Club Brugge vs Arsenal live: Visitors seal another commanding win with Madueke double and Martinelli stunner

The scores elsewhere tonight:

• Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Bodo/Glimt
• Benfica 2-0 Napoli
• Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Newcastle
• Athletic Bilbao 0-0 PSG
• Juventus 2-0 Pafos
• Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City

Here’s more from Mikel Arteta:

On seeing Gabriel Jesus return, he explains: "There is a moment where you are all alone almost and you have to go through pain and uncertainty. He has gone through that a few times in his career, and it shows his mental toughness and how much he loves to play football. We are delighted to have him back."

On managing expectations, he adds: "Right now it is about managing the situations we have in the backline, some players were there but could not play more than 45 or 30 minutes. To manage that has been tough.

"But with the attitude that the players have, I know that if I ask anyone to play there then they could do it, and they have done a great job."

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, speaking to TNT Sports: "We know how difficult the Champions League is, and to win away from home especially with that many players out, it makes it bigger.

"Christian Norgaard is someone who probably prepares the best out of all of them. He is someone who makes all of us better every single day. He can play in any position, whether he plays more or less minutes his attitude is immaculate, a really good example for all of us."

On difficulty selecting players, he adds: "Madueke and Martinelli were outstanding today, the level of threat and two finishes spectacular. Jesus back after 11 months, to see him perform in the manner he did was really positive.

"We’re a tight group; we want each other to do well,” Madueke continues. “We know we have top players all around the squad, it’s about the collective not about the individual. We all know we have a part to play, that is the good thing about this team.

"We’re fighting on all fronts. I feel like we can compete on all four fronts. We can win this competition. We can win the league as well. That has to be our aim. We’re in a good place at the moment."

Noni Madueke tells TNT Sports: "The first goal was really nice. The second one was a tap-in but that first one was sweet. I’m delighted with the result.

"The bare minimum I need to give to my team is threat. They need to give me the ball thinking something can happen.

"Trying to score and being as decisive as possible is the next level I need to get to, being consistently decisive for my club and country.

"I think I can reach that level if I keep working every day."

Noni Madueke scored twice to fire Arsenal to a 3-0 victory at Club Brugge and all but assure their qualification for the Champions League knockout stages with two group matches to play.

Madueke opened his Arsenal account against Bayern Munich a fortnight ago and the England international was at it again in Belgium after 25 minutes.

Gabriel Martinelli extended Arsenal’s advantage to three with a brilliant strike to become the first Arsenal player to score in five consecutive Champions League contests.

Arsenal’s next match comes against Wolves this weekend, as top faces bottom in the Premier League.

The next match in Europe is their penultimate of the league phase, and that comes against Inter Milan at the San Siro on 20 January.

Arsenal forward Noni Madueke spoke to TNT Sports after the final whistle. Here’s what he had to say:

"The first goal was really nice, second a tap in but the first one was sweet. Delighted with the result.

"I think the bare minimum I need to give to my team is threat. Obviously trying to score and be as decisive as possible, that's the next level I need to get to in terms of being consistently decisive for club and country. I think I can reach that level.

"We're tight, that's the main thing. We want each other to do well, we know there are loads of minutes for all of us. It's about all of us as a collective, we know we all have a part to play. That's the good thing about this team.

On what Arsenal can achieve this season, he adds: "We're fighting on all fronts. I feel like we can win this competition and win the league, that has to be the aim. We're in a good place at the moment."

That result maintains the Gunners’ three-point lead at the top of the UCL table.

They have essentially secured a place in the knockout rounds with two games to spare.

Arsenal were tested many times tonight which the scoreline doesn’t quite reflect, but withstood the storm on what was a pretty ideal night.

Three goals, a clean sheet, and they extended their lead at the top of the table to three points.

Gabriel Jesus looked lively on his return from nearly a year off, while Gabriel Martinelli became the first Arsenal player to score in five straight Champions League appearances.

And highly-rated 16-year-old Marli Salmon made his debut for the club.