Alexandre Lacazette scored the lone goal as Arsenal beat hosts Olympiacos 1-0 in the first leg of a Europa League Round of 32 tie on Thursday.
The second leg is Feb. 27 at the Emirates Stadium, four days after the Gunners host Carlo Ancelotti and Everton in Premier League play.
Lacazette now has eight goals in 24 appearances for Arsenal this season.
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Lacazette missed a big early chance from close range, Gabriel Martinelli deprived of a near-certain assist.
Fortunately for Lacazette, he got a second bite at the apple and smashed it home with a vengeance. Bukayo Saka continued his impressive debut season by assisting the goal.
It was an even match, as Olympiacos continued its habit of steady defense but was unable to produce any attack. The Greeks weren’t credited with the creation of any big chances.
Bernd Leno made three saves and was very good in distribution on the day, with Saka, David Luiz, Shkrodan Mustafi, and Sokratis Papastathopoulus continuing steady defense under Mikel Arteta.
🔴👏⚽️ Alexandre Lacazette scores in back-to-back games. Big away goal for Arsenal late on at Olympiakos. https://t.co/tvy3lnqzl1
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) February 20, 2020