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Lucas Torreira Reacts to Arsenal Draw With Burnley

Arsenal Midfielder Lucas Torreira in Action Against Burnley
Arsenal Midfielder Lucas Torreira in Action Against Burnley

Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to his side’s failure to win against Burnley at the weekend

Mikel Arteta’s team played out a goalless draw with Burnley away from home at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Torreira did not start the match, but the 23-year-old Uruguay international midfielder came on at the start of the second half.

The former Sampdoria midfielder took one shot which was on target, played two key passes, had a pass accuracy of 83.9%, won one header, took 37 touches, attempted one dribble, made one interception, and put in three crosses.

Torreira has given his take on the final result on Twitter, which when translated from Spanish reads: “Hard match in a very difficult field. Looking forward to what’s coming and keep growing.”

Stats

Over the course of the 90 minutes at Turf Moor on Sunday afternoon, hosts Burnley had 43% of the possession, took 15 shots of which two were on target, and earned five corners.

Visitors Arsenal had 57% of the possession, took 13 shots of which two were on target, and earned seven corners.

Top-Four Challenge

The draw with Burnley means that Arsenal are 10th in the Premier League table at the moment with 31 points from 25 matches.

The Gunners are 10 points behind London rivals and fourth-placed Chelsea, who occupy the final Champions League spot.