A flurry of Wolfsburg pressure. Three quick corners, pin-ball inside the Gunners area and Brazilian defender Gabriel almost has his head removed after getting in the way of Sebastian Jung's attempt. 

I'm not sure we'll hear a bigger noise all game. Arsenal fans are out of their seats to applaud Petr Cech as the keeper holds onto Kevin De Bruyne's low cross.

Comfortable for the new signing but the home fans are keen to make Cech feel at home.

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Pre-season games usually mean sunshine and T-shirts. Not at the Emirates. There's plenty of umbrellas on show on a soggy day in the capital.

Some nice early touches by the red and white shirts of Arsenal with Jack Wlshere looking particularly hungry. 

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'Arsenal, Arsenal, Arsenal'. Great atmosphere for a pre-season kick-about. And off we go...

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Arsenal XI:  Cech, Bellerin, Chambers, Gabriel, Monreal, Arteta, Cazorla, Reine-Adelaide, Ozil, Wilshere, Walcott.

Substitutes:  Martinez, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Akpom, Coquelin, Hayden, Iwobi

Wolfsburg XI:  Benaglio, Jung, Naldo, Klose, Rodriguez, Trasch, Guilavogui, Vieirinha, De Bruyne, Schurrle, Bendter.

There's a 'Welcome To Arsenal Petr Cech' banner on show as the teams make their way out.

A few weeks ago the thought of Cech wearing a Gunners shirt was unheard of but judging by the noise at the Emirates it is very much a welcome sight. 

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Arsenal can afford to lose against Wolfsburg and still win the tournament - as long as they score. Remember, teams get one point for each goal they score, and the Gunners have a superior goal difference over Villarreal. 

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Manchester United defeating European champions Barcelona 3-1 in California, Arsenal sticking six past Lyon, Premier League champions Chelsea requiring penalties to overcome Paris St-Germain... do pre-season results really matter?

United's win over Barca will quickly be forgotten if they lose to Tottenham on 8 August. Likewise, few will remember Arsenal's pre-season form if they don't win the title. 

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Still another three weeks before the start of the Bundesliga season but the Wolves will be hoping for another successful campaign after finishing Bundesliga runners-up and German Cup winners last season.

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It's three points for a win and an additional point for each goal scored. Arsenal started the day with nine points after their six goal thumping of Lyon on Saturday, but Villarreal's 2-0 win over Lyon earlier today means the Spanish team now have 10 points from two games.

Villarreal's goals were scored by Bruno from the penalty spot and Leo Baptistao.

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Can Petr Cech make it two trophies in two appearances for Arsenal after winning the Barclays Asia Trophy on his Gunners debut last week?

Goalkeeper  Petr Cech makes his home debut after joining Arsenal from Chelsea for £10m. There are starts for midfielder  Jack Wilshere and forward Theo Walcott. Seventeen-year-old winger Jeff Reine-Adelaide also starts one day after Arsene Wenger called the teenager "something special".

There are several familiar names in Wolfsburg's starting line-up, not least former Gunners forward Nicklas Bendtner.  Ex-Chelsea players Kevin De Bruyne and Andre Schurrle also start at the Emirates.

Arsenal XI:  Cech, Bellerin, Chambers, Gabriel, Monreal, Arteta, Cazorla, Reine-Adelaide, Ozil, Wilshere, Walcott.

Wolfsburg XI:  Benaglio, Jung, Naldo, Klose, Rodrigue, Trasch, Guilavogui, Vieirinha, De Bruyne, Schurrle, Bendter.

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Their season does not start for real for two weeks but Arsenal could have three new pieces of silverware by the time they kick a ball in anger for the first time on 9 August.

Having already secured the Barclays Asia Trophy,, external the Gunners can add the Emirates Cup to the trophy cabinet before they take on Chelsea in the Community Shield on 2 August.

Of course it's the Premier League title, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup Arsene Wenger wants most. But a hat-trick of trophies before the serious stuff begins...