Arsenal had scored 10 goals in two matches against BATE Borisov in the same competition in 2017 but never looked like being as prolific in the freezing temperatures of Belarus. BATE took the lead when Stanislav Dragun nodded a free kick past Arsenal goalkeeper Peter Cech seconds before halftime after Lacazette put a header wide midway through the first half. The Frenchman thought he had made up for his miss 10 minutes after the break but his effort was ruled out for offside. Christian Luyindama equalised for the home side nine minutes into the second period but Benfica's top scorer Haris Seferovic clinched the win with a fine solo goal 10 minutes later. Winger Adrien Hunou put the home side ahead after two minutes and doubled their lead eight minutes later when Javi Garcia put through his own goal.

Source: bd News24 February 14, 2019 20:37 UTC