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Lens 2-1 Arsenal
by Layth Yousif
at Stade Bollaert, Lens
ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta bemoaned a lack of ruthlessness after his side lost Tuesday night’s Champions League clash against Lens in northern France.
Franck Haise’s side staged a thrilling comeback against Arsenal at a fevered Stade Bollaert.
Gunners’ striker Gabriel Jesus’s 14th-minute opener was cancelled out by Adrien Thomasson’s strike 11 minutes later, prior to Elye Wahi’s 69th-minute winner.
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