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ARSENAL SURVIVE: Bayer Leverkusen beat Zenit St Petersburg

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Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs (L) celebrates with teammate Nacho Monreal after scoring against Anderlecht during their Champions League Group D soccer match at Constant Vanden Stock stadium in Brussels October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

The France forward grabbed the other two goals in a devastating 18-minute first-half spell that silenced the homecrowd.

On this form, it is hard to bet against defending champion Madrid at least reaching the final, if not securing an 11th European crown.

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