Rueful Arsenal fall to Lens in first defeat of season

It was a first defeat of the season for Mikel Arteta’s men in all competitions, as Lens came from behind to beat the English outfit after two defensive mistakes from the Gunners in either half.

DEJECTION: Arsenal’s Declan Rice reacts after the concede a second goal during the UEFA Champions League Group B match at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

RC Lens 2-1 Arsenal

Errors were the talk of the town as Arsenal and RC Lens both benefited from mistakes from one another, but the Gunners still fell to a 2-1 defeat in northern France.