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Pre-season Friendlies

Jul 25, 2015 at 4.20pm UK

Arsenal
6-0
Lyon

Giroud (29'), Oxlade-Chamberlain (34'), Iwobi (35'), Ramsey (38'), Ozil (62'), Cazorla (85')

FT(HT: 4-0)

Arsenal put six past Lyon

By Jack Prescott, Rugby Editor

Published: July 25 2015 | 18:10

Last updated: July 26 2015 | 21:12

Arsenal hammer Lyon 6-0 to get their Emirates Cup campaign off to an emphatic start.

Arsenal have eased to a 6-0 win over Lyon in the opening match of this year's Emirates Cup.

The Gunners did the bulk of the work in the first half, scoring four goals to all but seal the victory.

Arsenals English striker Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain celebrates scoring his goal with Arsenals French striker Olivier Giroud during the pre-season friendly football match between Arsenal and Lyon at The Emirates Stadium in north London on July 25, 2015 © Getty Images

Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil combined to give Arsenal the lead with 29 minutes on the clock as the former rose highest to head Ozil's free kick into the net.

The home side extended their advantage on 35 minutes through Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who fired into the bottom corner following a quick counter-attack.

It got better for Arsenal just a minute later as Alex Iwobi took advantage of some poor defending to drill the ball home before a simple finish from Aaron Ramsey made it 4-0 at the break.

Lyon's French midfielder Corentin Tolisso vies with Arsenals Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey during the pre-season friendly football match between Arsenal and Lyon at The Emirates Stadium in north London on July 25, 2015 © Getty Images

Arsenal continued to dominate at the start of the second half, and they scored their fifth goal of the afternoon on 62 minutes when Ozil lashed the ball past the goalkeeper after a slick passing move.

The rout was then completed five minutes from time thanks to a casually-taken free kick from Santi Cazorla.