Arsenal 2-3 Olympiacos: Highlights and 5 Talking Points

#2 Arsenal\'s defensive inadequacies come to the fore

Arsenal’s defence in Europe is increasingly, and justifiably, drawing parallels with the cliché ‘a calamity waiting to happen’. The lack of communication between Gabriel and Laurent Koscielny was apparent at various stages of the game before the Frenchman limped off with a knock late in the second half.

It could be argued that David Ospina’s howler had nothing on Arsenal’s defence, but the collective positional sense during set-pieces, one of which provided Felipe Padro’s opener, raises some serious questions. The Colombian had all the time in the world to hammer one in, albeit with the help of a wicked deflection off Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

There were defensive errors in Croatia against Dinamo Zagreb too, a game Arsenal lost 2-1, hinting at a recurrent trend the Gunners are setting when coming up against continental sides. Arsenal have kept just two clean sheets in their last 10 games in Europe.

This game against Olympiacos marks the third time Arsenal have conceded 3 goals in three of their last four Champions League games at the Emirates.