UEFA Champions League · Tue, 17 Mar 2026 ·
Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen — 2 - 0
Emirates Stadium · Referee: D. Makkelie
Match report
Arsenal beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0
Bayer Leverkusen were beaten 2-0 by Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 in UEFA Champions League, Round of 16. E. Eze (36') and D. Rice (63') scored for Arsenal. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Arsenal had 42% of the ball and 21 shots (12 on target) against Bayer Leverkusen’s 9 (2 on target). Janis Blaswich (Bayer Leverkusen) was the top-rated player with 9.2.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Real Madrid | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 16 | AEK Athens FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Previous meeting: Wed, 11 Mar 2026, Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Arsenal
Match events
- 36'goalE. EzeAssist: L. Trossard
- 46'yellow cardExequiel PalaciosYellow Card
- 60'substitutionM. TerrierOff: M. Tillman
- 60'substitutionE. PokuOff: M. Culbreath
- 63'goalD. RiceNormal Goal
- 68'substitutionM. ZubimendiOff: C. Norgaard
- 69'substitutionE. EzeOff: K. Havertz
- 69'substitutionL. TrossardOff: G. Martinelli
- 69'substitutionB. WhiteOff: C. Mosquera
- 70'substitutionE. PalaciosOff: P. Schick
- 83'substitutionR. AndrichOff: E. Fernandez
- 90'substitutionV. GyökeresOff: M. Lewis-Skelly
Lineups
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Mikel Arteta
Starting XI
- 1D. RayaG
- 4B. WhiteD
- 2W. SalibaD
- 6GabrielD
- 5P. HincapieD
- 36M. ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
- 7B. SakaM
- 10E. EzeM
- 19L. TrossardM
- 14V. GyökeresF
Substitutes
Bayer Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand
Starting XI
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 4J. QuansahD
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 19E. PokuM
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 24A. GarciaM
- 20A. GrimaldoM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 30I. MazaF
- 35C. KofaneF
Substitutes
- 18J. OmlinG
- 36N. LombG
- 14P. SchickF
- 6E. FernandezM
- 15T. OermannD
- 7J. HofmannM
- 10M. TillmanM
- 42M. CulbreathM
- 16A. TapeD
Match statistics
- 42%Possession58%
- 1.70Expected goals (xG)0.52
- 21Total shots9
- 12Shots on target2
- 5Shots off target5
- 4Blocked shots2
- 13Shots inside the box5
- 8Shots outside the box4
- 10Corners8
- 1Offsides0
- 4Fouls8
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves10
- 383Passes535
- 317Accurate passes470
- 83%Pass accuracy88%
- 0.40Goals prevented0.40
Player statistics
Arsenal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David RayaG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 2William SalibaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 4Ben WhiteD | 69 | 6.2 | ||
| 5Piero HincapiéD | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| 6Gabriel MagalhãesD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 7Bukayo SakaM | 90 | 8.9 | ||
| 10Eberechi EzeM | 69 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 19Leandro TrossardM | 69 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 36Martín ZubimendiM | 68 | 7.0 | ||
| 41Declan RiceM | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| 14Viktor GyökeresF | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG | – | – | ||
| 79Khari RansonG | – | – | ||
| 3Cristhian MosqueraD | 21 | 6.7 | ||
| 33Riccardo CalafioriD | – | – | ||
| 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD | 1 | – | ||
| 16Christian NørgaardM | 22 | 6.6 | ||
| 56Max DowmanM | – | – | ||
| 9Gabriel JesusF | – | – | ||
| 11Gabriel MartinelliF | 21 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Noni MaduekeF | – | – | ||
| 29Kai HavertzF | 21 | 6.9 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Janis BlaswichGTop rated | 90 | 9.2 | ||
| 4Jarell QuansahD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Robert AndrichD | 83 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Edmond TapsobaD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Ernest PokuM | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Alejandro GrimaldoM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Aleix GarcíaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Exequiel PalaciosM | 70 | 7.2 | ||
| 11Martin TerrierF | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| 30Ibrahim MazaF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 35Christian KofaneF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 18Jonas OmlinG | – | – | ||
| 36Niklas LombG | – | – | ||
| 15Tim OermannD | – | – | ||
| 16Axel TapeD | – | – | ||
| 6Ezequiel FernándezM | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Jonas HofmannM | – | – | ||
| 10Malik TillmanM | 30 | 6.5 | ||
| 42Montrell CulbreathM | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Patrik SchickF | 20 | 6.3 |