Sol survives Spanish inquisition

JENS LEHMANN’S penalty save will rightly earn him the glory and the headlines but Arsenal’s progress to the Champions League Final could not have been any sweeter for their under-pressure defender Sol Campbell.

Sol survives Spanish inquisition

Lehmann's dramatic plunge to his left to keep out Riquelme's last-minute spot-kick sent Arsenal on their way to Paris, and it also marked a remarkable return for Campbell.

He put aside two years of injury hell, mental anguish and a disappearing act to lead his team to their 10th Champions League clean sheet in a row and answer his critics in the process.

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