UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Olympiacos, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

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Arsenal
  • 12': Gabriel Martinelli
  • 90'+2': Bukayo Saka
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2 - 0
Olympiacos

    Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli score as Arsenal beat Olympiacos

    Bukayo Saka eased some increasingly frayed Arsenal nerves with a late goal to secure his side a 2-0 Champions League win over Olympiacos.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly with a cross.
    • 3': Foul by Gelson Martins (Olympiakos).
    • 3': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos).
    • 8': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Foul by Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos).
    • 9': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Offside, Olympiakos. Ayoub El Kaabi is caught offside.
    • 12': Chiquinho (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
    • 12': Attempt saved. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Gelson Martins with a headed pass.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
    • 12': Goal! Arsenal 1, Olympiakos 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
    • 16': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Daniel Podence (Olympiakos).
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
    • 18': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
    • 18': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Daniel Podence (Olympiakos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Chiquinho with a cross.
    • 20': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by David Raya.
    • 21': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Leandro Trossard.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben White.
    • 25': Offside, Arsenal. Mikel Merino is caught offside.
    • 26': Offside, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
    • 27': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Costinha (Olympiakos).
    • 28': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
    • 32': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
    • 32': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Costinha (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
    • 34': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Costinha.
    • 35': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
    • 35': Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Handball by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 40': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 40': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 41': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 41': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
    • 44': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
    • 44': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Chiquinho (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos).
    • 45'+1': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Olympiakos 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Olympiakos 0.
    • 46': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
    • 46': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Offside, Olympiakos. Daniel Podence is caught offside.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiquinho.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Podence.
    • 49': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Ben White.
    • 49': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 49': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Foul by Costinha (Olympiakos).
    • 57': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Declan Rice replaces Mikel Merino.
    • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Ben White.
    • 58': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
    • 59': Offside, Olympiakos. Ayoub El Kaabi is caught offside.
    • 60': Foul by Santiago Hezze (Olympiakos).
    • 60': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
    • 61': Gelson Martins (Olympiakos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, Olympiakos. Mehdi Taremi replaces Gelson Martins.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chiquinho with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 64': Foul by Lorenzo Pirola (Olympiakos).
    • 64': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 66': Offside, Olympiakos. Ayoub El Kaabi is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Costinha (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Foul by Costinha (Olympiakos).
    • 72': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Gabriel Magalhães because of an injury.
    • 75': Substitution, Olympiakos. Lorenzo Scipioni replaces Dani García.
    • 76': Foul by Lorenzo Scipioni (Olympiakos).
    • 76': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ayoub El Kaabi.
    • 78': Foul by Chiquinho (Olympiakos).
    • 78': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 79': Francisco Ortega (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiquinho with a cross.
    • 80': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Olympiakos). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 82': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Panagiotis Retsos.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Olympiakos) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Podence.
    • 85': Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by David Raya.
    • 86': Substitution, Olympiakos. Christos Mouzakitis replaces Santiago Hezze.
    • 86': Substitution, Olympiakos. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Chiquinho.
    • 86': Substitution, Olympiakos. Giulian Biancone replaces Panagiotis Retsos.
    • 87': Handball by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Daniel Podence with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Daniel Podence (Olympiakos).
    • 88': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Olympiakos).
    • 90': Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Gabriel Strefezza (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Arsenal 2, Olympiakos 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Daniel Podence (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
    • 90'+5': Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Olympiakos 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Olympiakos 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 3
    39 Possession 61
    10 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    223 Accurate Passes 407
    307 Passes 496
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    21 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 69
    13 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 9
    12 Tackles 12
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    9 Interceptions 2
    31 Effective Clearances 27
    31 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 56,820

    UEFA Champions League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 3 +10 9
    2 Bayern Munich 3 +10 9
    3 Internazionale 3 +9 9
    4 Arsenal 3 +8 9
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães Yellow Card
    2 William Saliba
    49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
    4 Ben White
    36 Martín Zubimendi Yellow Card
    23 Mikel Merino
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    14 Viktor Gyökeres
    19 Leandro Trossard
    11 Gabriel Martinelli
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Riccardo Calafiori, Jurriën Timber, Cristhian Mosquera, Ethan Nwaneri, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Christian Nørgaard, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Max Dowman, Tommy Setford, Declan Rice.

    OLY Olympiacos (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    88 Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK)
    5 Lorenzo Pirola
    45 Panagiotis Retsos
    3 Francisco Ortega
    20 Costinha
    22 Chiquinho
    14 Dani García
    32 Santiago Hezze
    9 Ayoub El Kaabi
    56 Daniel Podence
    10 Gelson Martins
    Olympiacos Substitutes:
    Alexios Kalogeropoulos, Stavros Pnevmonidis, Diogo Nascimento, Bruno Onyemaechi, Mehdi Taremi, Georgios Kouraklis, Christos Mouzakitis, Giulian Biancone, Alexandros Paschalakis, Gabriel Strefezza, Lorenzo Scipioni.

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