The Gunners were put through their paces in Azerbaijan last night in the final training session before taking on Qarabag.
Unai Emery’s men looked to be in fine form as they laced up their shooting boots during the session.
The likes of Alexander Lacazette and new signing Lucas Torreira were filmed netting some brilliant strikes under the watchful eye of Emery.
But German ace Ozil couldn’t resist showing off in front of goal.
The Arsenal playmaker was filmed pulling off a stunning pinch-shot to chip the keeper.
And many fans were quick to laud the 29-year-old for his ridiculous strike.
“Simple. He’s one of the most technically gifted players of this generation,” one fan wrote.
Another said: “Incredible technique. God gifted!”
“Brother Mesut doing a madness in training? Balon d’Or incoming,” a third fan commented.
But a couple of fans were not quite convinced by Ozil’s antics in training.
“Do it during a game. Not during training. He keeps missing chances during football matches,” one wrote on Twitter.
Another said: “I’d be happier if he did this more often in games, where it matters.”
Boss Emery insists his side will respect Qarabag despite the Azerbaijani suffering a defeat in the opening game of the competition.
“With Qarabag, we have a lot of respect for them,” he said.
“They started with a good performance against Sporting Lisbon in Lisbon in the first match.
“They lost 2-0 but they gave a very good performance against them, with good players and also with good spirit and good tactical intentions in the game.
“I remember also, last year here, Atletico Madrid there were two matches against them. They could not win.
“It’s for me, two very good examples for us to have the respect for them.
“Also we have the confidence in our players to do the best performance tomorrow and also with our work, we can have a great match with a good performance for thinking only to win and to do one good match.”