An injury time penalty gifted to Arsenal by an unnecessary push by James Tarkowski on Aaron Ramsey enabled the Gunners to clinch an unexpected 1-0 victory over a competitive Burnley side that went toe to toe with Arsenal for the better part of the contest.

It was a case of deja vu at Turf Moor with Alexis Sanchez stepping up to the spot like he did in the 98th minute last season, and with only 2 minutes of injury time allotted at the end of this game, it was a case of Sanchez scoring again from the penalty spot, despite Nick Pope going the right way, with what was almost the last kick of the game.

There's still plenty to play for in the Europa League, with just five teams securing their places in the round of 32 so far.

Steaua Bucharest, Dynamo Kiev, Arsenal, Lazio and Zenit St Petersburg are definitely through to the next stage, while the likes of Villarreal, AC Milan and Marseille are amongst the teams still aiming to qualify.

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger hit out at match officials yesterday after the Gunners' latest defeat at the hands of Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.

Arsenal, who have a terrible away record against Stoke, dominated the game, but were denied by the brilliance of young Jack Butland in the Stoke goal, who made a clutch of key saves, especially in the first half.

French forward Alexandre Lacazette set up a club record transfer fee of English Premier League football side Arsenal with a move from Ligue 1 outfit Lyon.

Arsenal on Wednesday announced that Lacazette has agreed to join on a long-term contract without specifying the fee. But according to a press release from Lyon, Lacazette's transfer fee could reach as much as 60 million euros ($68.2 million), including a seven-million ($7.95) incentive. The club's previous record of 50 million euros ($56.28 million) was paid to Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil in 2013.

Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has admitted that Arsenal forward Alexis Sachez is out of the German club's reach.

"The salaries being talked about up front of around 20.26 million euros ($23 million) every year are definitely an amount that isn't feasible for FC Bayern," Hoeness told German website Kicker on Monday.

Arsenal's French striker Olivier Giroud on Tuesday said he wants to continue playing for the club and give his best.

"I won a few titles in my career, that is an important thing, but there is another thing which is important for me and that's that the people (see you as a) loyal warrior on the pitch -- that you always give your best for the team," he said," Giroud told Arsenal weekly podcast.

Lars Stindl struck the only goal as Germany beat Chile 1-0 to win the Confederations Cup in St Petersburg on Sunday.

Borussia Monchengladbach forward Stindl tapped home against the run of play after a defensive blunder midway through the first half as world champions Germany added another major trophy to their collection, The Independent reported.