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
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Your support makes all the difference.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.
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