Led by Olivier Giroud, author of a double, Arsenal rejected Middlesbrough in last 16 of the FA Cup (2-0). The Petit Poucet Bradford also qualified.
Arsenal easily avoided the Middlesbrough trap in which Manchester City had fallen in the previous round and qualified for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup Sunday thanks to a double by Giroud (2-0). After the co-leader of 2nd division of the back of the hand, Arsenal, defending champion and 5th in Premier League, therefore remains in the race for a 12th sacred. Pending the outcome of Manchester United that moves to Preston (3rd DIV) Monday, the London club is with Liverpool, winner of Crystal Palace (2-1) Saturday, the favorite of the quarter-finals (7-8 March).
If the Boro game plan was clear and was relying on his goal, the Gunners did fall apart by opening the score in the 27th minute at the end of a beautiful collective action by their french striker Olivier Giroud. It has same double implementing two minutes later a foot plate handed to the near post and Karanka, all bewildered team, appeared to have no plan B, waiting for the final seconds to threaten Szczesny. His adventure was beautiful, it now remains to finalize its first ascent in the elite since 2009. The Gunners, against Monaco in 8th in final of the C1 in ten days, shackle them, a second victory after the slap to Tottenham, their single defeat in the middle of seven success. If Welbeck appeared the weak link in the attack in the middle of tumbleweeds Sanchez, Özil and Cazorla, Defender Gabriel punctuated his debut of a warning for a beautiful unsportsmanlike foul.
Earlier, Bradford, who will play his first quarter-final since 1976, had made a new achievement by eliminating this time Sunderland (2-0) after Chelsea (4-2) in the previous round. Despite their 9th place in the 3rd division, the Bantams did require that three minutes to open the score against the 15th Premier League and push no-fault environment John O'Shea. At the time of game, Stead, former Sunderland, who had already scored in his four Cup matches, maintained its reputation and made a break with the Black Cats are never delivered. After this elimination, the team of Gus Poyet, whose head has been claimed, must now think about its maintenance.
Finalist of the cup of the League in 2013, Bradford, who won but that only one of its last five League matches, will therefore be a Petit Poucet fears in his next game. In the first match of the day, Aston Villa had waited the Tim Sherwood effect to dominate Leicester (2-1). The speech at the break of his new coach helped the 18th and worst Premier League attack to score twice then and rookie reduction of score desperate Kramaric, effective, author of his second goal in five days, did not change anything to the case for the 20th of the elite.
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