UEFA Europa League

Slavia Prague vs Arsenal, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 5-1 on aggregate
Slavia Prague
    FT
    0 - 4
    2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 5-1 on aggregate
    Arsenal
    • 18': Nicolas Pépé
    • 21': Alexandre Lacazette (P)
    • 24': Bukayo Saka
    • 77': Alexandre Lacazette

    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

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    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

    Line-Ups

    SLP Slavia Prague (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ondrej Kolar (GK)
    6 David Zima
    3 Tomás Holes
    25 Jakub Hromada Yellow Card
    18 Jan Boril
    5 Alexander Bah
    7 Nicolae Stanciu
    17 Lukás Provod
    23 Petr Sevcik
    9 Peter Olayinka Yellow Card
    16 Jan Kuchta
    Slavia Prague Substitutes:
    Ibrahima Traore, Abdallah Sima, Stanislav Tecl, Jan Stejskal, Ondrej Lingr, Denis Višinský, Oscar Dorley, Lukás Masopust, Premysl Kovar.

    ARS 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
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Cédric, Gabriel Magalhães, Mathew Ryan, Mohamed Elneny, Miguel Azeez, Héctor Bellerín, Willian, Gabriel Martinelli, Reiss Nelson, James Hillson, Folarin Balogun, Eddie Nketiah.

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