Fans returned to the Emirates as Arsenal raced past Rapid Vienna 4-1 in their penultimate Europa League Group B match on Thursday.
The Gunners, who qualified for the 32-team knockout stage the previous round, welcomed in around 2,000 fans before goals from Alexandre Lacazette, Pablo Mari, Edward Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe keyed a comfortable victory on the night. Koya Kitagawa scored the goal for the visitors.
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Lacazette got Arsenal off to a stunning start after just 10 minutes when he unleashed an unstoppable blast from 30 yards away that left Vienna goalkeeper Richard Strebinger no chance despite a desperate dive.
Defender Mari followed up eight minutes later with his first for the club since joining from South American champs Flamengo -- the ex-Man City man snapping a header just inside the far post from a Reiss Nelson corner kick.
Nketiah added a third just before the half when he nodded past Strebinger after his initial shot from close range was well-saved by the Vienna keeper.
Kitagawa scored Vienna's goal in the 47th minute, sweeping home from close range after a pair of impressive Sead Kolasinac clearances denied what looked like sure goals.
Minutes after coming on, second-half substitute Smith Rowe restored the three-goal margin in the 66th with a simple finish of a well-spotted Ainsley Maitland-Niles cutback in the box.
Source: espn.co.uk