UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Arsenal WWDWW 3
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Ludogorets Razgrad WDDLL 2
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ARS213
LUD202
Vasil Levski National Stadium · 30,862 att.

Match Report

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Ozil caps three-goal fightback as Arsenal beat Ludogorets

Arsenal needed a three-goal fightback to take all three points against Ludogorets Razgrad with a 3-2 win in Champions League Group A play on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

23
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
57.7
Possession
42.3
12
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
512
Accurate Passes
356
583
Passes
426
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
1
23
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.1
41
Long Balls
59
22
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
17
17
Clearances
17

Head to Head

ARS leads series 1-0

Lineups

LUD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Milan BorjanG
  2. 27Cosmin MotiCD-L
  3. 5José PalominoCD-R
  4. 6Natanael PimientaLB
  5. 25Yordan MinevRB
  6. 84MarcelinhoAM
  7. 12Anicet AndrianantenainaLM
  8. 18Svetoslav DyakovRM
  9. 28Claudiu KeserüF
  10. 88WandersonAM-L
  11. 22Jonathan CafúAM-R

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 20Shkodran MustafiCD-R
  4. 3Kieran GibbsLB
  5. 25Carl JenkinsonRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 29Granit XhakaLM
  8. 34Francis CoquelinRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 7Alexis SánchezAM-L
  11. 8Aaron RamseyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Ludogorets Razgrad 1, Arsenal 0. Jonathan Cafu (Ludogorets Razgrad) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wanderson following a set piece situation.
  2. 15' Goal! Ludogorets Razgrad 2, Arsenal 0. Claudiu Keseru (Ludogorets Razgrad) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Cafu.
  3. 20' Goal! Ludogorets Razgrad 2, Arsenal 1. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
  4. 38' Yordan Minev (Ludogorets Razgrad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 41' Goal! Ludogorets Razgrad 2, Arsenal 2. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a cross.
  6. 59' Francis Coquelin (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 66' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 70' Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  10. 80' Substitution, Ludogorets Razgrad. Virgil Misidjan replaces Claudiu Keseru.
  11. 87' Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Granit Xhaka.
  12. 87' Goal! Ludogorets Razgrad 2, Arsenal 3. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny with a through ball.
  13. 90' Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi replaces Alexis Sánchez.

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