{"id":758,"date":"2026-08-09T15:06:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=758"},"modified":"2026-08-09T15:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:06:44","slug":"arsenal-2-3-borussia-dortmund-mikel-artetas-side-defend-poorly-but-christos-tzolis-shines-as-gunners-lose-emirates-cup-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=758","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal 2-3 Borussia Dortmund: Mikel Arteta’s side defend poorly but Christos Tzolis shines as Gunners lose Emirates Cup | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Arsenal produced more comical defending in pre-season as Borussia Dortmund won 3-2 in north London to win the Emirates Cup.<\/p>\n

After Mikel Arteta said Arsenal’s defending in Wednesday’s defeat to Real Betis was “below the standard”, the Gunners found themselves in trouble again as they were 2-0 down at the break thanks to goals from Samuele Inacio and 18-year-old wonderkid Konstantinos Karetsas.<\/p>\n

Arsenal had plenty of chances throughout – with the wasteful Viktor Gyokeres hitting the bar in the first half – and while Ethan Nwaneri pulled one back after good work from Christos Tzolis, a calamitous corner allowed Joane Gadou to make it 3-1.<\/p>\n

Tzolis then capped off a promising performance by winning a penalty which Gyokeres converted. But with seven days to go until their Community Shield game with Man City in Cardiff, Arteta has some holes to fix.<\/p>\n

Arsenal welcomed new signing Bruno Guimaraes onto the Emirates pitch before kick-off – he is needed sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

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The key moments from the Emirates Stadium…<\/h3>\n

7: GOAL!<\/strong> Inacio gives Dortmund the lead after being played through in the box by Lukas Nmecha.<\/p>\n

15: NO PENALTY!<\/strong> Odegaard breaks through on goal and is brought down. Referee Chris Kavanagh points to the spot then changes his mind by giving a free-kick on the edge of the box, which Gyokeres fires over.<\/p>\n

26: OFF THE BAR!<\/strong> Gyokeres strikes the bar after Odegaard’s pass freed Dowman on the right wing.<\/p>\n

29: GOAL! <\/strong>Karetsas doubles Dortmund’s lead after Riccardo Calafiori gave the ball away on the halfway line, which sparked a solo run.<\/p>\n

43: TWO CHANCES!<\/strong> Tzolis produces two glorious free-kicks in the space of four minutes, but Gabriel nods the first one over and Havertz heads straight at the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

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55: GOAL!<\/strong> Nwaneri sweeps home to pull one back after good work from Tzolis, who provided the assist down the left.<\/p>\n

59: GOAL! <\/strong>Comical Arsenal defending at a corner sees Gadou score a third for Dortmund, after Illan Meslier saved when Calafiori could not clear his lines.<\/p>\n

69: GOAL! <\/strong>Gyokeres pulls one back from the penalty spot after livewire Tzolis is fouled by Jobe Bellingham.<\/p>\n

90+4: GOAL DISALLOWED! <\/strong>Martinelli thinks he has equalised but is caught offside from a short corner.<\/p>\n

Arsenal’s pre-season so far…<\/a><\/h3>\n

July 25: Arsenal 3-0 MK Dons – Arsenal training ground
August 1: Girona 1-4 Arsenal – Girona<\/a><\/strong>
August 5: Arsenal 1-3 Real Betis – Dublin<\/strong><\/a>
August 9: Arsenal 2-3 Borussia Dortmund<\/strong>
August 12: <\/strong>Arsenal vs Como – Emirates Stadium, 7.30pm
August 16: <\/strong>Community Shield – Arsenal vs Man City, Cardiff, 3pm<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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