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Mesut Özil (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːzut ˈøːzil], Turkish: [meˈsut œˈzil]; born 15 October 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Known for his ball control, technical skills, creativity, passing skills, and vision, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders and ...
Mesut Özil's transfer to Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013 broke the club's transfer record at the time by £27.4m. [53] Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's £35m transfer to Liverpool in 2017 was Arsenal's highest fee received for a player transfer. [54] His record would later be matched by Folarin Balogun who joined Monaco for the same fee in 2023. [55]
Most assists provided by an individual: 3 – Andrey Arshavin, Steven Gerrard, Mesut Özil, David Silva; Most goals and assists produced by an individual: 2 goals and 3 assists – David Silva; Fewest goals scored by a team: 1 – Republic of Ireland; Most goals conceded by a team: 9 – Republic of Ireland
The 2009 German Supercup, known as the Volkswagen SuperCup for sponsorship reasons, was an unofficial edition of the German Supercup, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions.
Arsenal ran riot in the first half, with Sánchez, Walcott and Mesut Özil all finding the back of the net. The half time score of 3–0 remained unchanged at the final whistle. [ 30 ] Arsenal's final game of September saw them host Basel in the Champions League, which was the first ever meeting between the clubs in European competition.
The transfer fee surpassed the £42.4 million Arsenal paid for Mesut Özil in 2013. [2] Also during the Summer, the club let go of long-term goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, [7] defender Kieran Gibbs, [8] and England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who in the final year of his contract joined Liverpool for a club record sale of £35 ...
Franck Ribéry and Mario Gómez scored for Bayern (the latter in the closing moments of the game), while Mesut Özil netted Madrid's lone goal. [277] On 21 April, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona in El Clásico at Camp Nou 1–2, extending their lead in La Liga to seven points with only four matches left, which all but decided the league title.
Mesut Özil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain led Arsenal back to winning ways with a 2–0 away victory at AFC Bournemouth. [38] Arsenal then won a dramatic top of the table clash with league leaders Leicester, coming back after a Jamie Vardy penalty to win 2–1 at home, with late goals from Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck , reducing the gap between ...