Atletico Madrid beat Arsenal 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the International Champions Cup in Singapore. Unai Emery suffers his first defeat as Arsenal manager.
2018 International Champions Cup
1(3)-1(1)
Penalty shootout
Round 1: Atletico X 0-0 Arsenal X
Round 2: Atletico O 1-0 Arsenal X
Round 3: Atletico X 1-1 Arsenal O
Round 4: Atletico O 2-1 Arsenal X
Round 5: Atletico O 3-1 win
Match Events
5' Aubameyang's shot blocked by Juanfran
21' Lacazette's shot saved by Oblak
29' Correa wastes a good chance
41' GOAL! Atletico Madrid 1-0 Arsenal (Vietto)
Holding isn't strong enough on the left as Correa wrestles to get a cross in at the byline.
It's rather hopeful, but Vietto gets his head on it, glancing past Leno from 10 yards. Fine header, but could have been avoided.
47' GOAL! Atletico Madrid 1-1 Arsenal (Smith-Rowe)
17-year-old Smith Rowe picks the ball up in a nothing position, 30 yards from goal with blue Atletico shirts surrounding him.
His clever footwork allows him some space on the edge, and he curls a beauty into the top right corner! He's absolutely delighted!
57' Amazing save from Cech
61' Eight Arsenal players subbed on
90' Atletico Madrid beat Arsenal on penalty shootout
Round 1: Atletico Madrid X Arsenal X
Round 2: Atletico Madrid O Arsenal X
Round 3： Atletico Madrid X Arsenal O
Round 4: Atletico Madrid O Arsenal X
Round 5: Atletico Madrid O win
Match reports:
Emile Smith Rowe lived up to his billing as one of Arsenal's hottest prospects with a superb goal against Atletico Madrid.
Arsenal prospect Emile Smith Rowe scored a superb solo goal to earn his team a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in the International Champions Cup as Unai Emery was treated to a showcase of the potential in his squad.
The 17-year-old attacking midfielder impressed throughout the first of Arsenal's three pre-season friendlies in Singapore and showed just why he is one of the club's most talked-about young players when he scored from outside the box early in the second half.
The goal cancelled out Luciano Vietto's opener for Atletico, who were without the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez but nevertheless exposed Arsenal's defensive frailties on occasion and looked the better organised of the two teams.
Arsenal's young guns failed to fire in the penalty shoot-out, though, with Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah missing their spot-kicks along with Henrikh Mkhitaryan as Atletico triumphed 3-1.
Emery gave valuable minutes to new additions Bernd Leno and Sokratis Papastathopoulos in a side that blended youth and experience, with Alexandre Lacazette looking sharp as he prepared to continue the good form he enjoyed in 2017-18.
Line-ups
Atlético Madrid XI: Juanfran, Kevin Gameiro, Jan Oblak, Luciano Vietto, Thomas Partey, Roberto Olabe, Ángel Correa, Rodri, Antonio Moya, Joaquín Muñoz, Francisco Montero
Subs: Antonio Adán, Tachi, Pinchi, Carlos Isaac, Andrés Solano, Victor Mollejo, Alex Dos Santos, Mikel Carro, Borja Garcés, Puñal Rodríguez
Arsenal XI: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Aaron Ramsey, Alexandre Lacazette, Shkodran Mustafi, Bernd Leno, Sead Kolasinac, Héctor Bellerín, Rob Holding, Reiss Nelson, Matteo Guendouzi, Emile Smith-Rowe
Subs: Petr Cech, Sokratis, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Lucas Pérez, Calum Chambers, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Konstantinos Mavropanos, J. Willock, Eddie Nketiah, Jordi Osei-Tutu