Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka helped Arsenal fight back to draw 2-2 with Standard Liege as they won Europa League Group F.
2019/2020 UEFA Europa League
2-2
Match Report
Arsenal finished as Europa League Group F winners after goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka helped them fight back to claim a 2-2 draw with Standard Liege on Wednesday.
Samuel Bastien and Selim Amallah gave Standard a two-goal advantage as they chased a victory to qualify for the knockout phase.
However, those hopes were dashed when Lacazette and Saka scored in quick succession to settle Arsenal's nerves.
The Gunners progressed to the last 32 of the competition as group winners ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt after they lost 3-2 to Vitoria Guimaraes.
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Match Events
27' GREAT CHANCE! Saka's shot saved
Saka plays a clever one-two down the left with Willock and pulls away from his defender to run into the box. It's a tight angle from near the byline, but he gets the shot away and Bodart makes himself big to deny him.
45' Great saves from Bodart!
Saka takes a touch to set himself on the left of the box before firing a shot towards goal, but it's straight at Bodart who palms it away. It falls to Saka again, who picks out Nelson with a cross this time, but his header is caught by the keeper on the stretch.
47' GOAL! Standard Liege 1-0 Arsenal (Bastien)
Bastien isn't closed down as he makes a forward run and he fires his shot towards goal from outside the box. It takes a huge deflection of Sokratis' arm on the way through which catches out Martinez and sends it over the goalkeeper's head.
69' GOAL! Standard Liege 2-0 Arsenal (Amallah)
It's a poor piece of defending by Willock as he touches the ball straight into Amallah's path. The midfielder turns away from Guendouzi before firing his shot towards goal and a deflection off Mavropanos' hand takes it past Martinez and into the back of the net.
78' GOAL! Standard Liege 2-1 Arsenal (Lacazette)
It's a great cross from Saka and Lacazette times his run perfectly to stay onside behind Laifis before heading the ball past Bodart and into the back of the net.
81' GOAL! Standard Liege 2-2 Arsenal (Saka)
Once again, Saka isn't closed down when he gets the ball, this time on the edge of the box. He takes a touch to set himself before drilling his shot low into the bottom right corner.
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