UCL: Arsenal lose at Inter, Barca score 5 as Lookman shines for Atalanta

Arsenal were beaten 1-0 by Inter Milan in their UEFA Champions League clash in Italy on Wednesday night.

The Premier League side seem to be facing a challenging time, having won twice in five matches in all competitions.

Hakan Çalhanoğlu converted a penalty for the home side just before halftime after Mikel Merino was deemed to have handled the ball, to seal the victory for Inter.

The Gunners suffered their first loss in four games in Europe this season, a result that leaves them 13th in the 36-team league.

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Elsewhere, Barcelona thrashed Red Star Belgrade 5-2, with a brace from Robert Lewandowski and a goal each by
Iñigo Martínez, Raphinha, and Fermín López.

Katompa Mvumpa and Felicio Milson scored for Red Star Belgrade.

Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman and Nicolo Zaniolo were on target for Atalanta as they helped the Seria A team seal a 2-0 victory over hosts Stuttgart.

In Paris, Paris St-Germain were beaten 2-1 by Atletico Madrid. Feyenord fell to a surprise 3-1 loss at home to RB Salzburg. Sparta Prague also lost at home, 2-1 to Brest.

Earlier in the day, Aston Villa were beaten 1-0 by Club Brugge while Shakhtar Donetsk came from behind to beat Young Boys 2-1.

Bayern pipped Benfica 1-0.

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