Rennes 1-3 Arsenal: French side take control of Europe League tie as Gunners collapse after Sokratis Papastathopoulos sees red in the first half Alex Iwobi broke the deadlock in the third minute when his cross made its way in off the upright Sokratis Papastathopoulos was sent off after picking up a second yellow for a foul on Ismaila Sarr Benjamin Bourigeaud saw his resulting free-kick saved before netting a stunning half-volley on the rebound Nacho Monreal turned Mehdi Zeffane's cross into his own net midway through the second half Sarr added a late third for the home side when he met James Lea Siliki's cross with a bullet header
By Sami Mokbel for MailOnline
Published: 19:48 GMT, 7 March 2019 | Updated: 19:55 GMT, 7 March 2019
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Arsenal's Europa League hopes are hanging by a thread after Rennes capitalised on a first half Sokratis Papastathopoulos red card to come from behind and win 3-1 on Thursday night.
The Gunners broke the deadlock in the third minute when Alex Iwobi's cross went in off the post. However, their first half fell to pieces minutes before the break as Papastathopoulos picked up two yellow cards in the space of 10 minutes.
Benjamin Bourigeaud then drew his side
