Arsenal produced more comical defending in pre-season as Borussia Dortmund won 3-2 in north London to win the Emirates Cup.

2026 Emirates Cup

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Match Events

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7' GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Dortmund (Samuele Inácio)



30' GOAL! Arsenal 0-2 Dortmund (Konstantinos Karetsas)



54' GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Dortmund (Ethan Nwaneri)



58' GOAL! Arsenal 1-3 Dortmund (Joane Gadou)



69' GOAL! Arsenal 2-3 Dortmund (Viktor Gyökeres)




Match Report

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.

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.

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.

Arsenal welcomed new signing Bruno Guimaraes onto the Emirates pitch before kick-off - he is needed sooner rather than later.

Line-ups

Arsenal XI: Kepa, Ødegaard, Viktor Gyökeres, Gabriel, Havertz, Ben White, Calafiori, Christos Tzolis, Cristhian Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly, Max Dowman

Subs: Jesus, Nelson, Illan Meslier, Martinelli, Fábio Vieira, Hincapie, Tommy Setford, Nwaneri, Ismeal Kabia, Ife Ibrahim, Theo Julienne, Ceadach O'Neill, Marli Salmon, Josh Ogunnaike

Dortmund XI: Meyer, Bensebaini, Fábio Silva, Beier, Nmecha, Daniel Svensson, Filippo Mane, Jobe Bellingham, Konstantinos Karetsas, Joane Gadou, Samuele Inácio

Subs: Sabitzer, Drewes, Guirassy, Chukwuemeka, Kabar, Luca Reggiani, Mathis Albert, Justin Lerma, Takato Yamamoto, Kauã Prates, Jan-Luca Riedl