UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 16, 2025
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Athletic Club LWWWL 0
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Match Report

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
18
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
4
61.6
Possession
38.4
11
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
409
Accurate Passes
224
490
Passes
303
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
58
23
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
2
Interceptions
9
26
Effective Clearances
23
26
Clearances
23

Head to Head

ARS leads series 1-0

Lineups

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Unai SimónG
  2. 4Aitor ParedesCD-L
  3. 3Dani VivianCD-R
  4. 19Adama BoiroLB
  5. 2Andoni GorosabelRB
  6. 8Oihan SancetAM
  7. 6Mikel VesgaLM
  8. 18Mikel JauregizarRM
  9. 9Iñaki WilliamsF
  10. 23Robert NavarroAM-L
  11. 7Álex BerenguerAM-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 23Mikel MerinoRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeLF
  11. 20Noni MaduekeRF

Timeline

  1. 7' Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 61' Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Robert Navarro.
  3. 65' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  4. 68' Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Oihan Sancet.
  5. 68' Substitution, Athletic Club. Yuri Berchiche replaces Adama Boiro.
  6. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Eberechi Eze.
  7. 72' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard following a fast break.
  8. 81' Substitution, Athletic Club. Nico Serrano replaces Unai Gómez because of an injury.
  9. 81' Substitution, Athletic Club. Alejandro Rego replaces Mikel Vesga.
  10. 84' Noni Madueke (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 85' Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 87' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Arsenal 2. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Noni Madueke.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  15. 90'+1' Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

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