UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Lille, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Arsenal
  • 64': Jurriën Timber
  • 67': Eberechi Eze
  • 71': Bukayo Saka
FT
3 - 0
Lille

    Arsenal score three goals in seven minutes in classy finish against Lille

    Jurrien Timber, Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka all scored in seven scintillating second-half minutes to fire Arsenal to a comfortable 3-0 Champions League win against Lille at the Emirates Stadium.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Handball by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
    • 4': Offside, Lille. Hákon Haraldsson is caught offside.
    • 6': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Dilane Bakwa (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hákon Haraldsson.
    • 10': Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille).
    • 10': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
    • 15': Ayase Ueda (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 17': Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Arsenal).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
    • 20': Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Lille).
    • 20': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Jurriën Timber with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dilane Bakwa.
    • 22': Offside, Lille. Ayase Ueda is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Hákon Haraldsson (Lille).
    • 27': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Ayase Ueda (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
    • 29': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Offside, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
    • 33': Dilane Bakwa (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
    • 34': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Lille).
    • 35': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
    • 37': Offside, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Hákon Haraldsson (Lille).
    • 39': Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Offside, Lille. Dilane Bakwa is caught offside.
    • 42': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alexsandro.
    • 44': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Benjamin André.
    • 45': Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Berke Özer.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Lille 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Lille 0.
    • 46': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alexsandro.
    • 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ayase Ueda.
    • 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alexsandro.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
    • 52': Romain Perraud (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
    • 53': Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Lille).
    • 53': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Alexsandro (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
    • 56': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
    • 56': Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Offside, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezri Konsa.
    • 64': Goal! Arsenal 1, Lille 0. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Mikel Merino.
    • 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
    • 66': Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Arsenal).
    • 67': Goal! Arsenal 2, Lille 0. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
    • 71': Goal! Arsenal 3, Lille 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 72': Substitution, Lille. Maurits Kjærgaard replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.
    • 72': Substitution, Lille. Osame Sahraoui replaces Nabil Bentaleb.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Dilane Bakwa (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hákon Haraldsson.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Osame Sahraoui.
    • 75': Dilane Bakwa (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
    • 77': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 77': Offside, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, Lille. Calvin Verdonk replaces Romain Perraud.
    • 78': Substitution, Lille. Olivier Giroud replaces Ayase Ueda because of an injury.
    • 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
    • 79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Maxima Goffi.
    • 80': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 81': Foul by Maxima Goffi (Lille).
    • 81': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Maxima Goffi (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Substitution, Lille. Soriba Diaoune replaces Dilane Bakwa.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Eberechi Eze.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Max Dowman (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 90': Olivier Giroud (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Berke Özer (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 90'+2': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Lille 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Lille 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/166.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originLILL ARShttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/359.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    9 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    0 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 0
    42 Possession 58
    4 SHOTS 16
    0 ON GOAL 8
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    344 Accurate Passes 488
    405 Passes 543
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 4
    2 Crosses 26
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 26
    18 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 6
    38 Effective Clearances 8
    38 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 57,024

    UEFA Champions League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 2 +7 6
    2 Barcelona 2 +7 6
    3 Aston Villa 2 +7 6
    4 VfB Stuttgart 2 +5 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    15 Ezri Konsa
    49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
    12 Jurriën Timber
    23 Mikel Merino Yellow Card
    39 Bruno Guimarães
    41 Declan Rice
    14 Viktor Gyökeres
    10 Eberechi Eze
    20 Noni Madueke
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Kepa Arrizabalaga, Riccardo Calafiori, Illan Meslier, Ben White, Martin Ødegaard, Max Dowman, Cristhian Mosquera, Bukayo Saka, Marli Salmon, Maalik Hashi, Ceadach O’Neill, Kai Havertz.

    LILL Lille (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Berke Özer (GK)
    4 Alexsandro
    3 Nathan Ngoy
    15 Romain Perraud
    38 Maxima Goffi Yellow Card
    6 Nabil Bentaleb
    21 Benjamin André
    17 Ngal'ayel Mukau
    18 Ayase Ueda
    10 Hákon Haraldsson
    7 Dilane Bakwa
    Lille Substitutes:
    Calvin Verdonk, Orlando Gill, Olivier Giroud, Loun Srdanovic, Maurits Kjaergaard, Basar Önal, Gaetan Perrin, Tanguy Nianzou, Soriba Diaoune, Isaac Cossier, Osame Sahraoui, Thomas Sajous.

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