Arsenal denied by late Slavia Prague leveller
Tomas Holes scored in stoppage time to deny Nicolas Pepe the glory of a late winner as Slavia Prague snatched a 1-1 draw at Arsenal in the first leg of its UEFA Europa League quarter-final.
Pepe looked to have won the game for Mikel Arteta's men when he finished clinically after being played through by fellow substitute Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with four minutes of normal time remaining.
But Czech champion Slavia, which knocked out Leicester City and Rangers in the previous two rounds, showed its resilience once again in Friday's (AEDT) clash at Emirates Stadium as Holes swooped in the third added minute to head a precious away goal.
Arsenal twice hit the post with the game scoreless, with Alexandre Lacazette failing to convert when clean through on goal, but it now heads into next week's reverse fixture in Prague needing to score at least once to avoid elimination.
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