Michael Olise will be suspended for Arsenal's trip to Bayern Munich next week in a huge boost for Mikel Arteta's side.
Bayern had an unexpectedly dramatic night against Viking in their second match of this season's Champions League. The Bundesliga champions were 2-0 down at half-time, but recovered to turn it around as Harry Kane netted a brace and Luis Diaz then put Bayern in front.
Super dumb red card
However, there was another twist to come. Olise was booked for a cynical pull of the shirt and then immediately earned himself a second yellow card for throwing the ball in the face of a Viking player.
"It was our own fault," Vincent Kompany said. "This red card was super dumb... you can see in [Olise's] eyes that he's sorry about it and that he regrets letting the team down."
Impact on Arsenal clash
That was a particularly significant red card as it means Olise will not be available for Bayern's next Champions League match against Arsenal. The Gunners travel to Munich next Wednesday for a blockbuster showdown and will not have to worry about coming up against Olise.
The Frenchman has been in superb form this season. Before the trip to Viking, Olise had scored nine goals and provided four assists in his last eight games for club and country.
Arteta was asked whether he was aware of Olise's red card in his post match press conference on Tuesday after Arsenal's win over Lille. "I think the beautiful challenge will be Nottingham Forest away, and we’ve experienced that over the last few years," Arteta said, sidestepping that question. "We’ll make sure we’re ready for that one first."
