Arsenal 2-0 Leverkusen (Mar 17, 2026)

ARS

LEV

36'

Eberechi Eze

Assist: Leandro Trossard

HT 1-0 (Agg 2-1)

46'

Exequiel Palacios

60'

Malik Tillman

Martin Terrier

60'

Montrell Culbreath

Ernest Poku

63'

Declan Rice

68'

Christian Nørgaard

Martín Zubimendi

69'

Cristhian Mosquera

Ben White

69'

Gabriel Martinelli

Leandro Trossard

69'

Kai Havertz

Eberechi Eze

70'

Patrik Schick

Exequiel Palacios

83'

Ezequiél Fernández

Robert Andrich

90'

Myles Lewis-Skelly

Viktor Gyökeres

FT 2-0 (Agg 3-1)

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Team Stats

LEV

Possession

42%

58%

1.83

xG

0.52

21 (12)

Shots (On Target)

9 (2)

39

Touches in Opp Box

22

10

Corners

8

Top Performers

Rating

9.5

Eze

ARS

xG

0.35

Trossard

ARS

Chances Created

5

Saka

ARS

Take-ons

2

Culbreath

LEV

Champions League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	8	8	0	0	19	24
2	Bayern	8	7	0	1	14	21
3	Liverpool	8	6	0	2	12	18
4	Tottenham	8	5	2	1	10	17
5	Barcelona	8	5	1	2	8	16
6	Chelsea	8	5	1	2	7	16
7	Sporting CP	8	5	1	2	6	16
8	Man City	8	5	1	2	6	16
9	Real Madrid	8	5	0	3	9	15
10	Inter	8	5	0	3	8	15
11	PSG	8	4	2	2	10	14
12	Newcastle	8	4	2	2	10	14
13	Juventus	8	3	4	1	4	13
14	Atlético Madrid	8	4	1	3	2	13
15	Atalanta	8	4	1	3	0	13
16	Leverkusen	8	3	3	2	-1	12
17	Dortmund	8	3	2	3	2	11
18	Olympiacos	8	3	2	3	-4	11
19	Club Brugge	8	3	1	4	-2	10
20	Galatasaray	8	3	1	4	-2	10
21	Monaco	8	2	4	2	-6	10
22	Qarabag	8	3	1	4	-8	10
23	Bodø/Glimt	8	2	3	3	-1	9
24	Benfica	8	3	0	5	-2	9
25	Marseille	8	3	0	5	-3	9
26	Páfos	8	2	3	3	-3	9
27	Union SG	8	3	0	5	-9	9
28	PSV	8	2	2	4	0	8
29	Athletic Club	8	2	2	4	-5	8
30	Napoli	8	2	2	4	-6	8
31	København	8	2	2	4	-9	8
32	Ajax	8	2	0	6	-13	6
33	Frankfurt	8	1	1	6	-11	4
34	Slavia Prague	8	0	3	5	-14	3
35	Villarreal	8	0	1	7	-13	1
36	Kairat	8	0	1	7	-15	1

Game Summary

Arsenal emerged victorious over Bayer Leverkusen, 2 to 0, in the Champions League yesterday.

Game Info

Champions League roundOf16

March 17, 2026

Emirates Stadium

London, England

Referee Danny Makkelie

Assistant Ref Hessel Steegstra

Assistant Ref Jan de Vries

Fourth Official Allard Lindhout

Video Referee Dennis Higler

Assistant Video Ref Pol van Boekel

ARS

4-2-3-1

7.6

Raya

7.7

Hincapié

7.7

Magalhães

7.6

Saliba

69'

7.2

White

9.3

Rice

68'

6.9

Zubimendi

69'

7.2

Trossard

69'

9.5

Eze

8.8

Saka

90'

6.5

Gyökeres

28

8.1

Blaswich

12

6.8

Tapsoba

8

83'

6.2

Andrich

4

6.2

Quansah

6.1

Grimaldo

24

8.2

García

25

70'

7.5

Palacios

19

60'

5.7

Poku

30

5.8

Maza

11

60'

6.3

Terrier

35

5.7

Kofane

LEV

3-4-2-1

ARS

Managers

LEV

Arteta

Kasper Hjulmand

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Substitutes

LEV

6.9

16

Nørgaard

68'

6.8

10

Tillman

60'

6.9

3

Mosquera

69'

7.5

42

Culbreath

60'

6.6

11

Martinelli

69'

6.4

14

Schick

70'

6.4

29

Havertz

69'

6.8

6

Fernández

83'

6.7

49

Lewis-Skelly

90'

18

Omlin

13

Arrizabalaga

36

Lomb

79

Ranson

15

Oermann

33

Calafiori

7

Hofmann

56

Dowman

16

Tapé

9

Jesus

20

Madueke

3'

A. Grimaldo takes a corner.

9'

B. Saka takes a corner.

9'

G. Magalhães misses the shot.

10'

E. Palacios made a shot on target.

11'

D. Rice takes a corner.

15'

L. Trossard misses the shot.

15'

L. Trossard made a shot on target.

16'

B. Saka takes a corner.

19'

B. Saka is caught offside.

20'

I. Maza commits a foul.

21'

B. Saka takes a corner.

21'

G. Magalhães misses the shot.

22'

J. Quansah commits a foul.

23'

D. Rice made a shot on target.

24'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

26'

A. García takes a corner.

27'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

28'

B. Saka takes a corner.

28'

V. Gyökeres commits a foul.

29'

L. Trossard made a shot on target.

30'

D. Rice takes a corner.

30'

E. Eze made a shot on target.

32'

B. Saka takes a corner.

32'

L. Trossard made a shot on target.

32'

B. White misses the shot.

33'

A. Grimaldo takes a corner.

33'

E. Tapsoba made a shot on target.

36'

E. Eze scores a goal. L. Trossard assists on the shot.

40'

A. Grimaldo commits a foul.

40'

R. Andrich commits a foul.

42'

E. Eze commits a foul.

46'

E. Palacios commits a foul.

46'

E. Palacios receives a yellow card.

49'

I. Maza commits a foul.

49'

L. Trossard misses the shot.

52'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

52'

V. Gyökeres made a shot on target.

54'

I. Maza made a shot on target.

55'

M. Zubimendi commits a foul.

57'

R. Andrich misses the shot.

59'

C. Kofane commits a foul.

60'

M. Tillman enters the game. M. Terrier leaves the game.

60'

M. Culbreath enters the game. E. Poku leaves the game.

62'

V. Gyökeres made a shot on target.

63'

B. Saka takes a corner.

63'

D. Rice scores a goal.

66'

C. Kofane misses the shot.

68'

E. Eze made a shot on target.

68'

C. Nørgaard enters the game. M. Zubimendi leaves the game.

69'

C. Mosquera enters the game. B. White leaves the game.

69'

G. Martinelli enters the game. L. Trossard leaves the game.

69'

K. Havertz enters the game. E. Eze leaves the game.

70'

P. Schick enters the game. E. Palacios leaves the game.

71'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

71'

K. Havertz commits a foul.

73'

A. Grimaldo takes a corner.

74'

A. Grimaldo takes a corner.

74'

A. Grimaldo takes a corner.

77'

J. Quansah misses the shot.

78'

B. Saka made a shot on target.

78'

B. Saka takes a corner.

80'

M. Culbreath commits a foul.

83'

E. Fernández enters the game. R. Andrich leaves the game.

85'

C. Kofane misses the shot.

87'

C. Kofane made a shot on target.

88'

A. García takes a corner.

88'

I. Maza misses the shot.

90'

M. Lewis-Skelly enters the game. V. Gyökeres leaves the game.

90'

D. Rice takes a corner.

90'

C. Nørgaard made a shot on target.

90'

I. Maza takes a corner.

All

1st

2nd

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Attacking Stats

LEV

Possession

42%

58%

1.83

xG | Expand

0.52

21

Shots

9

12

Shots on Target

2

9

Shots off Target

7

4

Shots Blocked

2

0

Hit Woodwork

0

1

Big Chances Missed

1

574

Touches

720

39

Touches in Opp Box

22

6/14 (43%)

Take-ons

7/15 (47%)

10

Corners

8

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Passing Stats

LEV

2.06

xA | Expand

0.76

1

Big Chances Created

1

16

Chances Created

8

323/388 (83%)

Passes

474/541 (88%)

15

Key Passes

8

36

Long Ball Passes

48

142

Final Third Passes

169

7/16 (44%)

Crosses

5/30 (17%)

0/1 (0%)

Through Balls

0/2 (0%)

1

Offsides

0

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Defending Stats

LEV

17

Tackles

14

10

Tackles Won

7

1

Last Man Tackles

0

9

Interceptions

10

27

Clearances

20

39

Recoveries

45

0

Errors Leading to Shot

3

0

Errors Leading to Goal

0

Penalties Conceded

0

2

Goalkeeper Saves

10

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Other Stats

LEV

0

Yellow Cards

1

0

Red Cards

0

4

Fouls

8

48

Duels Won

37

19

Aerials Won

13

10

Corners Won

8

107

Possessions Lost

126

6

Times Dispossessed

9

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LEV

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Eberechi Eze E. Eze #10	9.5	68	1	0	1	0.30
Declan Rice D. Rice #41	9.3	90	1	0	2	0.11
Bukayo Saka B. Saka #7	8.8	90	0	0	4	0.31
Piero Hincapié P. Hincapié #5	7.7	90	0	0	0	0.00
Gabriel Magalhães G. Magalhães #6	7.7	90	0	0	0	0.26
William Saliba W. Saliba #2	7.6	90	0	0	0	0.00
Leandro Trossard L. Trossard #19	7.2	68	0	1	3	0.35
Ben White B. White #4	7.2	68	0	0	0	0.29
Cristhian Mosquera C. Mosquera #3	6.9	22	0	0	0	0.08
Martín Zubimendi M. Zubimendi #36	6.9	67	0	0	0	0.00
Christian Nørgaard C. Nørgaard #16	6.9	23	0	0	1	0.02
Myles Lewis-Skelly M. Lewis-Skelly #49	6.7	1	0	0	0	0.00
Gabriel Martinelli G. Martinelli #11	6.6	22	0	0	0	0.00
Viktor Gyökeres V. Gyökeres #14	6.5	89	0	0	1	0.11
Kai Havertz K. Havertz #29	6.4	22	0	0	0	0.00