Alexis Sanchez marked his return to the Arsenal team with an outstanding goal to help them a 3-1 win over FC Koln. Arsenal's opening Europa League Group H game was delayed by an hour because of safety concerns raised by the Germans bringing 20,000 fans to the Emirates Stadium. Koln's travelling army were in hysteria when Jhon Cordoba put them ahead on 10 minutes after a gaffe from David Ospina. Arsenal's stand-in goalkeeper left his goal vacant with a scuffed clearance, and his Colombian compatriot showed great awareness to quickly turn and punish him with a well-executed finish from 40 yards. Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud had a chance apiece to equalise in the first half, but shot and...
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