Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette red card: Striker sent off as Gunners slump against BATE Borisov in the Europa League

With BATE leading 1-0 and five minutes left on the clock, the striker was under pressure from left-back Aleksandar Filipovic on the halfway line when he swung an elbow to shrug off the defender

Alexandre Lacazette was shown a straight red card (Reuters)

Alexandre Lacazettte was sent off in the final minutes at the Borisov Arena as Arsenal’s frustrating night went from bad to worse.

With BATE leading 1-0 and five minutes left on the clock, the striker was under pressure from left-back Aleksandar Filipovic on the halfway line when he swung an elbow to shrug off the defender.

Filipovic collapsed in a heap on the floor as BATE players appealed, and the referee rushed across to deliver a straight red card – the first of Lacazette’s career.

It had already been a difficult evening for the 27-year-old French striker, who had a goal chalked off for a narrow offside ruling.

BATE went on to secure the 1-0 victory and will take that lead to the Emirates next week.