Arsenal 1-0 Qarabag: How it happened

Alex Lacazette scored the only goal as we rounded off the Europa League group stage with a win.

The France striker showed neat footwork and an unerring eye for goal after latching on to Mesut Ozil’s through ball in the first half - and the result was never in doubt after that.

Lacazette got the goal but the big story was the return of his compatriot, Laurent Koscielny.

The captain received a rousing reception from the home fans, 225 days after he ruptured his Achilles tendon in the semi-final of this competition against Atletico Madrid.

Laca opens the scoring

It’s been a long - at times lonely - road back for Koscielny and, although this was a dead rubber in front of a relatively sparse crowd,…