Victory takes toll on Bould

Montpellier 1 Arsenal 2

Manager Arsene Wenger was serving the first of his three-game touchline Uefa ban tonight — and would have been fuming from the stands when captain Thomas Vermaelen gave away an early penalty.

However, the Premier League club, unbeaten in the domestic campaign, responded magnificently and were soon level through a fine finish by German Lukas Podolski.