How Arsenal's familiar failings proved costly against Lyon
Problems playing out from the back and an ineffective attack leave Slegers seeking solutions to old difficulties
Arsenal’s poor run of form continued on Tuesday night as their Champions League defence began with a 2-1 defeat to Lyon at Meadow Park. The result means the Gunners are now winless in four matches – their longest run without a victory since January 2022. It was an outcome not unusual in this fixture – Arsenal have lost all five of their home matches against the eight-time European champions by a single goal – and on the night, their undoing came down to some familiar failings.
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