Arsenal kicked off their pre-season tour with a friendly against RC Lens on Friday night. The game itself had a very casual air about it until the hosts took the lead against the run of play.
The Gunners were without European stars such as Mesut Ozil, Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny, among others. As such Arsene Wenger was forced to play a rotated team, offering chances to several youngsters such as Chuba Akpom, Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Chris Willock.
The Gunners were able to draw the game level through Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who made his welcome return to the first-team. He secured the draw with a beautiful chip into the far corner and from then on, the Gunners looked in control of the game. Sadly they were unable to find a winning goal, but there were many positives to be taken from the match.
Despite a below average result, Wenger will no doubt be happy to see his side complete their first full 90 minutes of pre-season.
