Against Olympiacos, the Gunners certainly started like a team hungry for European glory, opening the scoring after just 12 minutes. <\/p>\n
It was an incredibly dominant first-half showing from Arsenal, but that didn\u2019t stop Olympiacos from threatening David Raya<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n In the 20th minute of play, Olympiacos saw a brief opening on goal to test Raya between the sticks.<\/p>\n Daniel Podence got on the end of a cross in the middle of the box to direct the ball goalwards on the volley, a chance that Raya instinctively tipped over the bar. <\/p>\n Podence has punished Arsenal before<\/a>, but this time, the goalkeeper said no, making a sublime save that left Owen Hargreaves<\/a> in awe.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSilly save from David Raya, he shouldn\u2019t be saving that,\u201d Hargreaves said at half-time on TNT Sports\u2019 coverage of the game [01\/10\/25 21:03]. <\/p>\n \u201cIt is just a magnificent reaction, a great ball in, it\u2019s a really good take first time, but the save from Raya.\u201d<\/p>\n Hargreaves sang Raya\u2019s praises, but didn\u2019t stop by merely applauding the save, going on to say that the quality of Arsenal\u2019s goalkeeper could be decisive in winning titles. <\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s top, that\u2019s how you win big trophies with a goalkeeper like David Raya.\u201d <\/p>\n The two-time Champions League<\/a> winner isn\u2019t the only one who has made such a bold statement about Raya.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"FBL-EUR-C1-ARSENAL-OLYMPIACOS\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238194107-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS\/AFP via Getty ImagesOwen Hargreaves was amazed by David Raya\u2019s save against Olympiacos<\/p>\n