Sanogo cheers Arsenal but injuries take the sheen off win

Striker finally nets for the Gunners after 18 months, but every silver lining has a cloud

Yaya Sanogo of Arsenal celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the match between Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund
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Arsenal 2 Borussia Dortmund 0: The gloom that has settled over the Emirates recently was lifted just a touch on Wednesday night as Arsenal booked a place in the knock-out stages of the Champions League for the 15th year running.

A first senior goal for striker Yaya Sanogo, 18 months after he joined the club, and the 13th of the season for Alexis Sanchez, who has been at the Emirates for four months, were enough to sink Borussia Dortmund and provide the Gunners with a morale-boosting win. A clean sheet, Arsenal's seventh in 21 games this term, would also have been welcome given recent criticism of the side's "kamikaze" tactics.

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