Arsenal have been rocked by a three-match UEFA ban handed down to Alexandre Lacazette.

Lacazette has been ruled out of Arsenal's Europa League tie with Rennes after being handed a three game ban.

UEFA have come down hard on the Arsenal striker who was sent off last week for an elbow on BATE Borisov's Aleksandar Filipovic.

Lacazette was forced to sit out the second leg at the Emirates on Thursday night but UEFA have extended the ban to three games.

It will be a blow for Arsenal as Lacazette has been central to Unai Emery's Europa League plans.