Arsenal smash Lyon for six

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A blistering first half display saw Arsenal score four first half goals as they swept Lyon aside in a 6-0 win in the Emirates Cup. Olivier Giroud opened the scoring, diverting a Mesut Ozil cross beyond Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes before the Frenchman turned provider for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Youngster Alex Iwobi added a third, completing a well-worked team goal, before the impressive Aaron Ramsey latched on to an Ozil pass to finish from close range. Ozil added a fifth after the break, thumping a low strike beyond Lopes and into the bottom corner, and Santi Cazorla rounded off the scoring with a free kick late on. With a point awarded for every goal, Arsenal now top the group with nine, ahead of Villarreal, who beat Wolfsburg 2-1 earlier on Saturday. Lyon created the first opening of the game when Alexandre Lacazette's delightful flick played in Clinton N'Jie, but Emiliano Martinez was out quickly to make a low save. Clement Grenier hobbled off with what looked like a hip injury in the 24th minute, and Arsenal piled the misery on Lyon as the floodgates opened. Giroudwas the first to find the net when he headed Ozil's free-kick into the top left-hand corner, and the Frenchman then turned provider to setOxlade-Chamberlainclear, the England man coolly slotting past Lopes. Iwobi- nephew of former Nigeria star Jay-Jay Okocha - made it 3-0 when he swept home Ramsey's throughball to finish a fine Arsenal move. The 19-year-old had another goal ruled out for offside shortly after, but Arsenal stretched their lead further in the 38th minute when Ozil's cross from the left was poked in byRamseyat the near post. N'Jie fired a rare Lyon chance wide after the restart, while at the other end Giroud swept a volley wide from Kieran Gibbs' cross. A fifth did arrive just after the hour, though, with more eye-catching football from Arsenal culminating inOzildrilling into the bottom right-hand corner from the edge of the penalty area. With the match sewn up, Wenger made several changes and it was substituteCazorlawho made it 6-0 with a low left-footed free-kick into the bottom right-hand corner. There was almost time for a seventh as Chuba Akpom lashed a shot against the left-hand post in the closing stages.

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