Olympiacos vs Arsenal, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
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1st Leg
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
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 |
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 |
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