CSKA were often the better side against a Gunners outfit who dominated the latter stages of each half but came away empty-handed.

Chances were at a premium until midway through the first-half when CSKA won a free-kick just outside the area after Kolo Toure had fouled Dudu.

Sergei Ignashevich setup Carvalho who blasted his shot through the crumbling Arsenal wall and past Jens Lehmann.

Carvalho went close shortly afterwards when his fierce 25-yard volley was tipped over by Lehmann.

Vagner Love then fired past Lehmann from close range only to see his goal ruled out for offside.

At the other end Robin van Persie spurned two fine openings. First he over-hit a pass to William Gallas with just one defender in front of the pair, then he allowed goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to snatch the ball away from his feet.

Into the second-half and Carvalho shot wide before Gallas produced a superb tackle on Vagner Love after a mistake by Johan Djourou.

Djourou then made a fine block on Dudu as CSKA threatened.

Arsenal piled the pressure on towards the end and Thierry Henry thought he had an equaliser when he controlled and slotted the ball past Akinfeev but his effort was ruled out for handball.

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