Olympiacos vs Arsenal, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg

Olympiacos

58': Youssef El Arabi

FT
1 - 3
1st Leg

Arsenal

34': Martin Ødegaard
79': Gabriel Magalhães
85': Mohamed Elneny

Arsenal net pair of late goals to see off Olympiakos in Europa League

Arsenal needed a pair of late goals to secure victory over a resilient Olympiakos side in their Europa League round of 16, first-leg tie.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos).
1': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
4': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
4': Oleg Reabciuk (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Offside, Olympiakos. Yann M'Vila tries a through ball, but Youssef El-Arabi is caught offside.
6': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín with a cross.
7': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sokratis Papastathopoulos.
10': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (Olympiakos).
13': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Mady Camara (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
15': Foul by Bruma (Olympiakos).
15': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Kenny Lala (Olympiakos).
16': Willian (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt saved. David Luiz (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
20': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
20': Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Attempt saved. Bruma (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
22': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Yann M'Vila (Olympiakos).
22': Yann M'Vila (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
25': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Oleg Reabciuk (Olympiakos).
26': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
34': Goal! Olympiakos 0, Arsenal 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
37': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Olympiakos).
37': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Andreas Bouchalakis (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt blocked. Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruma.
40': Attempt missed. Giorgos Masouras (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
42': Attempt saved. Willian (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
43': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
43': Mathieu Valbuena (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sokratis Papastathopoulos.
45'+2': First Half ends, Olympiakos 0, Arsenal 1.
45': Second Half begins Olympiakos 0, Arsenal 1.
45': Substitution, Olympiakos. José Holebas replaces Oleg Reabciuk.
45': Substitution, Olympiakos. Konstantinos Fortounis replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
47': Attempt saved. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willian.
49': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Olympiakos).
49': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Héctor Bellerín is caught offside.
55': Substitution, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos replaces Thomas Partey.
58': Goal! Olympiakos 1, Arsenal 1. Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
59': Substitution, Olympiakos. Lazar Randjelovic replaces Bruma.
62': Andreas Bouchalakis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Willian (Arsenal).
63': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Olympiakos).
63': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos).
65': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Olympiakos).
65': Willian (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt blocked. Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lazar Randjelovic.
67': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
70': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
71': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
73': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
73': Mohamed Mady Camara (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos).
74': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Attempt missed. Willian (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
76': Foul by Youssef El-Arabi (Olympiakos).
76': Willian (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Olympiakos. Ahmed Hassan Mahgoub replaces Youssef El-Arabi.
77': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andreas Bouchalakis.
79': Goal! Olympiakos 1, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
82': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Willian.
82': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
82': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Bukayo Saka.
85': Goal! Olympiakos 1, Arsenal 3. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
86': Substitution, Olympiakos. Thanasis Androutsos replaces Giorgos Masouras.
88': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
90'+5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sokratis Papastathopoulos.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Olympiakos 1, Arsenal 3.
0': Match ends, Olympiakos 1, Arsenal 3.

Statistics

ARS		OLY
5	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	5
59.2	Possession	40.8
18	SHOTS	6
8	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
534	Accurate Passes	332
599	Passes	407
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	0
19	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.0
36	Long Balls	54
22	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	6
13	Effective Clearances	15
13	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Location: Piraeus, Greece

Line-Ups

Olympiacos (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	José Sá (GK)
6	Yann M'vila
15	Sokratis Papastathopoulos
45	Oleg Reabciuk
72	Kenny Lala
4	Mady Camara
5	Andreas Bouchalakis
19	Georgios Masouras
27	Bruma
11	Youssef El Arabi
28	Mathieu Valbuena

Olympiacos Substitutes:

Konstantinos Tzolakis, Lazar Randelovic, José Holebas, Kostas Fortounis, Thanasis Androutsos, Koka, Vasilis Sourlis, Ilias Karargyris, Mohamed Drager.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bernd Leno (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
23	David Luiz
3	Kieran Tierney
2	Héctor Bellerín
11	Martin Ødegaard
34	Granit Xhaka
18	Thomas Partey
14	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
12	Willian
7	Bukayo Saka

Arsenal Substitutes:

Dani Ceballos, Mathew Ryan, Pablo Marí, Nicolas Pépé, Alexandre Lacazette, Gabriel Martinelli, Calum Chambers, Cédric, Karl Hein, Emile Smith Rowe, Mohamed Elneny, Rob Holding.

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