In Group A, Arsenal maintained their unbeaten record courtesy of a solitary Gilberto Silva goal on 47 minutes in Auxerre .

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The Spaniard latched onto Gilberto Silva's through-ball, before twisting and turning in the box and then curling into the corner from 12 yards out.

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He was replaced by Gilberto Silva, but the Brazilian looks a shadow of the player he was last season, and is almost certain to leave in the summer.

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That group included Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry and Gilberto Silva.

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Look back through the years and you'll find folks like Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto Silva (2008), Thierry Henry (2007), Ashley Cole (2006), Patrick Vieira (2005) and Giovanni Van Bronckhorst (2004).

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Contracts involving Chelsea defenders John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho, as well as Liverpool midfielders Xabi Alonso and Luis Garcia and Arsenal's Brazilian Gilberto Silva, will cease to be 'protected' in June, even though they run to 2009.

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Arsenal suffered a setback three minutes later when Patrick Vieira, who was wearing a strapping on his knee and had been the victim of a heavy challenge from Michael Brown, limped off to be replaced by Gilberto Silva.

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Baptista's goal settled any early nerves as he picked up a long ball from Elano - who replaced suspended skipper Gilberto Silva - controlled it neatly, turned to the right of Ayala and fired a fierce right-foot drive into the top corner.

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