Olympiacos vs Arsenal - LIVE!
Arsenal returned to Europa League action to put one foot in the quarter-finals after a big 3-1 win over Olympiacos in Greece tonight.
The Gunners did not always make life easy for themselves, throwing away a first-half lead that had been earned through Martin Odegaard’s long-range screamer when a defensive mix-up allowed Youssef El-Arabi to equalise.
But Gabriel’s magnificent header 11 minutes from the end restored the advantage before substitute Mohamed Elneny capped an excellent night’s work with a cracking strike late on.
The result means Arsenal have a sizeable cushion to take back to north London for the second leg next week, though they’ll be all too aware that first-leg victory against the same opponents at the last-32 stage last season did not prove enough to send them through to the next round.
