Goals

Arsenal: Eberechi Eze (36’), Declan Rice (63’)

Bayer Leverkusen:

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Kickoff: 20:00+UTC

Venue: Emirates Stadium - London England

Head referee: Danny Makkelie

Arsenal form [old → recent]: ✅️✅️✅️➖️✅️

Bayer Leverkusen form [old → recent]: ➖️✅️➖️➖️➖️

Head to head [recent → old]: (ARS-B04): 1-1, 4-1, 4-1, 1-1

Lineups

Arsenal 4-2-3-1:

David Raya(1) - Gabriel Magalhães(6) - William Saliba(2) - Piero Hincapié(5) - Ben White(4) ⇆ Cristhian Mosquera(3) - Eberechi Eze(10)⚽️ ⇆ Kai Havertz(29) - Declan Rice(41)⚽️ - Martín Zubimendi(36) ⇆ Christian Nørgaard(16) - Viktor Gyökeres(14) ⇆ Myles Lewis-Skelly(49) - Leandro Trossard(19) ⇆ Gabriel Martinelli(11) - Bukayo Saka(7)

Bench: Gabriel Jesus - Max Dowman - Noni Madueke - Khari Ranson - Riccardo Calafiori - Kepa Arrizabalaga - Kai Havertz - Myles Lewis-Skelly - Cristhian Mosquera - Gabriel Martinelli - Christian Nørgaard

Bayer Leverkusen 3-4-2-1:

Janis Blaswich(28) - Robert Andrich(8) ⇆ Ezequiel Fernández(6) - Edmond Tapsoba(12) - Jarell Quansah(4) - Aleix García(24) - Exequiel Palacios(25)🟨 ⇆ Patrik Schick(14) - Alejandro Grimaldo(20) - Ernest Poku(19) ⇆ Montrell Culbreath(42) - Christian Kofane(35) - Ibrahim Maza(30) - Martin Terrier(11) ⇆ Malik Tillman(10)

Bench: Jonas Hofmann - Axel Tape - Jonas Omlin - Niklas Lomb - Tim Oermann - Montrell Culbreath - Patrik Schick - Malik Tillman - Ezequiel Fernández

Match Stats

Possession: 42%🟩🟩🟩🟩🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴58%

Shots On Goal: 12 - 2

Shots Attempted: 21 - 9

Fouls: 4 - 8

Yellow Cards: 0 - 1

Red Cards: 0 - 0

Corners: 10 - 8

Saves: 2 - 10

Match Events

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

2' - Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by William Saliba.

8' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.

9' - Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.

10' - Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Maza.

11' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.

15' - Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.

15' - Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.

15' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.

19' - Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.

20' - Foul by Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

20' - Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.

21' - Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.

22' - Handball by Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

23' - Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

24' - Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Ben White with a cross.

24' - Delay in match because of an injury Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

24' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.

26' - Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.

27' - Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.

27' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.

28' - Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).

28' - Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

29' - Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.

29' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.

30' - Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

31' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aleix García.

32' - Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Eberechi Eze.

32' - Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piero Hincapié following a corner.

32' - Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.

33' - Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.

36' - ⚽️ Goal! Arsenal 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.

40' - Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

40' - Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

40' - Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

40' - Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

42' - Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).

42' - Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+1' - Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'+2' - First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

45' - Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

46' - Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

46' - Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

46' - 🟨 Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

49' - Handball by Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

49' - Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice.

52' - Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.

52' - Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

54' - Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Kofane.

55' - Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

55' - Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).

57' - Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García.

59' - Foul by Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

59' - Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60' - 🔄 Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Malik Tillman replaces Martin Terrier.

60' - 🔄 Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Montrell Culbreath replaces Ernest Poku.

62' - Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.

62' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Robert Andrich.

63' - ⚽️ Goal! Arsenal 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.

66' - Attempt missed. Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.

68' - Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.

68' - Delay in match because of an injury Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).

68' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Martín Zubimendi.

69' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Ben White.

69' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.

69' - Delay over. They are ready to continue.

69' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Eberechi Eze because of an injury.

70' - 🔄 Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Exequiel Palacios.

71' - Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres with a cross.

71' - Handball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).

73' - Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Declan Rice.

74' - Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.

74' - Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by William Saliba.

77' - Attempt missed. Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Montrell Culbreath with a cross.

78' - Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.

78' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.

80' - Foul by Montrell Culbreath (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

80' - Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83' - 🔄 Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ezequiél Fernández replaces Robert Andrich.

85' - Attempt missed. Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleix García.

87' - Attempt saved. Christian Kofane (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Montrell Culbreath.

87' - Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by David Raya.

88' - Attempt missed. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.

90' - 🔄 Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Viktor Gyökeres.

90' - Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

90'+1' - Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Montrell Culbreath.

90'+2' - Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner by Janis Blaswich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.

90'+3' - Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.

90'+5' - Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

Match ends, Arsenal 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

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