Sevilla vs Arsenal, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueMartinelli, Jesus steer Arsenal to key win at Sevilla
Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus scored goals either side of halftime as Arsenal completed a 2-1 Champions League victory at Sevilla on Tuesday, a hard-fought win that takes them to the top of Group B at the midway point of the pool stage.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 6': Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 8': Attempt missed. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergio Ramos.
- 8': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 10': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross.
- 15': Djibril Sow (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 16': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Sevilla).
- 16': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 22': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 23': Hand ball by Jorginho (Arsenal).
- 24': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 24': Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nemanja Gudelj.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 32': Delay in match (Sevilla).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 35': Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Djibril Sow (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Djibril Sow (Sevilla).
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 42': Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos with a through ball following a fast break.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 45'+3': Goal! Sevilla 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a through ball following a fast break.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sevilla 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sevilla 0, Arsenal 1.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 47': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 48': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 48': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 49': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 49': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 53': Goal! Sevilla 0, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 57': Substitution, Sevilla. Mariano Díaz replaces Djibril Sow.
- 57': Substitution, Sevilla. Erik Lamela replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
- 57': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 57': Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 58': Goal! Sevilla 1, Arsenal 2. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Erik Lamela.
- 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 62': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 63': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
- 63': Attempt blocked. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
- 64': Hand ball by Mariano Díaz (Sevilla).
- 66': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Mariano Díaz (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
- 67': Mariano Díaz (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
- 67': Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Jorginho (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 69': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Martin Ødegaard is caught offside.
- 71': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Ben White.
- 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 74': Offside, Sevilla. Marcos Acuña tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
- 76': Erik Lamela (Sevilla) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 76': Erik Lamela (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Substitution, Sevilla. Juanlu Sánchez replaces Jesús Navas.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus because of an injury.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Juanlu Sánchez.
- 84': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 84': Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Juanlu Sánchez (Sevilla).
- 85': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 86': Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 90': Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 90'+4': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by David Raya.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 90'+5': Juanlu Sánchez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sevilla 1, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sevilla 1, Arsenal 2.
Statistics
 ARS |
SEV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.6 | Possession | 56.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 341 | Accurate Passes | 448 |
| 421 | Passes | 536 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 8 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 14 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 39,595
Venue: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 39,595
Line-Ups
Sevilla (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ørjan Nyland (GK) |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos |
| 6 | Nemanja Gudelj |
| 19 | Marcos Acuña |
| 16 | Jesús Navas |
| 10 | Ivan Rakitić |
| 18 | Djibril Sow |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 15 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 5 | Lucas Ocampos |
| 11 | Dodi Lukebakio |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 20 | Jorginho  |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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