Europa League: Arsenal beaten 3 - 1 at Rennes - Iwobi scores first Euro goal

Alex Iwobi scored his first Europa League goal to put Arsenal ahead in the third minute - TalkSport

Ten-man Arsenal conceded their first away defeat by a French club in European competition in their Europa League last-16 first leg tie against Rennes.

Arsenal looked to be cruising when Alex
Iwobi's early cross from the left drifted past home goalkeeper Tomas Koubek, into the right corner.

But Benjamin Bourigeaud's stunning strike, which flew into the top right corner, levelled matters immediately after Sokratis Papastathopoulos dismissed for a second booking.

Rennes took the lead when Nacho Monreal deflected Mehdi Zeffane's cross from the right past his own goalkeeper Petr Cech.

Ismaila Sarr's diving header made it three for Rennes sealing the victory for the hosts.

Arsenal will now hope to repeat their heroics from the last-32 stage, where they overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Belarus side Bate Borisov to progress with a 3-0 home victory.

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