UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Atlético Madrid, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 2-1 on aggregate
Arsenal
  • 44': Bukayo Saka
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2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 2-1 on aggregate
Atlético Madrid

    Bukayo Saka fires Arsenal to first Champions League final in 20 years

    Bukayo Saka scored the decisive goal to send Arsenal to their first Champions League final in 20 years following a 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
    • 2': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
    • 6': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
    • 10': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 16': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
    • 16': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
    • 21': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
    • 22': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
    • 24': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marcos Llorente.
    • 27': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
    • 28': Foul by Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid).
    • 28': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
    • 35': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 37': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
    • 42': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid).
    • 44': Goal! Arsenal 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Pubill.
    • 47': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
    • 47': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
    • 49': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
    • 50': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
    • 50': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 51': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Marc Pubill.
    • 56': Foul by Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid).
    • 56': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Johnny Cardoso replaces Giuliano Simeone.
    • 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Robin Le Normand.
    • 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Ademola Lookman.
    • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
    • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 59': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Eberechi Eze.
    • 59': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).
    • 60': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben White.
    • 60': Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
    • 66': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena replaces Antoine Griezmann.
    • 66': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thiago Almada replaces Julián Alvarez.
    • 67': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
    • 67': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
    • 74': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ben White.
    • 75': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
    • 76': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
    • 81': Foul by Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid).
    • 81': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Attempt missed. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a set piece situation.
    • 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 85': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marcos Llorente.
    • 87': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
    • 87': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
    • 90': Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid).
    • 90'+3': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Koke (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Atletico Madrid 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 2
    46.6 Possession 53.4
    9 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    320 Accurate Passes 378
    386 Passes 445
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    13 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    49 Long Balls 59
    19 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    21 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    7 Interceptions 4
    17 Effective Clearances 27
    17 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 58,874

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    2 William Saliba
    33 Riccardo Calafiori
    4 Ben White
    10 Eberechi Eze
    49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
    41 Declan Rice
    14 Viktor Gyökeres
    19 Leandro Trossard
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Kepa Arrizabalaga, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Piero Hincapié, Martin Ødegaard, Christian Nørgaard, Tommy Setford, Max Dowman, Cristhian Mosquera, Martín Zubimendi, Gabriel Martinelli.

    ATM Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Jan Oblak (GK)
    17 Dávid Hancko
    24 Robin Le Normand
    3 Matteo Ruggeri
    18 Marc Pubill Yellow Card
    6 Koke Yellow Card
    14 Marcos Llorente
    22 Ademola Lookman
    20 Giuliano Simeone
    19 Julián Álvarez
    7 Antoine Griezmann
    Atlético Madrid Substitutes:
    Johnny Cardoso, Javier Boñar, Alexander Sørloth, Clément Lenglet, Rodrigo Mendoza, Nahuel Molina, Álex Baena, Thiago Almada, Juan Musso, José María Giménez, Obed Vargas, Julio Díaz.

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