Arsenal vs Olympiakos: 5 keys players in second leg

2. Alexandre Lacazette

As we saw in the first leg, being able to put the finishing touches on a move is pretty damn important. Alexandre Lacazette missed so many opportunities in that first leg. So many opportunities that would have put the tie conclusively out of reach for the Greeks.

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Obviously, he did not take those opportunities. The worst was a scuff from eight yards that he someone couldn’t even put on target.

After his fantastic substitute appearance against Newcastle in which he notched a goal and an assist in very little time, many of us, myself included, thought that Lacazette had turned his season around. The leg leg proved to be the opposite.

We need Lacazette here. We need him to put the finishing touches on attacking moves to really put this tie to rest. What this means long-term is obviously a rather big deal as well, but thinking just about this moment, Lacazette is going to be trusted as our starting striker and he needs to repay that trust or we are in for a long day at the Emirates.

Finally, No. 1.