UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, September 14, 2017
FC Cologne WWLLL 1
–
Arsenal DWLLW 3
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KOE101
ARS033
Emirates Stadium · 59,359 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Alexis, Kolasinac score in Arsenal's 3-1 win against Cologne

Arsenal kicked off their Europa League campaign with a 3-1 Group H victory against Cologne.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
6
3
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
3
28
Possession
72
10
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
211
Accurate Passes
680
289
Passes
750
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.5
64
Long Balls
71
16
Accurate Long Balls
57
0.3
Long Balls %
0.8
2
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
6
20
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
11
15
Clearances
11

Lineups

ARS · 3-4-3

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 4Per MertesackerCD
  3. 18Nacho MonrealCD-L
  4. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  5. 17Alex IwobiCM-L
  6. 35Mohamed ElnenyCM-R
  7. 30Ainsley Maitland-NilesLM
  8. 24Héctor BellerínRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 7Alexis SánchezCF-L
  11. 14Theo WalcottCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 54Matt MaceySUB
  2. 32Chuba AkpomSUB
  3. 31Sead KolasinacSUB
  4. 20Shkodran MustafiSUB
  5. 10Jack WilshereSUB
  6. 22Jeff Reine-AdélaideSUB
  7. 61Reiss NelsonSUB

KOE · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Timo HornG
  2. 3Dominique HeintzCD-L
  3. 22Jorge MeréCD-R
  4. 33Matthias LehmannDM
  5. 34Konstantin RauschLB
  6. 24Lukas KlünterRB
  7. 14Jonas HectorCM-L
  8. 6Marco HögerCM-R
  9. 21Leonardo BittencourtLM
  10. 11Simon ZollerRM
  11. 15Jhon CórdobaF

Substitutes

  1. 23Jannes HornSUB
  2. 8Milos JojicSUB
  3. 18Thomas KesslerSUB
  4. 19Serhou GuirassySUB
  5. 7Marcel RisseSUB
  6. 13Yuya OsakoSUB
  7. 4Frederik SörensenSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Arsenal 0, 1. FC Köln 1. Jhon Córdoba (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from long range on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Bittencourt.
  2. 35' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Milos Jojic replaces Jonas Hector because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Rob Holding.
  4. 49' Goal! Arsenal 1, 1. FC Köln 1. Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 65' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Marcel Risse replaces Simon Zoller.
  6. 67' Goal! Arsenal 2, 1. FC Köln 1. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
  7. 68' Substitution, Arsenal. Jack Wilshere replaces Alex Iwobi.
  8. 76' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Yuya Osako replaces Lukas Klünter.
  9. 81' Goal! Arsenal 3, 1. FC Köln 1. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  10. 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Theo Walcott.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.