Sat in the West Lower at Highbury for this one, and I had forgotten just how bad the view can be from there, especially if you're near the back of the stand. I was sitting in what is normally the away section of the West Lower - because Sparta Prague only brought around 100 fans to London, they were just occupying 5 or 6 rows at the front. At half time, in the queue for the Gents, the Sparta fans were completely mixed in with Arsenal fans - very strange to see, especially at a European game, when the police are usually more paranoid than normal about crowds mixing.
This photo shows how bad my view was - and this from Row 21 of a stand that goes back to Row 34. Mental note - don't buy or take tickets at the back of the West Stand.
The game itself was something of a procession - Sparta have to be the worst Champions' League team I've seen in a while. Having said that, in recent years, Arsenal would really have struggled to see a team like that off in Europe. True, we're not beating the giants of Europe yet, but at least we are no longer struggling against second rate European opposition.
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