The Gunners traveled to the city of Athens on Thursday night to face Olympiacos in the first leg of the Europa League Round of 16.
It was Mikel Arteta side who looked like favourites as they created chances in the game.
Martin Odegaard who is on loan from Real Madrid gave Arsenal the lead from a long range strike just before half time.
Meanwhile, an error from Bernd Leno gave Olympiacos the lifeline after Elrabi pulled the equaliser.
With less than 20 minutes to play, a corner kick by Willian was met with a thumping header by Gabriel Magalhães.
The third goal came from a powerful shot from Mohamed Elneny. The Egyptian was introduced into the game as a substitute.
After the game, he expressed his excitement on scoring a goal for his side.
It was Elneny second goal in the tournament
He tweeted the goal celebration with the caption: "One of those nights that made me happier and even more grateful.. And the greatest blessing of all was seeing how much they were happy I love u guys @Arsenal"
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