Paris, Nov 26: Arsenal dramatically injected new life into their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout phase with a 5-1 demolition of Inter Milan at the San Siro.
Thierry Henry set Arsenal on their way midway through the first half but Christian Vieri equalised.
Freddie Ljungberg put the visitors back in front and Henry added his second goal before Robert Pires and Edu completed the rout yesterday.
Having started the day bottom of Group B, Arsenal know that a victory over Lokomotiv Moscow at Highbury in their final game will see them through to the second stage.
Henry was in buoyant mood after defying the critics who had predicted another European flop for the English Premiership leaders.



"People speculated about our commitment and desire but before tonight we didn't have all the luck," said Henry.



"We didn't show the true face of Arsenal in the Champions League until tonight. Everyone was waiting for us to do something in Europe and tonight we did."



Celtic endured a frustrating night in Glasgow where Bayern Munich held them to a scoreless draw which, combined with Anderlecht's 1-0 defeat of Lyon, means that any of the four teams in Group A can qualify.



Bayern revived their own chances of avoiding another humiliating first round exit with solid defending backed up by the authority of goalkeeper Oliver Kahn against a Celtic side that failed to show a genuine attacking edge.


Bureau Report