UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Arsenal WWDWW 1
–
Lens LLDWW 2
1st2ndT
ARS101
RCL112
Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis · 37,040 att.

Match Report

DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images

Arsenal beaten at Lens after Saka forced off injured

Lens' Elye Wahi scored one goal and set up another in a sterling performance to secure a 2-1 home win against Arsenal and put his side top of Champions League Group B on Tuesday.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
6
66.9
Possession
33.1
11
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
627
Accurate Passes
264
703
Passes
338
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
44
23
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
6
7
Effective Clearances
17
7
Clearances
17

Head to Head

Lineups

RCL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 30Brice SambaG
  2. 4Kevin DansoCD
  3. 14Facundo MedinaCD-L
  4. 24Jonathan GraditCD-R
  5. 6Salis Abdul SamedCM-L
  6. 26Nampalys MendyCM-R
  7. 3Deiver MachadoLM
  8. 29Przemyslaw FrankowskiRM
  9. 9Elye WahiF
  10. 28Adrien ThomassonCF-L
  11. 7Florian SotocaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Neil El AynaouiSUB
  2. 18Andy DioufSUB
  3. 25Abdukodir KhusanovSUB
  4. 16Jean-Louis LecaSUB
  5. 22Wesley SaïdSUB
  6. 27Morgan GuilavoguiSUB
  7. 20Faitout MaouassaSUB
  8. 2Ruben AguilarSUB
  9. 40Yannick PandorSUB
  10. 11Angelo FulginiSUB

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 18Takehiro TomiyasuRB
  6. 41Declan RiceCM
  7. 29Kai HavertzLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Substitutes

  1. 17CédricSUB
  2. 21Fabio VieiraSUB
  3. 24Reiss NelsonSUB
  4. 1Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  5. 10Emile Smith RoweSUB
  6. 4Ben WhiteSUB
  7. 31Karl HeinSUB
  8. 5Thomas ParteySUB
  9. 25Mohamed ElnenySUB
  10. 15Jakub KiwiorSUB
  11. 14Eddie NketiahSUB
  12. 20JorginhoSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Lens 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  2. 25' Goal! Lens 1, Arsenal 1. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
  3. 34' Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  4. 69' Goal! Lens 2, Arsenal 1. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
  5. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  6. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Leandro Trossard.
  7. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.
  8. 73' Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.
  9. 73' Substitution, Lens. Andy Diouf replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  10. 73' Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Elye Wahi.
  11. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  12. 81' Substitution, Lens. Ruben Aguilar replaces Deiver Machado.
  13. 90' Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90' Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

UEFA Champions League News

All news
News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services Bruno Fernandes' home burgled during Man United loss against Como Bruno Fernandes returned from Italy after losing to Como with Manchester United in the early hours of Thursday morning and had to deal with a robbery at his house. News PA Wayne Rooney: Bruno Fernandes, Man United players acting like 'babies' Wayne Rooney has lambasted Manchester United's squad for acting like "babies" and urged Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martínez to look in the mirror. News James Olley In-the-dark Kane trying not to 'stress' over Monday's Ballon d'Or reveal Bayern striker Harry Kane said he would prefer to know ahead of time whether he has won the Ballon D'Or, adding he is still in the dark over Monday's decision.