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A lack of ruthlessness costs the Gunners in Lens
Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus gestures during the Uefa Champions League Group B match at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, October 3, 2023

Lens 2-1 Arsenal
by Layth Yousif
at Stade Bollaert, Lens

ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta bemoaned a lack of ruthlessness after his side lost Tuesday night’s Champions League clash against Lens in northern France.

Franck Haise’s side staged a thrilling comeback against Arsenal at a fevered Stade Bollaert.

Gunners’ striker Gabriel Jesus’s 14th-minute opener was cancelled out by Adrien Thomasson’s strike 11 minutes later, prior to Elye Wahi’s 69th-minute winner.

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