Video: Arsenal 5 – 1 Benfica [Emirate Cup] Highlights

Emirates Stadium, London- Emirates Cup 2014- 2 August 2014- 2/8/14- Saturday- 16.20 UK KO

Yaya Sanogo scores four goals, with Joel Campbell also netting, as Arsenal make short work of Benfica in the Emirates Cup



Sanogo broke the deadlock in the 26th minute with a clever back-heeled finish from Ramsey’s right-wing cross.

The adventurous Bellerin then teed up Campbell to bludgeon home a left-foot volley in the 40th minute.

Improbably, there was time for Sanogo to complete his hat-trick before the interval.

He tucked away a volleyed cross from Campbell in the 44th minute and then flicked in a centre from Kieran Gibbs at the second attempt in stoppage time.

The towering former Auxerre striker claimed his fourth four minutes into the second period, rolling the ball into an empty net after Benfica goalkeeper Moraes Artur had parried from Ramsey.

Gaitan headed in from a long throw-in with just under half an hour remaining, but Arsenal’s fans were given further reason to cheer when Chile forward Sanchez replaced Campbell to make his debut following his switch from Barcelona for a fee of around £30 million ($50.4 million, 37.6 million euros).

Arsenal’s new number 17 almost created a goal for fellow substitute Francis Coquelin in injury time, but the young midfielder’s shot came back off the post.

Arsenal play Monaco on Sunday before facing Manchester City in the Community Shield next weekend, while Benfica will close the tournament against Valencia.
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