UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, February 25, 2021
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2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 4-3 on aggregate · Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium

Match Report

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Aubameyang double helps Arsenal reach round of 16 in dramatic fashion

Arsenal advanced to the Europa League round of 16, 4-3, on aggregate with a dramatic 3-2 second-leg defeat of Benfica on Thursday.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
0
47.3
Possession
52.7
6
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
480
Accurate Passes
546
568
Passes
614
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
8
9
Crosses
27
0.3
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
36
30
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
8
17
Effective Clearances
13
17
Clearances
13

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 23David LuizCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 2Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Dani CeballosRM
  9. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF
  10. 32Emile Smith RoweAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  2. 22Pablo MaríSUB
  3. 12WillianSUB
  4. 9Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  5. 33Mathew RyanSUB
  6. 21Calum ChambersSUB
  7. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  8. 44Karl HeinSUB
  9. 30Eddie NketiahSUB
  10. 25Mohamed ElnenySUB
  11. 17CédricSUB
  12. 18Thomas ParteySUB

SLB · 3-5-2

  1. 77Helton LeiteG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 4Lucas VerissimoCD-R
  5. 49Adel TaarabtCM-L
  6. 21PizziCM-R
  7. 28Julian WeiglAM
  8. 3Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  9. 17Diogo GonçalvesRM
  10. 14Haris SeferovicCF-L
  11. 27Rafa SilvaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 88Gonçalo RamosSUB
  2. 19ChiquinhoSUB
  3. 10Luca WaldschmidtSUB
  4. 9Darwin NúñezSUB
  5. 11Franco CerviSUB
  6. 99Odisseas VlachodimosSUB
  7. 1Mile SvilarSUB
  8. 7EvertonSUB
  9. 8GabrielSUB
  10. 71Nuno TavaresSUB
  11. 38PedrinhoSUB
  12. 2GilbertoSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a through ball.
  3. 43' Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 1. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  4. 57' Substitution, Benfica. Darwin Núñez replaces Haris Seferovic.
  5. 58' Substitution, Benfica. Everton replaces Pizzi.
  6. 58' Substitution, Benfica. Gabriel Pires replaces Adel Taarabt.
  7. 61' Goal! Arsenal 1, Benfica 2. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  8. 63' Substitution, Arsenal. Willian replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  9. 63' Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Dani Ceballos.
  10. 67' Goal! Arsenal 2, Benfica 2. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willian.
  11. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Héctor Bellerín.
  12. 85' Substitution, Benfica. Nuno Tavares replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
  13. 87' Goal! Arsenal 3, Benfica 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
  14. 90' Substitution, Benfica. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt replaces Julian Weigl.
  15. 90' Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Bukayo Saka.
  16. 90' Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Martin Ødegaard.

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.