Arsenal produced an eye-catching performance but were unable to take advantage of Atletico Madrid being reduced to ten men early on as they managed a 1-1 draw at the Emirates.
Sime Vrsaljko was sent off for two bookings in just the ninth minute before Atleti boss Diego Simeone was also given his marching orders for his animated actions on the sidelines.
Alexandre Lacazette broke the deadlock for Arsenal with a fine header after Jack Wilshere’s cross from the left.
Atletico striker, Antoine Griezmann then scored on the counter late on as the Gunners’ defence was exploited as a consequence of their high line.
Arsenal dominated the game throughout but really struggled to make their pressure pay as they were forced to settle for a draw on the night to make the Spanish side the favourites to win the tie.
The Gunners simply had to do better, playing most of the game against ten men and may be set to pay for their shocking defending.
Here is how we rated Arsenal’s players after the result.
