Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund beat Arsenal 3-2 in a lively Emirates Cup clash, with the visitors racing into a two-goal cushion before the hosts staged a spirited second-half rally that ultimately came up just short. Dortmund were clinical early on, with Samuele Inacio opening the scoring inside the opening ten minutes before Konstantinos Karetsas curled in a superb second on the break to make it 2-0 at the break. Arsenal responded after the interval as Ethan Nwaneri pulled one back, but Joane Gadou restored Dortmund's two-goal lead soon after. Viktor Gyokeres converted a penalty following a foul on Christos Tzolis to set up a tense finish, and a late Gabriel Martinelli effort was chalked off, denying Arsenal a leveler. For Dortmund, the win offers encouraging signs as new faces bed in ahead of the season. Arsenal, meanwhile, will take confidence from their comeback effort even as pre-season preparations wrap up with a defeat.