Chivu was too optimistic about Inter defending Arsenal corners

Arsenal scored yet another goal from a corner kick in an away 3-1 win over Inter on Tuesday, frustrating the Nerazzurri coach Cristian Chivu, who had appeared confident about his team’s defending on set pieces.

Inter lost their third consecutive Champions League game in January, leaving them out of the top eight with just one game remaining in the group phase.

The Nerazzurri played on par with the Premier League laders for considerable parts of the game, yet the Gunners scored twice in the opening 45 minutes...