UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Arsenal DDWLW 4
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FC Basel WWDWL 1
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ARS224
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Match Report

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Lucas Perez hits hat trick as Arsenal beat Basel to top group

Lucas Perez scored a hat trick as Arsenal beat Basel 4-1 in the Champions League to top Group A ahead of Paris Saint-Germain.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
3
59.1
Possession
40.9
12
SHOTS
15
7
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
625
Accurate Passes
384
716
Passes
463
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
8
3
Crosses
33
0.3
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
38
23
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
4
18
Clearances
4

Head to Head

ARS leads series 1-0

Lineups

FCB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tomás VaclíkG
  2. 23Éder BalantaCD-L
  3. 17Marek SuchyCD-R
  4. 3Adama TraoréLB
  5. 5Michael LangRB
  6. 10Matías DelgadoAM
  7. 34Taulant XhakaLM
  8. 6Serey DiéRM
  9. 21Marc JankoF
  10. 11Renato SteffenAM-L
  11. 24Mohamed ElyounoussiAM-R

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 3Kieran GibbsLB
  5. 5Gabriel PaulistaRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 29Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Aaron RamseyRM
  9. 7Alexis SánchezF
  10. 17Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 9Lucas PérezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! FC Basel 0, Arsenal 1. Lucas Pérez (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
  2. 16' Goal! FC Basel 0, Arsenal 2. Lucas Pérez (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  3. 36' Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Goal! FC Basel 0, Arsenal 3. Lucas Pérez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
  5. 53' Goal! FC Basel 0, Arsenal 4. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
  6. 54' Substitution, FC Basel. Seydou Doumbia replaces Matías Delgado.
  7. 59' Substitution, FC Basel. Davide Callà replaces Mohammed Elyounoussi.
  8. 66' Eder Balanta (FC Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  10. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  11. 74' Substitution, FC Basel. Luca Zuffi replaces Geoffroy Serey Dié.
  12. 74' Substitution, Arsenal. Theo Walcott replaces Mesut Özil.
  13. 78' Goal! FC Basel 1, Arsenal 4. Seydou Doumbia (FC Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Janko.

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