Arsenal have begun their pre-season by being held to a 1-1 draw by French second division side Lens. The Gunners found themselves behind at half time courtesy of a Mathias Autret strike, and it took until the 82nd minute for them to reply as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain stylishly rescued a point for the visitors. The match began at a quick tempo and the opening exchanges were end to end, with Chuba Akpom forcing a low stop from Nicolas Douchez before Abdellah Zoubir fired over for the hosts moments later. Arsene Wenger named a smattering of youngsters in his side for the game, and two of them combined midway through the opening period when Alex Iwobi found Jeff Reine-Adelaide, who could only...
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