Europa League: Dundalk 2-4 Arsenal - Gunner finish Group B with 100% record
Arsenal completed their Europa League Group B campaign with a 100% record as they discomfited Dundalk at the Aviva Stadium on Thursday 10.
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| Folarin Balogun (l) in action for Arsenal against Dundalk. Photo: @Arsenal |
According to BBCSport
Eddie Nketiah gave the Gunners the lead when he clipped his shot past Gary Rogers after an error by Andrew Boyle.
Mohamed Elneny doubled the advantage with a superb strike before Jordan Flores made it 2-1 with an angled shot.
Joe Willock and Folarin Balogun scored late on for the Gunners before Sean Hoare grabbed a second for Dundalk.
Gunners Spanish Head Coach Mikel Arteta told the club's official website: "Today's performance was overall positive because we won the game.
Folarin Balogun - Arsenal MOTM against Dundalk ⬇
Your man of the match last night? 🏆@FBalogun67 🔥#UEL pic.twitter.com/0OZjai7oJq
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) December 11, 2020
"However, we had some moments after scoring the first two goals where we were a little bit disconnected and we got a little bit confused by what the game required.
"Now we have to forget about the Europa League because that's in February.
"Now we need everybody on board - we obviously have a large squad at the moment with players back from injury, so we'll have the opportunity to pick who is better in the moment and still rotate some players.
Folarin Balogun's Europa League records ⬇
🏴 @FBalogun67 in the @EuropaLeague...
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) December 10, 2020
6️⃣0️⃣ minutes
⚽️2️⃣ goals
🅰️1️⃣ assist #UEL pic.twitter.com/6bCNKA0lVz
"It gives us more options in the Premier League, to focus there and try and get the results we need."
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