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Premier League: Moussa Dembele strikes twice as Lyon come from behind to beat Arsenal in pre-season friendly

Agence France-Presse July 28, 2019, 23:24:41 IST

After the break, with changes taking place for much of the half, Lyon battled back and Dembele struck either side of Martinelli having a debut Emirates Stadium goal ruled out for handball

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Premier League: Moussa Dembele strikes twice as Lyon come from behind to beat Arsenal in pre-season friendly

London: Substitute Moussa Dembele scored twice as Lyon came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 in a pre-season friendly in London on Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_7071411” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Lyon’s Moussa Dembele celebrates with teammates after scoring his second goal. Reuters Lyon’s Moussa Dembele celebrates with teammates after scoring his second goal. Reuters[/caption] Gunners boss Unai Emery had opted against including Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil in his squad after they were involved in an attempted car-jacking during the week. He also named new signings Dani Ceballos and Gabriel Martinelli on the bench, with the pair coming on as the Ligue 1 side overturned Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s opener to win the pre-season trophy. Alexandre Lacazette limped off injured early as Arsenal dominated the opening half, Aubameyang smartly tucking home Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s cross 10 minutes before half-time. But after the break, with changes taking place for much of the half, Lyon battled back and Dembele struck either side of Martinelli having a debut Emirates Stadium goal ruled out for handball. Before kick-off the fans observed a period of applause in memory of Jose Antonio Reyes. The former Arsenal forward died in a car accident on 1 June.

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