Arsenal vs Olympiacos: Hits and Flops | UEFA Europa League 2019-20

#3 Hit - Abou Cissé

Abou Cisse opened the scoring for Olympiacos

This was arguably Olympiacos' greatest European night in history and Abou Cissé undoubtedly played the most important role out of the lot. After a 53rd minute goal which put Olympiacos in the lead, the Senegalese defender went on to showcase what would be the best performance of his career so far, especially against some of the top forwards in England.

With a grand total of 24 clearances, Cissé and Ba gave the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe a tough time, as Arsenal's front three failed to find a way to score until Aubameyang's 113th-minute bicycle kick. Abou Cissé won 4 out of 5 aerial duels and had a total of 75 touches, completing as many as 50 passes in 120 minutes; an impressive stat for a defender who's team did not see the ball much.

Alex Lacazette had no reply to Cissé's tight marking and his goal was certainly what gave Olympiacos a glimpse of hope and motivation to defeat Arsenal at the Emirates. Abou Cissé was the Man of the Match for me.