UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

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  • 29': Dmytro Riznyk (OG)
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Scrappy Arsenal edge 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk

Arsenal needed an own goal to seal a scrappy 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday to make it two wins out of three in the Champions League and soften the blow of their first domestic league defeat of season at the weekend.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Yukhym Konoplia.
  • 5': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Mykola Matviienko.
  • 5': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Dmytro Kryskiv.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Havertz following a corner.
  • 9': Offside, Shakhtar Donetsk. Eguinaldo is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 12': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danylo Sikan.
  • 16': Corner,Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 19': Hand ball by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk). Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 24': Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 29': Own Goal by Dmytro Riznyk, Shakhtar Donetsk. Arsenal 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 34': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 42': Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
  • 42': Foul by Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 42': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk). Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov following a fast break.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Ben White.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk). Assisted by Kai Havertz with a cross.
  • 53': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Dmytro Riznyk.
  • 55': Foul by Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 55': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 62': Corner,Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 63': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
  • 63': Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Kevin replaces Danylo Sikan.
  • 64': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Pedrinho replaces Oleksandr Zubkov.
  • 66': Foul by Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 66': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 69': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 69': Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Foul by Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 72': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori because of an injury.
  • 74': Penalty conceded by Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 75': VAR Decision: Penalty Arsenal.
  • 77': Penalty saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Foul by Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 80': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin.
  • 83': Foul by Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 83': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Lassina Traoré replaces Eguinaldo.
  • 84': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 84': Yukhym Konoplia (Shakhtar Donetsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Marlon Gomes replaces Artem Bondarenko.
  • 88': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 88': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Pedro Henrique.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk). Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Pedrinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Kevin.
  • 90'+2': Corner,Shakhtar Donetsk. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kevin (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Dmytro Kryskiv with a cross.
  • 90'+4': David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Lassina Traoré (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 90'+6': Foul by Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk).
  • 90'+6': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Pedro Henrique (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 1
44.1 Possession 55.9
9 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
414 Accurate Passes 543
475 Passes 603
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.4
33 Long Balls 28
13 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 9
7 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
14 Interceptions 9
21 Effective Clearances 18
21 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,594

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 5 +13 15
2 Paris Saint-Germain 5 +11 12
3 Bayern Munich 5 +9 12
4 Internazionale 5 +9 12
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
33 Riccardo Calafiori
4 Ben White Yellow Card
41 Declan Rice
5 Thomas Partey
11 Gabriel Martinelli Yellow Card
9 Gabriel Jesus
19 Leandro Trossard
29 Kai Havertz

SHK Shakhtar Donetsk (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Dmytro Riznyk (GK)
22 Mykola Matviyenko
5 Valeriy Bondar
13 Pedrinho Yellow Card
26 Yukhym Konoplia
10 Georgiy Sudakov
8 Dmytro Kryskiv
21 Artem Bondarenko
14 Danylo Sikan
7 Eguinaldo
11 Oleksandr Zubkov

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