UEFA Europa League

Standard Liege vs Arsenal, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
  • 47': Samuel Bastien
  • 69': Selim Amallah
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2 - 2
  • 78': Alexandre Lacazette
  • 81': Bukayo Saka

Arsenal draw with Standard Liege to reach Europa League knockouts as group winners

Bukayo Saka helped Arsenal to a 2-2 draw with Standard Liege that sees them top their Europa League group and advance to the round of 32.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège).
  • 1': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Arsenal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Sokratis.
  • 4': Foul by Renaud Emond (Standard Liège).
  • 4': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Zinho Vanheusden (Standard Liège).
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Sokratis (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 8': Foul by Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal).
  • 8': Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Carcela-González (Standard Liège) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Mehdi Carcela-González (Standard Liège) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 13': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Arnaud Bodart.
  • 16': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Collins Fai.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Renaud Emond.
  • 20': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal).
  • 20': Nicolas Gavory (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Gojko Cimirot (Standard Liège).
  • 21': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Collins Fai (Standard Liège).
  • 23': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 23': Konstantinos Laifis (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 24': Gojko Cimirot (Standard Liège) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Carcela-González (Standard Liège) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Gavory.
  • 26': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal).
  • 26': Selim Amallah (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  • 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Arnaud Bodart.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Renaud Emond (Standard Liège) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul-José M'Poku.
  • 28': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Sokratis.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 31': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Nicolas Gavory (Standard Liège).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 33': Foul by Samuel Bastien (Standard Liège).
  • 33': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Guendouzi.
  • 38': Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
  • 38': Selim Amallah (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 40': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 40': Samuel Bastien (Standard Liège) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Gojko Cimirot (Standard Liège).
  • 41': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Selim Amallah (Standard Liège) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Bastien.
  • 45': Hand ball by Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Standard Liège 0, Arsenal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Standard Liège 0, Arsenal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Standard Liège. Felipe Nicolas Avenatti Dovillabichus replaces Renaud Emond.
  • 46': Hand ball by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
  • 47': Goal! Standard Liège 1, Arsenal 0. Samuel Bastien (Standard Liège) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gojko Cimirot.
  • 52': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Selim Amallah (Standard Liège).
  • 55': Offside, Standard Liège. Paul-José M'Poku tries a through ball, but Mehdi Carcela-González is caught offside.
  • 58': Foul by Mehdi Carcela-González (Standard Liège).
  • 58': Joseph Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Felipe Nicolas Avenatti Dovillabichus (Standard Liège).
  • 59': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Selim Amallah (Standard Liège) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Matteo Guendouzi.
  • 61': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Reiss Nelson.
  • 63': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Sokratis.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Laifis (Standard Liège) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Gavory with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Paul-José M'Poku.
  • 68': Foul by Selim Amallah (Standard Liège).
  • 68': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Goal! Standard Liège 2, Arsenal 0. Selim Amallah (Standard Liège) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Sokratis.
  • 75': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Paul-José M'Poku (Standard Liège).
  • 76': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Collins Fai (Standard Liège) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Gavory with a cross.
  • 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  • 78': Goal! Standard Liège 2, Arsenal 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
  • 81': Goal! Standard Liège 2, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 81': Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
  • 81': Mehdi Carcela-González (Standard Liège) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Offside, Standard Liège. Paul-José M'Poku tries a through ball, but Felipe Nicolas Avenatti Dovillabichus is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Selim Amallah (Standard Liège).
  • 84': Joseph Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Standard Liège. Maxime Lestienne replaces Selim Amallah.
  • 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Collins Fai.
  • 88': Foul by Collins Fai (Standard Liège).
  • 88': Joseph Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Standard Liège. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  • 90'+2': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Konstantinos Laifis (Standard Liège).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Standard Liège 2, Arsenal 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Standard Liège 2, Arsenal 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 17
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 4
57.7 Possession 42.3
15 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
441 Accurate Passes 303
523 Passes 380
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 68
28 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.9
9 Interceptions 7
6 Effective Clearances 12
6 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Location: Liege, Belgium
Attendance: 21,797

Line-Ups

STL Standard Liege (4-5-1)

No. Name
16 Arnaud Bodart (GK)
34 Konstantinos Laifis
3 Zinho Vanheusden
24 Nicolas Gavory
21 Collins Fai
8 Gojko Cimirot
28 Samuel Bastien
40 M'Poku Paul-José
19 Selim Amallah
10 Mehdi Carcela-González
9 Renaud Emond

ARS Arsenal (3-4-3)

No. Name
26 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
23 David Luiz
5 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
27 Konstantinos Mavropanos
28 Joe Willock
29 Matteo Guendouzi
77 Bukayo Saka
15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
9 Alexandre Lacazette
24 Reiss Nelson
32 Emile Smith Rowe

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