UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Lens, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Arsenal
  • 13': Kai Havertz
  • 21': Gabriel Jesus
  • 23': Bukayo Saka
  • 27': Gabriel Martinelli
  • 45'+1': Martin Ødegaard
  • 86': Jorginho (P)
FT
6 - 0
Lens

    Arsenal crush Lens 6-0 to reach Champions League last 16

    Arsenal blasted their way into the last 16 of the Champions League on a freezing night at The Emirates on Wednesday, crushing RC Lens 6-0.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Offside, Lens. Angelo Fulgini is caught offside.
    • 10': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 10': Nampalys Mendy (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a cross.
    • 13': Goal! Arsenal 1, Lens 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a headed pass.
    • 14': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 14': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
    • 19': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salis Abdul Samed.
    • 20': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
    • 20': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Goal! Arsenal 2, Lens 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 22': Offside, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 23': Goal! Arsenal 3, Lens 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 25': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 26': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Lens).
    • 27': Goal! Arsenal 4, Lens 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
    • 34': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 34': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Lens) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a through ball.
    • 38': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 39': Attempt saved. Facundo Medina (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini.
    • 40': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
    • 40': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Facundo Medina (Lens) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 40': Offside, Lens. Facundo Medina is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Lens).
    • 41': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Nampalys Mendy (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Angelo Fulgini (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salis Abdul Samed.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 45': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 45': Nampalys Mendy (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Arsenal 5, Lens 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu following a fast break.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 5, Lens 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 5, Lens 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
    • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 45': Substitution, Lens. Adrien Thomasson replaces Florian Sotoca.
    • 45': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Facundo Medina.
    • 45': Substitution, Lens. Neil El Aynaoui replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
    • 47': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
    • 47': Nampalys Mendy (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 53': Offside, Lens. Nampalys Mendy is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
    • 55': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Lens. Abduqodir Khusanov replaces Jonathan Gradit.
    • 63': Foul by Abduqodir Khusanov (Lens).
    • 63': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Abduqodir Khusanov (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
    • 64': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 67': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
    • 68': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Lens).
    • 68': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
    • 73': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Massadio Haïdara.
    • 75': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Abduqodir Khusanov.
    • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Declan Rice.
    • 76': Substitution, Lens. David Pereira da Costa replaces Nampalys Mendy.
    • 76': Foul by Abduqodir Khusanov (Lens).
    • 76': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 79': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Abduqodir Khusanov.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
    • 83': Penalty conceded by Abduqodir Khusanov (Lens) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 85': VAR Decision: Penalty Arsenal.
    • 86': Goal! Arsenal 6, Lens 0. Jorginho (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 88': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 88': Elye Wahi (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 90'+3': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 6, Lens 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 6, Lens 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 6, Lens 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 14
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 3
    52.1 Possession 47.9
    6 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.5 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    410 Accurate Passes 393
    477 Passes 450
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 5
    0.1 Cross % 0.6
    41 Long Balls 41
    20 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    16 Effective Tackles 9
    19 Tackles 21
    0.8 Tackle % 0.4
    6 Interceptions 4
    16 Effective Clearances 15
    16 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 59,987

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    2 William Saliba
    35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
    18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
    41 Declan Rice
    29 Kai Havertz
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    9 Gabriel Jesus
    11 Gabriel Martinelli
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Aaron Ramsdale, Mohamed Elneny, Ethan Nwaneri, Leandro Trossard, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Eddie Nketiah, Jorginho, Ben White, Cédric, Reiss Nelson, Jakub Kiwior, Karl Hein.

    RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    4 Kevin Danso
    14 Facundo Medina
    24 Jonathan Gradit
    6 Salis Abdul Samed
    26 Nampalys Mendy Yellow Card
    21 Massadio Haidara Yellow Card
    29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
    9 Elye Wahi
    11 Angelo Fulgini
    7 Florian Sotoca
    Lens Substitutes:
    Ruben Aguilar, Yannick Pandor, Adrien Thomasson, Abdukodir Khusanov, Neil El Aynaoui, Faitout Maouassa, Andy Diouf, Deiver Machado, Jean-Louis Leca, David Da Costa, Wesley Saïd.

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