Arsenal will be unhappy to have conceded at home but go into leg two with a more than comfortable lead over CSKA Moscow. LONDON -- The Russians were meant to arrive at the Clock End of the Emirates, where a dozen police, some on horseback, and three times as many stewards and security guards were waiting behind barriers. Several vanloads of more police idled nearby in the hours before Thursday's opening leg of CSKA Moscow's Europa League quarterfinal at Arsenal. Only 500 tickets had been allocated to the visitors. According to stadium staff, exactly 124 of them were taken. Police on the scene wouldn't confirm how many of their own rank were present; if there wasn't one for every Russian,...
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