The France striker was dismissed in the first half and a Theo Walcott consolation goal was not enough to mount a comeback, as Arsene Wenger's side fell to an embarrassing defeat
Arsenal slipped to a disappointing 2-1 Champions League defeat as Olivier Giroud saw red and Dinamo Zagreb recorded their first win in the group stages of the competition for nearly 16 years
Not since a 3-0 victory over Sturm Graz in September 1999 had the Croatian outfit tasted success at this stage, but Junior Fernandes grabbed the decisive goal to see off the threat of Arsene Wenger's side in Group F.
The visitors were left to rue a host of spurned chances in the first half in Zagreb, before Josip Pivaric's shot hit Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on its way past David Ospina to open the scoring.
Giroud, who had been particularly wasteful in front of goal, was then sent off by referee Ovidiu Hategan for a second bookable offence just before the break, adding to Arsenal's woes.
More Dinamo pressure eventually brought a second goal as Fernandes sent a bullet header past Ospina just before the hour.
Arsenal's attempts to find a way back into the clash brought a consolation from Theo Walcott, but Dinamo clung on to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 42 matches.
The visitors dominated the opening stages and Giroud – one of six Arsenal changes from Saturday's Premier League win over Stoke City – was gifted a glorious chance after nine minutes, but saw his flicked header superbly saved by Eduardo.
Match Stats — Team Stats
Dinamo Zagreb v Arsenal
- Attack
- General Play
- Distribution
- Defence & Discipline
Attack
- Goals
Dinamo Zagreb Comparison Arsenal 2 66.7% 33.3% 1 - Total Shots (including blocked shots)
Dinamo Zagreb Comparison Arsenal 13 48.1% 51.9% 14 - Shots On Target
Dinamo Zagreb Comparison Arsenal 3 37.5% 62.5% 5 - Blocked Shots
Dinamo Zagreb Comparison Arsenal 5 62.5% 37.5% 3 - Shots from outside the box
Dinamo Zagreb Comparison Arsenal 7 77.8% 22.2% 2 - Shots from inside the box
Dinamo Zagreb Comparison Arsenal 6 33.3% 66.7% 12 - Shot Accuracy (excluding blocked shots)
Dinamo Zagreb Comparison Arsenal 37.5% 45.2% 54.8% 45.5%
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