Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen 2-0: result, March 17, 2026
Emirates Stadium
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Team statistics
- 12Shots on goal2
- 5Shots off goal5
- 21Total shots9
- 4Blocked shots2
- 13Shots inside box5
- 8Shots outside box4
- 12Shots on goal2
- 5Shots off goal5
- 21Total shots9
- 4Blocked shots2
- 13Shots inside box5
- 8Shots outside box4
- 4Fouls8
- 10Corners8
- 1Offsides0
- 42%Possession58%
- 0Yellow cards1
- -Red cards-
- 2Saves10
- 383Passes535
- 317Accurate passes470
- 83%Pass accuracy88%
- 1.70Expected goals0.52
- 0.40Goals prevented0.40
Line-ups
Arsenal 4-2-3-1
1D. RayaG
4B. WhiteD
2W. SalibaD
6GabrielD
5P. HincapieD
36M. ZubimendiM
41D. RiceM
7B. SakaM
10E. EzeM
19L. TrossardM
14V. GyökeresF
Bayer Leverkusen 3-4-2-1
28J. BlaswichG
4J. QuansahD
8R. AndrichD
12E. TapsobaD
19E. PokuM
25E. PalaciosM
24A. GarciaM
20A. GrimaldoM
11M. TerrierF
30I. MazaF
35C. KofaneF
Arsenal 4-2-3-1
- 1D. RayaG
- 4B. WhiteD
- 2W. SalibaD
- 6GabrielD
- 5P. HincapieD
- 36M. ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
- 7B. SakaM
- 10E. EzeM
- 19L. TrossardM
- 14V. GyökeresF
Bench
13K. ArrizabalagaG
79K. RansonG
9Gabriel JesusF
29K. HavertzF
20N. MaduekeF
11G. MartinelliF
49M. Lewis-SkellyD
3C. MosqueraD
56M. DowmanM
16C. NorgaardM
33R. CalafioriD
Coach
Mikel ArtetaBayer Leverkusen 3-4-2-1
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 19E. PokuM
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 24A. GarciaM
- 20A. GrimaldoM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 30I. MazaF
- 35C. KofaneF
Bench
18J. OmlinG
36N. LombG
14P. SchickF
6E. FernandezM
15T. OermannD
7J. HofmannM
10M. TillmanM
42M. CulbreathM
16A. TapeD
Coach
Kasper HjulmandTimeline
- 36'GoalE. Eze (assist: L. Trossard)Arsenal
- 63'GoalD. RiceArsenal
- 36'GoalE. Eze (assist: L. Trossard)Arsenal
- 46'Yellow cardExequiel PalaciosBayer Leverkusen
- 60'SubstitutionOn: M. TillmanOff: M. TerrierBayer Leverkusen
- 60'SubstitutionOn: M. CulbreathOff: E. PokuBayer Leverkusen
- 63'GoalD. RiceArsenal
- 68'SubstitutionOn: C. NorgaardOff: M. ZubimendiArsenal
- 69'SubstitutionOn: K. HavertzOff: E. EzeArsenal
- 69'SubstitutionOn: G. MartinelliOff: L. TrossardArsenal
- 69'SubstitutionOn: C. MosqueraOff: B. WhiteArsenal
- 70'SubstitutionOn: P. SchickOff: E. PalaciosBayer Leverkusen
- 83'SubstitutionOn: E. FernandezOff: R. AndrichBayer Leverkusen
- 90'SubstitutionOn: M. Lewis-SkellyOff: V. GyökeresArsenal
Players of the match
- Janis BlaswichBayer Leverkusen
- Bukayo SakaArsenal
- Declan RiceArsenal
| Player | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Janis Blaswich | 90 | |
| Bukayo Saka | 90 | |
| Declan Rice | 90 | |
| Piero Hincapié | 90 | |
| Eberechi Eze | 69 | |
| Gabriel Magalhães | 90 | |
| David Raya | 90 | |
| Exequiel Palacios | 70 | |
| Aleix García | 90 | |
| William Saliba | 90 | |
| Martín Zubimendi | 68 | |
| Kai Havertz | 21 | |
| Montrell Culbreath | 30 | |
| Cristhian Mosquera | 21 | |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 90 | |
| Ezequiel Fernández | 12 | |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 89 | |
| Christian Nørgaard | 22 | |
| Ibrahim Maza | 90 | |
| Malik Tillman | 30 | |
| Leandro Trossard | 69 | |
| Gabriel Martinelli | 21 | |
| Jarell Quansah | 90 | |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 90 | |
| Patrik Schick | 20 | |
| Ben White | 69 | |
| Robert Andrich | 83 | |
| Ernest Poku | 60 | |
| Martin Terrier | 60 | |
| Christian Kofane | 90 | |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 1 | |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | - | |
| Khari Ranson | - | |
| Riccardo Calafiori | - | |
| Noni Madueke | - | |
| Max Dowman | - | |
| Gabriel Jesus | - | |
| Jonas Omlin | - | |
| Niklas Lomb | - | |
| Tim Oermann | - | |
| Axel Tape | - | |
| Jonas Hofmann | - |
Standings
| Position | Record | Points | Goal diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arsenal | 8-0-0 | 24 | +19 |
| 16Bayer Leverkusen | 3-3-2 | 12 | -1 |
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