As Arsenal touched down in Lisbon ahead of Thursday's night's clash with Sporting, the Gunners posted a video on social media of their last training session before leaving north London. A six minute clip showcased a squad in high spirits after 10 successive wins; confident in their ability to get the job done no matter what the data might suggest.
One man who took centre stage during the session was Danny Welbeck, finishing with unerring accuracy past young goalkeeper Dejan Iliev.
Fast-forward 24 hours, and Welbeck was wheeling away towards the corner of the Estádio Jose Alvalade having shown that same precision to net the only goal of the Gunners' clash with the Portuguese giants after latching onto Lucas Torreira's through-ball via an error from former Liverpool centre-back Sebastian Coates.