Girona vs Arsenal, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueArsenal beat Girona in Champions League to reach round of 16
Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as they rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Girona on Wednesday thanks to goals from Jorginho and Ethan Nwaneri.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
- 1': Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona).
- 2': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 5': Alejandro Francés (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Iván Martín (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
- 8': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnau Martínez.
- 11': Offside, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
- 15': Foul by Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona).
- 15': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Iván Martín.
- 19': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 19': Pau López (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alejandro Francés.
- 21': Arnau Martínez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 23': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 23': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Arnau Martínez.
- 26': Arnau Martínez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Arsenal).
- 28': Goal! Girona 1, Arsenal 0. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juanpe with a through ball.
- 32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Viktor Tsyhankov.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Tsyhankov.
- 35': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Jorginho.
- 37': Penalty Arsenal. Thomas Partey draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 37': Penalty conceded by Arnau Martínez (Girona) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 38': Goal! Girona 1, Arsenal 1. Jorginho (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 40': Offside, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt saved. Oriol Romeu (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 42': Goal! Girona 1, Arsenal 2. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 44': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Girona 1, Arsenal 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Girona 1, Arsenal 2.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Thomas Partey.
- 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pau López.
- 47': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Juanpe.
- 49': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 49': Pau López (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Antal Yaakobishvili (Girona).
- 51': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Antal Yaakobishvili (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 54': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antal Yaakobishvili.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 57': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Abel Ruiz.
- 57': Substitution, Girona. Yangel Herrera replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 57': Substitution, Girona. Jhon Solís replaces Yáser Asprilla.
- 58': Cristhian Stuani (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 60': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 60': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 60': Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 64': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
- 64': Attempt missed. Arnau Martínez (Girona) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 66': Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 67': Jhon Solís (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Viktor Tsyhankov.
- 68': Substitution, Girona. Donny van de Beek replaces Iván Martín.
- 69': Foul by Portu (Girona).
- 69': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 70': Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 70': Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antal Yaakobishvili.
- 73': Antal Yaakobishvili (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 73': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 76': Offside, Girona. Portu is caught offside.
- 77': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Cristhian Stuani (Girona) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 77': VAR Decision: No Goal Girona 1-2 Arsenal.
- 79': (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Portu (Girona).
- 79': Portu (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Cristhian Stuani (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 81': Antal Yaakobishvili (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Declan Rice replaces Jorginho.
- 82': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 82': Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 85': Foul by Arnau Martínez (Girona).
- 85': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Arnau Martínez (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
- 88': Attempt saved. Arnau Martínez (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Portu with a cross.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 89': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antal Yaakobishvili.
- 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Arnau Martínez.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pau López.
- 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Alejandro Francés (Girona) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': Cristhian Stuani (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Penalty saved. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pau López.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 90'+5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Antal Yaakobishvili.
- 90'+6': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
- 90'+6': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Girona 1, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, Girona 1, Arsenal 2.
Statistics
 ARS |
GIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 13 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 60.6 | Possession | 39.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 407 | Accurate Passes | 261 |
| 474 | Passes | 311 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 9 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 9,048
Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 9,048
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 1 | +4 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Girona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Pau López (GK) |
| 15 | Juanpe |
| 35 | Antal Yaakobishvili  |
| 16 | Alejandro Francés |
| 4 | Arnau Martínez |
| 10 | Yáser Asprilla |
| 23 | Iván Martín |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 9 | Abel Ruiz |
| 11 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 8 | Viktor Tsygankov |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Neto (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 15 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 20 | Jorginho |
| 23 | Mikel Merino |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 30 | Raheem Sterling |
| 53 | Ethan Nwaneri |
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