ARSENAL under-19s midfielder Louie Copley was handed a straight red card in his team’s Uefa Youth League match against Olympiacos today.
The team skipper was sent off for a crunching tackle on Argyrios Liatsikouras just 15 minutes into the game at Boreham Wood’s Meadow Park.
Arsenal youth midfielder Louie Copley got sent off against Olympiacos in the Uefa Youth League
Oh dear. Italian referee Matteo Marcenaro hands Arsenal U19 captain Louie Copley a straight red for a challenge on Olympiacos No6 Argyrios Liatsikouras after only 15 minutes pic.twitter.com/r4lyCGl161
— Layth (@laythy29) October 1, 2025
Copley, 18, who signed a professional deal with the club in July, could have few complaints with Italian referee Matteo Marcenaro and it certainly changed the game.
Fellow midfielder Harrison Dudziak took the captain’s armband but struggled and conceded twice in the first half to trail 2-0.
Ethan Cortes and Christos Filis were on target for the Greeks.
Olympiacos seemed a lot more pumped-up for the game but Arsenal did improve in the second half despite only having 10 men.
And with seven minutes left, Arsenal sub Josh Ogunnaike pulled one back.
The 17-year-old almost got an equaliser with just seconds left to play, but his effort was saved.
The attempted fightback proved to be unsuccessful for the hosts as they went on to lose 2-1 at Meadow Park.
Former Arsenal midfielder , who has , was watching from the terraces.
Arsenal lost their first Uefa Youth League game 3-1, away to Athletic Bilbao.
The Gunners currently sit 28th in the UEFA Youth League table with no points from two games.
