Meanwhile, Chelsea had to settle for a 0-0 draw away to Dynamo Kiev but reigning European champions Barcelona won in Belarus and Bayer Leverkusen played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Roma in Germany.

Arsenal striker Oliver Giroud celebrates after scoring his team’s opener in the second-half against Bayern Munich at the Emirates (Picture: Getty)

Bayern arrived in London having won every game this season and they dominated possession for much of an absorbing Group F encounter.

However, they only remained on level terms at the break thanks to a stunning save by Manuel Neuer to keep out a header from point-blank range by the unmarked Theo Walcott.

But Arsenal, in desperate need of a win after defeats to Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos in their first two games, took advantage of a howler by Neuer to get the crucial breakthrough with 13 minutes remaining.

The Germany goalkeeper came and missed a free-kick, allowing substitute Giroud to bundle the ball into the net.

Arsenal then secured the points that keep alive their chances of progressing to the last 16 when Ozil’s finish from Hector Bellerin’s assist crossed the line despite Neuer’s best efforts to keep it out.

The Gunners remain bottom of the group with a trip to Bayern to come next, but the four sides are separated by just three points after Olympiakos won 1-0 in Croatia in the night’s other game thanks to a late Brown Ideye goal.

“We had an absolute necessity to win the game and we did it in a disciplined way,” said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

“Bayern had more possession than us, but we decided to make it tight in our final third and catch them on the break.”

Mourinho targets officials

Chelsea remain in a precarious position in Group G after a 0-0 draw with Dynamo Kiev in chilly Ukraine as the recalled Eden Hazard and Willian both hit the woodwork for the visitors.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho also felt that his side should have been given a penalty after Cesc Fabregas went down in the Dynamo box during the first half and later told UK television that the referee had been “weak and naive”.

The Premier League champions are third in the group, a point behind Dynamo and three points adrift of Porto, who beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 in Portugal thanks to goals by Vincent Aboubakar and Yacine Brahimi.

But with home games against Dynamo and Porto to come, as well as a trip to Israel, Mourinho remains confident his side will go through.

“We have the destiny in our hands,” he said. “We play two matches at home and one in Israel, so the qualification depends clearly on us.”

Barcelona strengthened their position atop Group E with a 2-0 victory away to BATE, secured by two fine second-half goals from substitute Ivan Rakitic, both set up Neymar.

“It was a very good game overall from the team. We pressed well and I don’t think BATE had a single chance,” said Rakitic.

The other match in the group was without doubt the game of the evening, with Leverkusen taking a two-goal lead and then falling 4-2 down before fighting back to snatch a precious point against Roma.

Javier Hernandez opened the scoring from the penalty spot for the Bundesliga side and increased their lead in the 19th minute, but Daniele De Rossi replied with a double for Roma before the break.

A tremendous Miralem Pjanic free-kick put the visitors in front and Iago Falque appeared to have secured a first win of the campaign for the Italians in the 73rd minute.

But Kevin Kampl reduced the deficit and substitute Admir Mehmedi rounded off a breathtaking game by making it 4-4 four minutes from time to keep Leverkusen in second place and leave Roma bottom of the group.

Zenit St Petersburg closed in on a quarter-final place with a third straight win in Group H as Artem Dzyuba, Hulk and Danny netted in a 3-1 victory over Lyon, for whom Alexandre Lacazette had equalised.

Valencia are three points back in second place after beating Gent 2-1 in Spain thanks to a Sofiane Feghouli shot that went in off Lasse Nielsen and a Stefan Mitrovic own goal either side of a Thomas Foket strike for the Belgians.

AFP

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The curtain-raiser of the 2015/16 season sees FA Cup holders Arsenal meet Premier League champions Chelsea for the Community Shield on Sunday at Wembley.

It is a highly anticipated game with the fierce rivalry between the two teams and their managers.

Arsenal has been so impressive in their pre-season campaign winning all their four games they have played.

The Gunners have also been able to score goals for fun finding the net 14 times against the likes of Everton, Lyon and Villarreal to clinch both the Premier League Asia Trophy and the Emirates Cup.

Theo Walcott has been very impreessive during the pre-season games

Meanwhile Chelsea has had to contended with tough games in their pre-season and come out strong.

The Blues have won four out of five matches in the Far East, Australia and the USA, winning against Barcelona and PSG in the International Champions Cup.

Both teams have been quiet in the summer transfers with Arsenal having brought in Petr Cech as the only arrival at the Emirates Stadium from Chelsea, with the Blues signing Radamel Falcao and Asmir Begovic as the only senior players.

Team News

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Alexis Sanchez will miss the game as he  enjoys a prolonged rest after helping Chile win the Copa America.David  Ospina is also still out having guided Colombia to the quarter finals of the same tournament.

The Gunners will look at their senior players to win the community shield with the likes of  Per Mertesacker, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil,Theo Walcott  and Olivier Giroud all likely to make the starting  lineup. Arsenal will also be boosted with the news of Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla signing new contracts according to the guarduian

Meanwhile Chelsea have injury scares with Gary Cahill and Diego Costa  both doubtful for the game. Cahill is struggling with a facial problem, while Costa is nursing what is thought to be a hamstring strain.

Chelsea will look to Diego Costa to guide them to the Community Shield trophy at Wembley against Arsenal

Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil; Theo Walcott, Giroud

Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic, Willian, Oscar, Hazard;Costa

Head To Head

Chelsea has a fantastic eight-game unbeaten record against the Gunners that stretches back to 2011. Last season saw the Blues beat Arsenal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League before a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has never registered a win against his nemesis Jose Mourinho and it will be interesting to see how the game fares on Sunday.

Arsene Wenger will face his nemesis Jose Mourinho again at Wembley

The game will be enticing with Chelsea legend Petr Cech playing against his former Team for the first team.

we wait to see whether Cech out performs Courtois and guide Arsenal to the community Shield Trophy with the stats showing him as a better goalkeeper.

Opta stats

The FA Cup winners have only won one of the last five Community Shield matches, though this was Arsenal in last year’s game.

The Gunners have gone 482 minutes without a goal against Chelsea.

Arsenal have won their last four games at the new Wembley, after failing to win any of the first three (D1 L2). They did beat Wigan on penalties in that drawn result, however.

Neither side has failed to score in games at the new Wembley Stadium (Arsenal – 7 games, Chelsea – 13 games).

The Blues have won eight of their 13 games at the new Wembley (D2 L3). They’ve won once and lost once on penalties following those two draws.

The last two red cards shown in the Community Shield match have been to Chelsea and Arsenal – Branislav Ivanovic for the Blues in 2012 and Francis Jeffers for Arsenal in 2003.

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KARIM BENZEMA has refused to rule out a move to Arsenal

The French striker reportedly remains high on Arsene Wenger’s wishlist as he looks to boost his striking options ahead of the new season.

It is claimed that Wenger has already made contact to sound out Benzema over a move to the Emirates.-Express

Jose Mourinho ready to move for Barcelona winger if Juan Cuadrado leaves

Chelsea are prepared to move for Pedro having looked into signing the Barcelona winger, however Jose Mourinho will only look to sign him if one of his existing options departs.

Chelsea’s current squad could well be depleted before the end of the transfer  window, with Mourinho prepared to let Juan Cuadrado depart. The Colombian, signed in January for £26.1m, made only four Premier League starts last season and has failed to make much of an impression at Stamford Bridge. Juventus, Roma and Inter Milan are all keen on the former Fiorentina player-Independent 

£11m Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City target Umtiti agrees four-year deal

LYON defender Samuel Umtiti is set to snub Premier League interest to commit his future to the French club.

The 21-year-old has been linked with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City but a new four-year deal has been struck to stay at the resurgent French side-Daily star

Argentina winger ‘wants to leave’ Manchester United – but must first submit transfer request

Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria has his heart set on a move to Paris Saint-Germain this summer, according to reports.

Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria has his heart set on a move to Paris Saint-Germain this summer.

L’Equipe in France have reported that the Argentinian wants to leave United this summer to join the French champions-Independent

West Brom to bid £3m for Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert

Tony Pulis will make a £3million bid ‎for Rickie Lambert this week as he steps up his search for signings at West Bromwich Albion.

Pulis has prioritised a move for the Liverpool striker and will table a firm offer when he returns from the club’s pre-season tour of the United States on Tuesday.

Lambert has been told he can leave Anfield barely 12 months after his £4million move from Southampton and will be offered the chance to resurrect his career at the Hawthorns-Independent

Newcastle set to continue spending spree as Anderlecht defender Chancel Mbemba closes in on move to St James’ Park

Newcastle are closing in on the signing of Anderlecht defender Chancel Mbemba.

Sportsmail understands Mbemba asked not to be included and he is now set to follow team-mate Aleksandar Mitrovic to St James’ Park for a fee in the region of £7.5million-Daily Mail

Christian Benteke poised to have medical with Liverpool

Christian Benteke is expected to have a medical at Liverpool in the next 24 hours after a £32.5 million fee was agreed with Aston Villa.

Christian Benteke is expected to have a medical at Liverpool in the after a £32.5 million fee was agreed with Aston Villa.

The Liverpool doctor will return to England from the team’s tour to complete the tests on the striker who will not join up with his team-mates in Australia. The Belgium striker, 24, joined Villa from Genk in 2012 for £7 million, scoring 49 goals in 101 games-the times

Could Arsenal be about to complete transfer deal for Bayer Laverkusen’s Hakan Calhanoglu?

According to reports this weekend, Arsenal are interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen’s 21-year-old free-kick specialist Hakan Calhanoglu.

Calhanoglu arrived at the German side from fellow Bundesliga club, Hamburger SV, just a season ago costing £9.7m but his goal tally of 13 goals has brought him to the attention to clubs across Europe-Metro

Watford set for eighth summer signing

Watford are set to complete the signing of midfielder Jose Manuel Jurado.

The 29-year-old is expected to join the newly promoted Premier League side from Spartak Moscow once international clearance has been granted-Shoot

Director confirms Leeds United interest in Italian defender Marco Migliorini

LEEDS UNITED have contacted a third division Italian side regarding a transfer of one of their top stars.

Marco Migliorini of Lega Pro/C outfit Juve Stabia has had offers from the West Yorkshire club and Carpi, claims sporting director Pasquale Logiudice-Express

Theo Walcott keen to sign Arsenal deal but wants more than £100,000 a week

Theo Walcott is keen to pen a new contract at Arsenal, as he enters his 10th year at the club, but will not sign for anything less than he feels he is worth.

Theo Walcott keen to sign Arsenal deal but wants more than £100,000 a week to stay

At 26, Walcott and Arsène Wenger believe the England forward is fit enough to fulfil his potential but he will not be rushed into signing, even if it means starting the final season of his contract without a new deal agreed-Guardian

WEST BROMWICH ALBION IN LOAN BID FOR TALENTED STARLET

West Bromwich Albion are looking to strengthen their squad for the upcoming season and have been linked to a move for Arsenal’s Serge Gnabry.

Reports are saying the Baggies see him as a great alternative to QPR’s Matt Phillips and Michail Antonio, with an £5m offer for the latter rejected by Nottingham Forest-Kickoff

Arsenal Set To Complete Deal For World-Class Star In Coming Days

Arsenal are closing  in on a deal for Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho, according to the latest reports today

The Gunners have long been linked with adding to their attacking options for next season as they look to challenge on both a domestic and European front-Sports vibe

Everton defender Luke Garbutt wanted by Fulham on loan – sources

Everton’s highly rated defender Luke Garbutt is loan target for Championship side Fulham, sources have told ESPN FC.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez revealed earlier this month he planned to send Garbutt on a season-long loan deal so that he can get regular first-team football to continue his development-ESPN

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ManchesterUnited have agreed terms with Torino defender Matteo Darmian ahead of his proposed £12.7m move to the Premier League, with the fee potentially rising to £14.4m depending on his performances.

News emerged on Tuesday that United had lodged an official offer with the Serie A side to sign theItaly defender, who was chosen as the national team’s player of 2014 following his impressive breakthrough season for the Azzurri–independent

Spurs swoop for Alderweireld

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid, despite the player spending last season on loan at English Premier League rivals Southampton.

Tottenham said Alderweireld has signed a contract until 2020 and showed pictures of the player in a Spurs shirt on their website.Alderweireld said on Twitter that he was “very excited” to move to Spurs, while also thanking Southampton who he called a “great club-fifa.com

Stoke City accept £7m bid from Sevilla for Steven N’Zonzi

Stoke City have accepted a £7m bid from Sevilla for Steven N’Zonzi, the French midfielder who was named the Premier League club’s player of the year for last season-guardian

Manchester United target Mats Hummels says he is staying at Borussia Dortmund

In-demand Germany defender Mats Hummels will stay with Borussia Dortmund for another year but offered no assurances about his long-term future.

The 26-year-old World Cup winner has been linked heavily with a move to the Premier League with Manchester United and admitted to being flattered by the interest-dailymail

Robin van Persie open to Fenerbahce move despite previous doubts while Manchester United team-mate Jonny Evans is being considered by West Brom

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is linked with a move to Fenerbahce

Robin van Persie’s future at Manchester United may become a little clearer on Wednesday with Fenerbahce planning further talks over a potential £10million transfer for the Holland international while defender Jonny Evans is a target for West Bromwich Albion.dailymail

Juventus refuse to give up chase for Chelsea star

According to Tuttosport, Oscar is at the top of the Italian champions’ summer wish list and have contacted Chelsea to try and do a deal.talksport

Palace agree £12.5m Cabaye deal

Crystal Palace are reported to have agreed a £12.5million deal to sign Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Yohan Cabaye.

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Yohan Cabaye is expected to join Crystal Palace

Palace are widely reported to have come to an agreement with PSG that will see them pay £10million up front for Cabaye, with a further £2.5million potentially due in various add-ons-teamtalk

Fekir signs new Lyon deal

Reported Arsenal target Nabil Fekir has committed his future to Ligue 1 club Lyon until 2020.

The 21-year-old striker, who scored 13 league goals for Les Gones last season, has been rewarded for his exploits at the Stade de Gerland with a year’s extension.btsport

Newcastle United have tabled a €16million bid for Georginio Wijnaldum – according to Dutch sources

Newcastle United have tabled a bid for Georginio Wijnaldum – according to reports in Holland-chroniclelive

Raheem Sterling’s Liverpool transfer saga takes new twist as he REFUSES to join pre-season tour

The Manchester City target has told boss Rodgers he’s not in the right frame of mind to play on the trip to Australia and South-East Asia-mirror

Liverpool set to move for 27-goal France striker after Benteke talks hit snag

Liverpool are reportedly revisiting their interest in Alexandre Lacazette.

Liverpool are interested in Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette.

According to L’Equipe, the Lyon striker is still yet to agree a new contract at the Ligue 1 runners-up despite talks between the club and his representatives-dailystar

Everton ‘make £5m transfer bid to sign David Ospina from Arsenal’

The in-form goalkeeper has been given permission to leave Arsenal this summer following the arrival of Petr Cech from Chelsea-metro

Santiago Vergini’s agent in Sunderland for talks as defender returns to training

As reported previously, Sunderland are duty-bound to sign Vergini on a permanent basis from Costa Rican outfit Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado after he made more than 20 appearances during last season’s loan spell-sunderlandecho

Pep Guardiola turns down Arsenal’s Theo Walcott as Ribery and Robben replacement

Pep Guardiola has told Bayern Munich he does not want Theo Walcott as a replacement for the ageing Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben-express

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The FA CUP

Holders Arsenal won the FA Cup for a record 12th time on Saturday 30^th may, outclassing Aston Villa 4-0 at Wembley with stunning goals from Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez setting up victory.

Theo walcott-celebrates after scoring Arsenal’s first goal against Aston Villa

Per Mertesacker and Olivier Giroud were also on target as the Londoners sealed their biggest winning margin in a final of the world’s oldest knockout competition.

Arsene Wenger also became the most successful FA Cup manager of modern times, guiding his side to a sixth triumph in their 19th final.

The Coupe de France.

The only team from outside the top divisions, Auxerre, came up against Qatar-backed Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France final.

The Ligue 2 side defended for their life and had some good attacks; though they were not good enough as they were eventually beaten  1-0 by PSG.

PSG celebrate winning the Coupe de France

Auxerre had not played any big side and it was a tough call to beat up the Ligue 1 champions in the final.

Paris Saint-Germain has been dominant in French football; particularly since Qatar Sports Investments bought the club in 2011going on to lift three Ligue 1 Titles to date.

Laurent Blanc’s side were not exactly  dominant against Auxerre having had a poor start in the first half but went to win thanks to Edinson Cavani’s second half goal.

DFB-Pokal Final sends Kloop out with a loss.

The German Cup final in Berlin saw two of the best attacking sides in Bundesliga coming up against each other.

Wolfsburg who finished in second-place in the Bundesliga played against Borussia Dortmund who were in seventh place.

With Jurgen Klopp’s last match in charge, Borussia Dortmund was expected to win the cup for their manager against Wolfsburg.

The BVB team had a perfectly start after they took the lead over Wolfsburg in the first five minutes through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Wolfsburg however had other ideas as it took them only 17 minutes to equalize,then score two more goals going into halftime to give the DFB-Pokal final its 3–1 full-time score.

Wolfsburg celebrate winning DFB-Pokal Final

Dortmund experienced the same showings which have been ever present in their Bundesliga games of not killing off games.

They failed to contain Kevin De Bruyne and Bas Dost handing Wolfsburg the trophy and a sore sending off of their manager Jorgen Klopp.

Dortmund had hoped for a positive ending for Klopp, the manager that has brought much success and improved style of play, but things did not go as planned. Klopp earlier stated that this was his last season with Dortmund and that the time was right for him to leave.

Dieter Hecking’s Wolfsburg deserved the win with his side being one of the best attacking sides in Europe.

It’s the only trophy he has won as a manager since taking the Regionalliga Nord (German fourth tier) in 2002 with VfB Lübeck, it’s Wolfsburg’s first DFB-Pokal triumph and it’s the first time since 2011 a team other than Dortmund and Bayern Munich has won a domestic trophy.

Barcelona’s Treble chase still on in Luis Enrique’s first season

Barcelona outgunned Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final 3–1 in a battle of the Catalans against the Basques. Lionel Messi produced one of the individualistic goals this season and a good team goal capped by Neymar tap-in put Barça chances of a treble to just one game away from the treble in Luis Enrique’s debut season.

Barça played their full strength team and got a well-deserved 2-0 lead in halftime against a highly motivated Bilbao side.

Barcelona celebrate beating Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in the Copa del Rey final

The second half saw Barcelona containing the game but Bilbao tried to play their way back

Messi ensured Barcelona got a win after he scored a third goal and Bilbao could just master a consolation goal from Inaki Williams.

With the attacking trio of Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez all fit for the Champions League final against Juventus on 6th June in Berlin,we wait to see who which team will take the trophy.

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