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Schalke fight back to stay ahead of Arsenal
FC Schalke 04 retained their hold on top spot in Group B after coming back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Arsenal FC.
Vanquished in London on matchday three, the visitors looked set to redress the balance after Theo Walcott's 18th-minute opener was reinforced by Olivier Giroud's maiden UEFA Champions League goal eight minutes later. However, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's fourth strike of the group stage gave the hosts hope in first-half added time and Jefferson Farfán deservedly levelled midway through the second period. Huub Stevens's side therefore stay a point ahead of their opponents at the summit.
Match in 5
- Schalke fight back from 2-0 down to draw at home
- Walcott puts Arsenal ahead on 18 minutes
- Giroud scores first UEFA Champions League goal
- Huntelaar replies before Farfán equalises on 67 minutes
- Two points separate top three teams in Group B
Reaction
They had a lot of quality and never gave up so I never felt the game was over even at 2-0. We lost on Saturday so at least we didn't lose the game today.
Arsène Wenger, Arsenal manager
I have to compliment my team. We reacted brilliantly. Thankfully, we scored just before half-time. That was psychologically a big advantage for us.
Huub Stevens, Schalke coach
Lineups
 | Schalke |  | Arsenal |
| 36 | Unnerstall (GK) | 24 | Mannone (GK) |
| 4 | Höwedes (C) | 3 | Sagna |
| 10 | Holtby 90+3 | 4 | Mertesacker |
| 11 | Afellay | 5 | Vermaelen (C) |
| 13 | Jones 77 | 6 | Koscielny |
| 17 | Farfán 67 | 8 | Arteta |
| 22 | Uchida25 | 9 | Podolski6290+1 |
| 23 | Fuchs41 | 10 | Wilshere |
| 25 | Huntelaar45+2 | 12 | Giroud26 |
| 32 | Matip25 | 14 | Walcott18 |
| 33 | Neustädter | 19 | Santi Cazorla2190+1 |
Substitutes | |||
| 34 | Hildebrand (GK) | 60 | Shea (GK) |
| 27 | Barnetta90+3 | 11 | André Santos90+1 |
| 12 | Höger2566 | 20 | Djourou |
| 14 | K. Papadopoulos66 | 22 | Coquelin90+1 |
| 8 | Marica | 23 | Arshavin |
| 31 | Draxler | 25 | Jenkinson |
| 35 | Kolasinac | 29 | Chamakh |
Coaches | |||
| Huub Stevens (NED) | Arsène Wenger (FRA) | ||
Referee | |||
| Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) | |||
Standings
Group B
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Schalke | 4 | 8 |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 4 | 7 |
| 3 |  Olympiacos | 4 | 6 |
| 4 |  Montpellier | 4 | 1 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 90+3Barnetta (in) - Holtby (out) (Schalke)
The young German gets a rousing reception as he heads off after a fine game. - 90+1Coquelin (in) - Santi Cazorla (out) (Arsenal)
- 90+1André Santos (in) - Podolski (out) (Arsenal)
- 77Jones (Schalke) is shown a yellow card.
See also
Schalke
Next match UEFA Champions League: v Olympiacos, 21 November 2012
Arsenal
Next match UEFA Champions League: v Montpellier, 21 November 2012
Arsenal took a two-goal lead through Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud within 26 minutes, Klass-Jan Huntelaar hit back just before half time and Jefferson Farfán squared it up and from there Schalke looked happy to take the point.