Odegaard strikes as Arsenal earn 3-1 win at Olympiakos

Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 16 First Leg - Olympiacos v Arsenal - Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece - March 11, 2021 Arsenal's Martin Odegaard celebrates scoring their first goal with Granit Xhaka and Bukayo Saka REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

PIRAEUS, Greece (Reuters) - Arsenal took a big step towards reaching the Europa League quarter-finals when Martin Odegaard scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win at Olympiakos in the first leg of their round of 16 tie on Thursday.

The English side dominated the game and earned their victory in the closing stages as Brazilian defender Gabriel and Mohamed Elneny struck after Youssef El Arabi had cancelled out Odegaard's opener.