UEFA Europa League

Olympiacos vs Arsenal, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Round of 32

· 1st Leg
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1st Leg
  • 81': Alexandre Lacazette

Alexandre Lacazette's late goal seals Arsenal win at Olympiakos

Alexandre Lacazette scored a crucial away goal to give Arsenal a 1-0 win over Olympiakos in Europa League round-of-32 action on Thursday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
  • 1': Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Mathieu Valbuena (Olympiakos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef El-Arabi with a cross.
  • 4': Offside, Olympiakos. Mathieu Valbuena tries a through ball, but Giorgos Masouras is caught offside.
  • 5': Hand ball by Omar Elabdellaoui (Olympiakos).
  • 5': Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
  • 5': Ousseynou Ba (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Masouras (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guilherme.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Andreas Bouchalakis (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Shkodran Mustafi.
  • 13': Andreas Bouchalakis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 15': Hand ball by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Mohamed Camara (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 18': Foul by Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos).
  • 18': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 21': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Olympiakos).
  • 21': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
  • 23': Mathieu Valbuena (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
  • 26': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Rúben Semedo (Olympiakos).
  • 26': Rúben Semedo (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card.
  • 27': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Olympiakos).
  • 27': Joseph Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Guilherme (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omar Elabdellaoui.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 34': Hand ball by Mathieu Valbuena (Olympiakos).
  • 35': Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
  • 35': Ousseynou Ba (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ousseynou Ba.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ousseynou Ba.
  • 45'+2': Andreas Bouchalakis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Olympiakos 0, Arsenal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Olympiakos 0, Arsenal 0.
  • 50': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Olympiakos).
  • 50': Joseph Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Andreas Bouchalakis (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Mohamed Camara (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
  • 54': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by David Luiz.
  • 58': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shkodran Mustafi.
  • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 60': Hand ball by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
  • 61': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Guilherme (Olympiakos).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, Olympiakos. Konstantinos Fortounis replaces Andreas Bouchalakis.
  • 65': Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
  • 65': Mathieu Valbuena (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Offside, Arsenal. Bernd Leno tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
  • 71': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
  • 71': Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Offside, Olympiakos. Mathieu Valbuena tries a through ball, but Ousseynou Ba is caught offside.
  • 73': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Matteo Guendouzi.
  • 73': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 73': Mohamed Camara (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Mathieu Valbuena (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 74': Bernd Leno (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos).
  • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Joseph Willock.
  • 75': Substitution, Olympiakos. Maximiliano Lovera replaces Giorgos Masouras.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 77': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
  • 77': Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Ousseynou Ba (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Omar Elabdellaoui with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Olympiakos).
  • 78': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by David Luiz.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Mohamed Camara (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Lovera (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guilherme.
  • 80': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by David Luiz.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
  • 81': Goal! Olympiakos 0, Arsenal 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 83': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
  • 83': Mathieu Valbuena (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Sokratis.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 85': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by José Sá.
  • 86': Sokratis (Arsenal) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ousseynou Ba (Olympiakos).
  • 90'+1': Ousseynou Ba (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Sokratis because of an injury.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal).
  • 90'+6': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Olympiakos 0, Arsenal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Olympiakos 0, Arsenal 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 2
48.8 Possession 51.2
12 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 392
443 Passes 461
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.2
37 Long Balls 58
19 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 6
11 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 11
21 Effective Clearances 10
21 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Location: Piraeus, Greece
Attendance: 31,456

Line-Ups

OLY Olympiacos (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
24 Ousseynou Ba Yellow Card
3 Rúben Semedo Yellow Card
21 Kostas Tsimikas
14 Omar Elabdellaoui
8 Guilherme
4 Mady Camara
5 Andreas Bouchalakis Yellow Card
11 Youssef El Arabi Yellow Card
28 Mathieu Valbuena
19 Georgios Masouras

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bernd Leno (GK)
23 David Luiz
20 Shkodran Mustafi Yellow Card
77 Bukayo Saka
5 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
28 Joe Willock
34 Granit Xhaka Yellow Card
29 Matteo Guendouzi
9 Alexandre Lacazette
35 Gabriel Martinelli
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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