Arsenal have been crowned Emirates Cup champions for a fifth time despite falling to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sevilla on Sunday afternoon.
The visitors took the lead through Joaquin Correa early in the second half, but Alexandre Lacazette levelled things up with his first home goal in Arsenal colours shortly after the hour mark.
Steven N’Zonzi struck a stunning winner just seven minutes later, though, handing Sevilla the win on the day but not the trophy as Arsenal stayed top of the table courtesy of the number of goals scored in the competition.
Sevilla did break the deadlock less than four minutes into the second half, though, as Correa beat the offside trap to collect the ball inside the area before rolling a clever finish past Cech and into the bottom corner.
Arsenal were slow to react to that goal as Sevilla continued to control the game in the early stages of the second half, but the hosts did eventually settle again and Lacazette missed one sight of goal when his tame effort was comfortably saved by Sergio Rico.
The club-record signing did get his name on the scoresheet for the first time in front of the Emirates Stadium crowd shortly after the hour mark, though, stroking home a simple finish at the back post after good work by Oxlade-Chamberlain.
However, parity lasted just seven minutes before Sevilla regained their lead in style, with N’Zonzi languidly curling a spectacular 25-yard effort into the top corner past a helpless Cech.
The Emirates Cup system rewards every goal with an extra point, though, meaning that Arsenal finished the campaign on nine points alongside Sevilla despite the Spaniards winning both of their matches.