The Gunners faltered! Arsenal, the latest English Premier League champions, lost to Real Betis from Spain's La Liga in Ireland, marking their first loss in the pre-season friendlies.
Match result: Arsenal 1-3 Real Betis
0-1 Rodrigo Riquelme, 9th minute
0-2 Nelson Deossa, 26th minute
1-2 Piero Inkapie, 32nd minute
1-3 Pablo Fornals, 44th minute
In this game, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta started Kai Havertz, Víctor Jörkeres, and Riccardo Calafiori in the lineup. However, they fell behind 0-2. Although Piero Inkapie scored to make it 1-2, Real Betis pulled away to 3-1. Arteta responded in the second half by bringing on attackers Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus, but Arsenal could not catch up and ultimately lost.
In their next fixtures, Arsenal will face Borussia Dortmund in the Emirates Cup on 9 August, while Real Betis will play Bournemouth on 8 August.