UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Olympiacos WWDDW 0
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Arsenal WWDWW 2
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Emirates Stadium · 56,820 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 23Mikel MerinoLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 11Gabriel MartinelliRF

Substitutes

  1. 33Riccardo CalafioriSUB
  2. 12Jurriën TimberSUB
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraSUB
  4. 22Ethan NwaneriSUB
  5. 10Eberechi EzeSUB
  6. 7Bukayo SakaSUB
  7. 16Christian NørgaardSUB
  8. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  9. 56Max DowmanSUB
  10. 35Tommy SetfordSUB
  11. 41Declan RiceSUB

OLY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 88Konstantinos TzolakisG
  2. 5Lorenzo PirolaCD-L
  3. 45Panagiotis RetsosCD-R
  4. 3Francisco OrtegaLB
  5. 20CostinhaRB
  6. 22ChiquinhoAM
  7. 14Dani GarcíaLM
  8. 32Santiago HezzeRM
  9. 9Ayoub El KaabiF
  10. 56Daniel PodenceAM-L
  11. 10Gelson MartinsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Alexios KalogeropoulosSUB
  2. 80Stavros PnevmonidisSUB
  3. 8Diogo NascimentoSUB
  4. 70Bruno OnyemaechiSUB
  5. 99Mehdi TaremiSUB
  6. 61Georgios KouraklisSUB
  7. 96Christos MouzakitisSUB
  8. 4Giulian BianconeSUB
  9. 1Alexandros PaschalakisSUB
  10. 27Gabriel StrefezzaSUB
  11. 16Lorenzo ScipioniSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Declan Rice replaces Mikel Merino.
  3. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Ben White.
  4. 58' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 61' Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Olympiakos. Mehdi Taremi replaces Gelson Martins.
  7. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  8. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Leandro Trossard.
  9. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Gabriel Magalhães because of an injury.
  10. 75' Substitution, Olympiakos. Lorenzo Scipioni replaces Dani García.
  11. 78' Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Olympiakos. Christos Mouzakitis replaces Santiago Hezze.
  13. 86' Substitution, Olympiakos. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Chiquinho.
  14. 86' Substitution, Olympiakos. Giulian Biancone replaces Panagiotis Retsos.
  15. 90' Gabriel Strefezza (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 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.

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