{"id":291258,"date":"2023-09-19T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=291258"},"modified":"2023-09-19T17:04:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:04:02","slug":"arsenal-star-gabriel-jesus-used-to-skip-school-to-watch-champions-league-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/arsenal-star-gabriel-jesus-used-to-skip-school-to-watch-champions-league-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus used to skip school to watch Champions League matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Mikel Arteta previews PSV clash<\/h3>\n<p>Gabriel Jesus heard the Champions League theme music blaring over the gym sound system at Arsenal\u2019s training ground this week and was immediately taken back to his school days. Unbeknown to his mum &#8211; until now &#8211; he used to bunk off school at lunchtime in Brazil to get home to watch the competition every Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Safe to say &#8211; after a seven-year break &#8211; both he and Arsenal are ready to allow their Champions League love affair to begin again in earnest when PSV visit the Emirates for the opening match day. \u201cYesterday, some of them were joking in the gym, putting the music on,\u201d Jesus revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure everyone is happy, not just the players, the club, the fans, it goes a long way without playing in this competition, now Arsenal are back. It is a different competition because I remember the times I watched at home, the times I missed school to watch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mum would go crazy &#8211; if I talk I will get in trouble! I would go to school then halfway through the day, when we stopped to eat, I would go home to watch the game.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> DON&#8217;T MISS: <\/strong> <strong>Champions League rule changes explained with one big 36-team league table<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/4967622.jpg?r=1695142443018\"><\/p>\n<p>We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you&#8217;ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen by the time my mum came home, it was late, and I was supposed to be home anyway. She never knew &#8211; but now she does. Kids &#8211; make sure you go to school! But kids &#8211; go to school!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only Mohamed Elneny &#8211; back training again after knee surgery but still some way from active service &#8211; was at Arsenal the last time they took part in a competition they had graced for 19 years in a row under Arsene Wenger. Some, like Jesus, have experienced Europe\u2019s elite competition elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian scored 14 goals in just 22 matches for Manchester City and would not have joined Arsenal last summer if he was not convinced that the Gunners would be back in the competition soon. \u201cNow it is easy to say, but I was 100 per cent confident Arsenal would get back in the Champions League last season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came to help the club to qualify with the other players, the manager and the staff and we did it. So I am very happy we can play in the Champions League again &#8211; and we are going to go for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/4967628.jpg?r=1695142443089\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/175x108\/1695138279258.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1695138287743.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1695138287743.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Get access to\u00a0<em>every<\/em>\u00a0fixture on TNT Sports via your existing Prime Video app on your Smart TV, iPhone or iPad, Android or games console for just \u00a329.99.<\/p>\n<p>Everything is charged to the card saved to your Amazon account and you don&#8217;t need to sign up for a contract. You&#8217;ll also get Discovery+ thrown-in with thousands of exclusive shows and serie<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/175x108\/1695138336332.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1695138343548.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/affiliateswidgets\/115x50\/1695138343548.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>BT is offering broadband users the chance to watch\u00a0<em>everything\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0TNT Sports for just \u00a320 per month.\u00a0You&#8217;ll get access to\u00a0all four TNT Sports channels, as well as Eurosport and discovery+ Premium to stream in the discovery+ app\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a rolling 30-day contract, so you can cancel anytime<\/p>\n<p>Jesus was even instrumental in helping sporting director Edu to persuade Oleksandr ZInchenko to make the same move three weeks later, further boosting Arsenal\u2019s pool of Champions League experience. \u201cI was in Manchester at home with my family,\u201d the striker recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was supposed to come home by car the day after. Edu texted me that they were going to Zini&#8217;s house, and asked if I wanted to join them then go by plane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went there and talked with him, and Zini was surprised. He called me his \u2018secret agent\u2019. But if that\u2019s the case, where\u2019s my percentage?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1814506\/Arsenal-news-Gabriel-Jesus-Champions-League-PSV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta previews PSV clash Gabriel Jesus heard the Champions League theme music blaring over the gym sound system at Arsenal\u2019s training ground this week and was immediately taken back to his school days. 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