By James Agberebi: Arsenal suffered their first defeat in Group H of the UEFA Europa League with a 1-0 away loss to FC Cologne on Thursday night.
Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi was brought on for Danny Welbeck on 46 minutes but he could not rescue Arsenal.
The only goal of the game was scored by Sehrou Guirassy who converted from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Matheu Debuchy.
Despite the defeat, Arsenal who have already qualified for the round of 32, still lead the group on 10 points and will finish as group leaders with a game to spare.
Both Cologne and Red Star Belgrade have six points each, while Bate Borisov are bottom on five points.
In Group G, Super Eagles duo Anthony Nwakaeme and John Ogu were in action for Hapoel Beer-Sheva who lost 1-0 away to Lugano.
Ogu however went off in the 46th minute with Nwakaeme playinbg throughout the 90 minutes.
Carlinhos got the only goal of the game for Lugano in the 50th minute.
Europa: Iwobi Can’t Rescue Arsenal Vs Cologne As Ogu, Nwakaeme’s Beer-Sheva Crash Out
