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[BBC] Former Arsenal defender Matthew Upson says the Gunners were "comfortable" in Tuesday's Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen. Goals in either half from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice sent Mikel Arteta's side into the quarter-finals, where they will play Portuguese side Sporting. "They were back to that Arsenal you see at home when the match starts and they are just on the opposition," Upson told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
"They were all over them, pressing them, not allowing them to play out. "Leverkusen could never really get a foothold in the game. Arsenal were not creating masses of chances at the start but then all of a sudden the corners started flowing, then the opportunities came, then the opposition got stretched and ragged.
The back three of Leverkusen had to defend the box, the goalkeeper made a few saves, and they were under siege. "It took a bit of brilliance from Eberechi Eze to score the first goal and from then on you just never felt like Arsenal were not going to go through. "In the second half, Leverkusen came out and were better and had a bit of a go but didn't have the cutting edge.
That is the difference. "Against a Paris St-Germain or Real Madrid, that level will go up a notch or two and that will be the real test to see where this Arsenal team is at this season, but in this fixture they were comfortable, business-like and calm. "The stadium was in a positive mood and it was relatively straightforward in the end.
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