away from Roberts, Dieng will have been disappointed with Burnley’s leveller. The keeper was a few yards off his line, which meant he was backtracking and unable to stop the defender’s looping leveller. That said, Roberts was still allowed to get into a shooting position unopposed, strolling past Hackney. Hackney attempted to make amends in the final seconds of the first half but Trafford managed to keep hold of his shot. Burnley will have felt that being level at the break was the least they deserved but they were fortunate that was still the case come the hour mark. In the absence of Aidan Morris, Barlaser has taken his chance in midfield and was good again at Turf Moor. After creating the first goal, he almost had a second assist when his fine floated free-kick was met by the unmarked Edmundson, whose header went just the wrong side of the far post. More Boro chances swiftly followed. Conway opened up his body but shot straight at Trafford, then Burgzorg followed suit after excellent build-up involving Hackney and Borges. Scott Parker turned to his bench and introduced two fresh forwards in Zian Flemming and Hannibal but it was Boro’s attackers who were causing the problems. Doak ran the full length of the pitch on the counter but was caught in two minds and his eventual shot was blocked. The impressive Diksteel, who’d started the Doak breakaway, then got involved and flashed a low drive across the face of the goal. At the other end, Fry – making just his second start after a 10-month lay-off – was superb. He made a brilliant block to deny substitute Hannibal after a rare Burnley second half attack. Latte Lath was introduced and almost made an instant impact, racing away to meet a superb Azaz pass but denied by Trafford when he tried to round the keeper with his first touch.
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LISBON, Portugal -- Just when Arsenal were starting to wobble, Martin Odegaard produced a match-defining moment of quality. Manager Mikel Arteta will hope that can apply to their season as a whole after a difficult run of results in which the absence of their captain was keenly felt. Managers bemoaning injuries is nothing new -- and it can often serve as a useful distraction from other issues -- but Odegaard's return from an ankle injury has coincided with a dramatic upturn in their performances, continuing with Tuesday's impressive 5-1 demolition of Sporting Lisbon in the UEFA Champions League . "He is an unbelievable player and the day he returned, there was a big smile on my face," said Bukayo Saka of Odegaard. "You can see the chemistry we have, how much I enjoy playing with him. So I am happy he is back and I hope he stays fit for the rest of the season." Editor's Picks Champions League as it happened: Bayern compound PSG misery 1h ESPN Premier League reranked: Man City trail, Man United mediocre, are Newcastle back? 4d Ryan O'Hanlon and Bill Connelly How clubs got their colors: a history of soccer's most iconic jerseys 6d Sporting went into this game unbeaten across 19 matches this season and fresh off beating Manchester City here at Estadio Jose Alvalade just three weeks ago, with Viktor Gyökeres 's hat-trick confirming his status as one of Europe's hottest properties. Manager Ruben Amorim has since departed for Manchester United and Gyokeres was a peripheral figure on Tuesday night, with Arsenal's opening 45 minutes ranking as their finest half of football of the season. It was a quintessential European away performance: clinical in attack, disciplined and dogged in defence. Their 3-0 half-time lead -- coming through goals from Gabriel Martinelli , Kai Havertz and Gabriel Magalhães -- was thoroughly deserved, the first two emanating from a right-wing combination Sporting simply could not cope with. Odegaard's tendency to drift to the right flank to link up with Saka is a familiar pattern of play, but one so many teams struggle to combat: Nottingham Forest found that out to their cost last weekend when being soundly beaten at Emirates Stadium. With Jurriën Timber showing promising signs of being a more-than-able deputy for regular right-back Ben White (he'll be out until the New Year following knee surgery), Arsenal's potency down that wing was such that 65% of their attacks came via that channel in the first half. Timber set up Martinelli for the opener, while Saka found Havertz for the second on 22 minutes. Gabriel's third was a header from a corner, extending their impressive set-piece record, but after Gonçalo Inacio put a dent in their defensive record with a near post finish two minutes into the second half, Sporting sensed an improbable comeback. Arsenal began to exhibit nerves. Passes were misplaced, the pressure began to build, goalkeeper David Raya was booked for timewasting. And then suddenly, Odegaard burst forward, cruising past Inacio and somehow, off balance but still purposeful, he worked his way into the box, where Ousmane Diomande could only foul him and concede a penalty. Saka drilled home the spot-kick before substitute Leandro Trossard added a late fifth, but Odegaard was the chief architect. He has more touches of the ball (82) than any other Arsenal player aside from Timber (84) and he didn't even play the final 12 minutes, rested with Saturday's tricky trip to West Ham in mind. There is skepticism about the overall quality of the Portuguese league, but Arsenal made the gulf in class look massive here, which is to their considerable credit. For a start, Tuesday marked the first time Arsenal have scored five goals away from home in the Champions League since October, 2008. After coming into this game facing legitimate questions about their durability on the road in Europe -- Arsenal hadn't scored an away goal in this competition since December, during a run of one win in eight matches -- this was an emphatic response. Asked if this was the best European away performance of his five-year tenure, Arteta was clear. "For sure, especially against the opponent that we played in their home," he said post-match. "I don't think they've lost here in 18 months. They've been in top form, they've been better than everyone they've played here. To play to that level, with the fluidity that we've done today ... I'm very pleased." Arteta raised eyebrows when he described their 1-0 defeat at Inter Milan as the best they had played in a big European game for years, but that faith was thoroughly vindicated here. "It's true that the result is very different," he said. "But with the performance and identity of what I saw against Inter I was very pleased. I knew that in that pathway good things were going to happen in Europe. Today we've been able to do that and replicate it and be more efficient in the opposition half. Very pleased because the team has played with so much courage. They are so good and watching them live I realise how good they are." Arteta also believes the return of several players from injury has increased the competitiveness in training, which in turn raises the level of performance. That said, Odegaard's return feels most transformative when he plays like this. 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