Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea (6-5 pens): 5 Talking Points, International Champions Cup 2018

Arsenal v Chelsea - International Champions Cup 2018
Arsenal v Chelsea - International Champions Cup 2018

#2 Arsenal nervy at the back - but showed spirit to force comeback

Arsenal v Chelsea - International Champions Cup 2018
Arsenal v Chelsea - International Champions Cup 2018

With Alex Iwobi carrying the ball forward from deep, he found Henrikh Mkhitaryan in space, 35 yards from goal, but although he was in a good position to shoot he took his time and ultimately saw his right-footed effort take a slight deflection as it dribbled into Willy Caballero's grasp.

Before Lacazette's late, late equaliser, the best chance Arsenal had to break the deadlock arrived when they struck on the counter just after the restart when Tabby Abraham had been dispossessed on the edge of Cech's 18-yard box.

It was the same result moments later with Mkhitaryan once again as Caballero gobbled up the tame effort before redistributing the possession to his defenders.

Countless times, the Gunners found themselves controlling the ball, but appeared to have little option to distribute it into dangerous zones, and were sent packing back towards their goal or fullbacks.

Alexandre Lacazette could only pass the ball wide of the mark in the 75th minute, with the goal at his mercy following an excellent first touch. Alex Iwobi, introduced as a substitute, should also have converted in the closing stages only for Marcin Bulka to get down to spot just minutes after himself coming on as a replacement.

Credit Arsenal's fighting spirit, though: they kept on until the very end and Lacazette was in the right place at the right time to finally beat Bulka and force penalties.

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