He had no part in the winning goal, a "crunching, beautifully judged 25-yarder" scored by Henry. Wenger felt the result showed there was "…a special mental strength in the team", while Cole compared it to In the quarter-finals, Arsenal met fellow English club Chelsea. They still believe this is the side that "Without a doubt going the whole season unbeaten is my greatest achievement. The team played in a 4–4–2 formation throughout the season, with two wide midfielders. Five of Arsenal's first eight fixtures were broadcast on Due to international fixtures, Arsenal did not play another game for two weeks. It wouldn't surprise me if we were to go unbeaten for the whole of the season. Arsenal had finished the previous season as runners-up in the Of course we want to win the league, but I think the most difficult thing for the club is to be consistent and we have been remarkably consistent. In a home match against Manchester City, Reyes made his first appearance for the club, coming on as a substitute in the second half. A year ago, they were producing football of a splendour rarely witnessed in this country or elsewhere. Five minutes before the end of the first half, striker Manchester United were Arsenal's opponents for the semi-final, staged at Arsenal entered the League Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Arsenal exited the competition in the semi-finals against Middlesbrough. The team's draw at Manchester United in September marked an unsavoury episode between both clubs: several Arsenal players were charged and fined accordingly by 34 different players represented the club in five competitions and there were 15 different goalscorers. A Saturday lunchtime kick-off against Chelsea saw the return of Henry; he was absent in Arsenal's FA Cup fifth round win against the same opposition.The final match of the month was against Charlton at Highbury. The team scored a total of 114 goals in all competitions. It began on 1 July 2003 and concluded on 30 June 2004, with competitive matches played between August and May. At Highbury, the setting for the first leg, The UEFA Champions League is a continental club football competition organised by Arsenal were drawn in Group B, along with Italian club Arsenal opened their Champions League campaign with a 3–0 defeat against Inter Milan. "Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as Before the start of the league season, Wenger told reporters: "Nobody will finish above us in the league. In their next match, Arsenal defeated Newcastle United by three goals to two; the winner was a penalty scored by Henry.…recent events have taught them to place substance ahead of style.