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Arsenal star: Why I don’t blame my team-mate for this mistake
AARON RAMSEY has absolved his Arsenal team-mate Alex Iwobi of blame for his mistake in their Champions League group game against Paris Saint-Germain.
Alex Iwobi (centre) is consoled by Olivier Giroud after his own goal
Arsenal were left frustrated when they conceded an equaliser 13 minutes from time to draw 2-2 against the French giants at the Emirates.
A win would have seen Arsene Wenger’s men top Group A and their destiny in their own hands insofar as qualifying for the knockout stages as winners goes.
Lucas Moura grabbed a vital strike for the visitors, but it was later credited as an own goal by Iwobi.
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You’ve got to feel for him, but he wasn’t aware of what was behind him
Despite Iwobi’s unfortunate mistake, Ramsey did his best to deflect attention away from it.
“You’ve got to feel for him, but he wasn’t aware of what was behind him,” Ramsey told the club’s official website.
“I feel for him but we’re in it together.
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“It was important not to lose and that’s what we managed not to do.”
Arsenal, who have been dumped out at the last-16 stage for the past six seasons, face Basel in their final group game on December 6.
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