Europa League: Pepe’s Brace Give Arsenal Win Over Vitoria To Maintain Perfect Start

Nicolas Pepe brace secured a vital three points for Arsenal as the team came from behind to defeat a highly determined Vitoria 3-2 in the Europa League.
The Ivorian 92nd sensational free-kick sealed the victory for the North London Club.
Unai Emery’s side struggled for long periods of the game and fell behind early when former Tottenham youth player Marcus Edwards scored inside eight minutes.
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Gabriel Martinelli equalised 32nd minute with his third Europa League goal of the campaign but Arsenal were behind again four minutes later as Bruno Duarte (36) fired home for the visitors.
With Arsenal on the verge of a second defeat in four days, Emery used his last chance to bring on Pepe and it turned out to be a masterstroke as the Ivorian scored two sensational free-kicks in the 80th and 92nd minute to snatch a victory.
The win maintains Arsenal’s perfect start to the Europa League campaign as they remain three points clear at the top of Group F and while Vitoria came agonisingly close to registering their first point, they go back to Portugal empty-handed.

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