Slavia Prague vs Arsenal, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals
· 2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 5-1 on aggregate
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0 - 4
2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 5-1 on aggregate
0 - 4
2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 5-1 on aggregate
Arsenal cruise past Slavia Prague into Europa League semifinals
Arsenal are into the Europa League semifinals after a runaway win over Slavia Prague in their quarterfinal second leg saw them advance.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tomás Holes.
- 5': Calum Chambers (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Slavia Prague).
- 6': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 6': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Pablo Marí (Arsenal).
- 7': Jan Kuchta (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 11': Lukáš Provod (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 14': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Emile Smith Rowe is caught offside.
- 17': VAR Decision: No Goal Slavia Prague 0-0 Arsenal.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 18': Goal! Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 1. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 20': Penalty Arsenal. Bukayo Saka draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Penalty conceded by Jakub Hromada (Slavia Prague) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Jakub Hromada (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Goal! Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 2. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 23': Offside, Arsenal. Pablo Marí tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
- 24': Goal! Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 3. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
- 26': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 26': Lukáš Provod (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Boril.
- 33': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by David Zima.
- 34': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
- 34': Peter Oladeji Olayinka (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Slavia Prague) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Peter Oladeji Olayinka.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Slavia Prague) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petr Sevcik.
- 40': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Jan Boril (Slavia Prague).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Slavia Prague) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Oladeji Olayinka.
- 42': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 44': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal).
- 44': Tomás Holes (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal).
- 44': Lukáš Provod (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 3.
- 45': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Denis Višinský replaces Alexander Bah.
- 45': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Lukas Masopust replaces Jakub Hromada.
- 45': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Murphy Oscar Dorley replaces Jan Boril.
- 45': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Ondrej Lingr replaces Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu.
- 48': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Tomás Holes (Slavia Prague).
- 48': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lukáš Provod.
- 49': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
- 49': Murphy Oscar Dorley (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Lukas Masopust (Slavia Prague).
- 50': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. David Zima (Slavia Prague) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 52': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
- 53': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Dani Ceballos.
- 54': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 54': Ondrej Lingr (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt missed. Peter Oladeji Olayinka (Slavia Prague) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Petr Sevcik with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 60': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 60': Ondrej Lingr (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
- 60': Ondrej Lingr (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Petr Sevcik (Slavia Prague).
- 63': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 63': Jan Kuchta (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Peter Oladeji Olayinka (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Offside, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pépé is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 67': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 67': Peter Oladeji Olayinka (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Lukáš Provod (Slavia Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petr Sevcik.
- 71': Foul by Jan Kuchta (Slavia Prague).
- 71': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Stanislav Tecl replaces Jan Kuchta.
- 73': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Lukas Masopust (Slavia Prague).
- 74': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Mohamed Elneny is caught offside.
- 77': Goal! Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 4. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Thomas Partey.
- 82': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 82': Lukas Masopust (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tomás Holes.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Lingr (Slavia Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
- 88': Substitution, Arsenal. Folarin Balogun replaces Nicolas Pépé.
- 90'+1': Foul by Stanislav Tecl (Slavia Prague).
- 90'+1': Pablo Marí (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 4.
- 0': Match ends, Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 4.
Statistics
 ARS |
SLP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 39 | Possession | 61 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 304 | Accurate Passes | 509 |
| 371 | Passes | 586 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 9 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 15 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Line-Ups
Slavia Prague (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ondrej Kolar (GK) |
| 6 | David Zima |
| 3 | Tomás Holes |
| 25 | Jakub Hromada  |
| 18 | Jan Boril |
| 5 | Alexander Bah |
| 7 | Nicolae Stanciu |
| 17 | Lukás Provod |
| 23 | Petr Sevcik |
| 9 | Peter Olayinka |
| 16 | Jan Kuchta |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 22 | Pablo Marí |
| 16 | Rob Holding |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 21 | Calum Chambers |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 8 | Dani Ceballos |
| 18 | Thomas Partey |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 19 | Nicolas Pépé |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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