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Match report: Rapid Vienna 1-2 Arsenal

By Rob Kelly

WHAT HAPPENED

We had to fight from a goal down to claim victory in our opening game of this season’s Europa League at Rapid Vienna on Thursday.

In a match played in front of around 3,000 supporters, we found it tough going against the Austrians but in the end second-half goals from David Luiz and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang proved enough to seal the points.

Once the teamsheets came out, much of the pre-match talk centred around Thomas Partey’s inclusion for his full debut – and he wasted little time in making an impression.