Athens, Greece (HSI) – Olympiacos, and the Arsenal They disputed the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League in Greek territory with a victory for the English team.
The English team would have more opportunities to open the scoring, but all those balls were deflected by the Greek defense of Olympiacos, who did not generate attacking opportunities.
Later, after a pass from Bellerin, Martín Odegarrd, on loan from Real Madrid, put the advantage for the Gunner team. Arsenal concluded the first half as the broad dominator of the duel over Olympiacos.
In the second half at 58 minutes, Youssef El Arabi took advantage of a defensive error to tie the duel and leave the tie open.
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The game would become a headache for Arsenal’s team, who were looking to defend their goal against the attacks of the local team.
At the end, the English team managed to get ahead. After a cross from Willian, central defender Gabriel appeared to put Arsenal ahead on the scoreboard.
The game was liquidated in the 85th minute by Egyptian midfielder Elneny to sign Arsenal’s 1-3 victory on Greek soil as a counterattack. The second leg will be played next week and Mikel Arteta’s club has an important advantage, now it will have to focus on recovering lost ground in the Premier League in which they are positioned in tenth place.
It is rumored possible departure of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus
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