UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, December 12, 2019
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Standard Liege LWDWD 2
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Stade Maurice Dufrasne · 21,797 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0

Lineups

STL · 4-5-1

  1. 16Arnaud BodartG
  2. 34Konstantinos LaifisCD-L
  3. 3Zinho VanheusdenCD-R
  4. 24Nicolas GavoryLB
  5. 21Collins FaiRB
  6. 8Gojko CimirotCM-L
  7. 28Samuel BastienCM-R
  8. 40M'Poku Paul-JoséAM
  9. 19Selim AmallahLM
  10. 10Mehdi Carcela-GonzálezRM
  11. 9Renaud EmondF

ARS · 3-4-3

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 23David LuizCD
  3. 5Sokratis PapastathopoulosCD-L
  4. 27Konstantinos MavropanosCD-R
  5. 28Joe WillockCM-L
  6. 29Matteo GuendouziCM-R
  7. 77Bukayo SakaLM
  8. 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesRM
  9. 9Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 24Reiss NelsonCF-L
  11. 32Emile Smith RoweCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Standard Liège. Felipe Nicolas Avenatti Dovillabichus replaces Renaud Emond.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Sokratis.
  5. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 85' Substitution, Standard Liège. Maxime Lestienne replaces Selim Amallah.
  9. 85' Substitution, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Emile Smith Rowe.

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.