Borussia Dortmund beat Arsenal 3-2 in the Emirates Cup on Sunday as Konstantinos Karetsas scored on his club debut.
Samuele Inacio opened the scoring in the seventh minute before Karetsas doubled their advantage a while later.
Ethan Nwaneri pulled one back for the Gunners in the second half but Joane Gadou restored BVB's two-goal advantage in the 58th minute.
Arsenal reduced the deficit once more as Viktor Gyokeres converted a penalty and brought the Premier League champions within inches of Dortmund.
Gabriel Martinelli appeared to have made it 3-3 in stoppage-time but it was ruled out for offside, as the Gunners were beaten in normal time.
There was a penalty shootout to come later, wherein Mathis Albert's attempt was saved by Illan Meslier while Arsenal dispatched all five of theirs to win 5-4.
Dortmund clinched the 2026 Emirates Cup on their first appearance in the one-off cup game in London, marking their second preseason win in a row and a third overall.
Here are the player ratings for Dortmund:
Ratings for Starting XI
Alexander Meyer - 8: BVB's savior with six saves on the day
Joane Gadou - 8: Defensively resilient with eight defensive contributions; scored in the second half
Filippo Mane - 7: Excellent at ball recoveries but had his fare share of struggles against Arsenal's marauding forwards
Ramy Bensebaini - 7.5: Back with a bang, making four clearances and winning all four of his ground duels
Daniel Svensson - 8: Helped create the first goal before assisting Krates for their second
Jobe Bellingham - 7: Passed the ball around well but was second-best in his duels
Felix Nmecha - 7.5: Laid it off for Inacio to score the opener
Maximilian Beier - 7: Strong in duels and made one cross too
Konstantinos Karetsas - 8.5: What an explosive debut, carrying the ball forward with purpose to leave Arsenal on the tenterhooks and then scoring a sublime inidividual goal off a splendid run too
Samuele Inacio - 8: Put the BVB in front with a confident finish from a tight angle after sneakily running in behind Gabriel Magaelhaes
Fabio Silva - 7: Controlled the ball well and produced a superb turn in the build-up to Dortmund's opener
Ratings for Dortmund substitutes
Carney Chukwuemeka - 7: No real action in normal time but dispatched his penalty in the shootout
Kaua Prates - 5: Brought down Christos Tzolis inside the box just minutes after coming on
Marcel Sabitzer - 6: A quiet return for the Austrian international, who although scored in the shootouts
Mathis Albert - 6.5: Made five recoveries in normal time but missed his kick in the shootouts
Serhou Guirassy - 6: Another no-show from the Guinean, whose form has become a cause for concern
Luca Reggiani - 6.5: On target in the shootouts
Takato Yamamoto - N/A: Came on for the last few seconds of normal time but displatched his penalty in the shootouts with ease
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