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Arsene Wenger Talks Olivier Giroud, Arsenal's UCL Hopes After Dinamo Zagreb Loss

Manager Arsene Wenger believes striker Olivier Giroud was "completely unlucky" to be sent off in Arsenal's UEFA Champions League opener. The Gunners were beaten 2-1 away from home by Dinamo Zagreb in Group F, according to BBC Sport's Mandeep Sanghera.

Already one down, the game turned when the referee dismissed Giroud with a second yellow card. Describing the challenge that prompted the second wave of yellow, Wenger wasn't convinced by either Giroud's intent or the decision, according to a transcript of his post-match interview, per the club's official site:

"I don’t think he saw the guy," he said.