On Monday evening, the last matches of the 33rd round were played in the English Premier League.
Middlesbrough faced off against London's Arsenal team, who had suffered a defeat in the previous round. Arsene Wenger's players won 2-1 in a tough battle in front of their own fans.
The first goal came right at the end of the first half - in the 42nd minute, Alexis Sanchez scored a great penalty to put the Gunners ahead, who didn't have many chances in the first half.
In the second half, Middlesbrough tried to equalize after conceding a goal, and in the 50th minute, Alvaro Negredo scored after a great pass from Stewart Downing, sending the ball into Petr Cech's goal with a high shot.
The hosts continued to be dangerous near Arsenal's goal, but Cech saved the situation. However, in the 71st minute, the visitors scored a winning goal from North London - Aaron Ramsey chested the ball down to Mesut Ozil, who defeated the opponent's goalkeeper with a precise shot.
Throughout the remaining time, Middlesbrough created dangerous attacks by moving the ball into the opponent's penalty area, but the Gunners had several great opportunities to finish the match with fast counterattacks.
Arsenal secured the victory and maintained a three-point lead over fifth-placed Manchester United. Middlesbrough are in second-to-last place with 24 points.
Result:
Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Arsenal
42' [0 - 1] A. Sanchez
50' [1 - 1] A. Negredo
71' [1 - 2] M. Ozil
League table:
