Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen

UEFA Champions League - 1/8-finals 17 Mar 2026, 20:00
Arsenal
Arsenal
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
🏟 Emirates Stadium 👤 D. Makkelie

Match report

Arsenal beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League - 1/8-finals on 17 March 2026.

Bayer Leverkusen dominated possession with 82% of the ball, while Arsenal had 21 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 9.

The match was played at Emirates Stadium, with D. Makkelie in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 18% - 82% Shots 21 - 9 On target 12 - 2 Corners 10 - 8 Fouls 4 - 8 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Declan Rice
Arsenal · 1 goal
9 Piero Hincapié captained the side
9 Bukayo Saka captained the side
9 Janis Blaswich 10 saves
8 Eberechi Eze 1 goal
First half vs second half
Bayer Leverkusen came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–2 9–7
Shots On Goal 7–1 5–1
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 7–3 3–5
Attacks 43–47 35–52
Match statistics
10 Corners 8
15 Throw In 15
8 Free Kick 5
5 Goal Kick 5
5 Substitution 4
78 Attacks 99
47 Dangerous Attacks 72
12 On Target 2
9 Off Target 7
18% Ball Possession 82%
21 Shots Total 9
12 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 5
8 Shots Outside Box 4
4 Fouls 8
10 Corners 8
1 Offsides 0
42% Ball Possession 58%
0 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 10
383 Passes Total 536
320 Passes Accurate 471
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Arsenal · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Raya
4 B. White 2 W. Saliba 6 G. Magalhães 5 P. Hincapié
36 M. Zubimendi 41 D. Rice
7 B. Saka 10 E. Eze 19 L. Trossard
14 V. Gyökeres
Bayer Leverkusen · 3-4-2-1
28 J. Blaswich
4 J. Quansah 8 R. Andrich 12 E. Tapsoba
19 E. Poku 25 E. Palacios 24 A. García 20 A. Grimaldo
11 M. Terrier 30 I. Maza
35 C. Kofane
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 16 Christian Nørgaard
  • 3 Cristhian Mosquera
  • 11 Gabriel Martinelli
  • 29 Kai Havertz
  • 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
  • 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga
  • 79 Khari Ranson
  • 33 Riccardo Calafiori
  • 20 Noni Madueke
  • 56 Max Dowman
  • 9 Gabriel Jesus
Bayer Leverkusen
Coach
Kasper Hjulmand
Substitutes
  • 10 Malik Tillman
  • 42 Montrell Culbreath
  • 14 Patrik Schick
  • 6 Ezequiel Fernández
  • 18 Jonas Omlin
  • 36 Niklas Lomb
  • 15 Tim Oermann
  • 16 Axel Tape
  • 7 Jonas Hofmann
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ M. Tillman ↓ M. Terrier Bayer Leverkusen
  • 60' ↑ M. Culbreath ↓ E. Poku Bayer Leverkusen
  • 68' ↑ C. Norgaard ↓ M. Zubimendi Arsenal
  • 69' ↑ K. Havertz ↓ E. Eze Arsenal
  • 69' ↑ G. Martinelli ↓ L. Trossard Arsenal
  • 69' ↑ C. Mosquera ↓ B. White Arsenal
  • 70' ↑ P. Schick ↓ E. Palacios Bayer Leverkusen
  • 83' ↑ E. Fernandez ↓ R. Andrich Bayer Leverkusen
  • 90' ↑ M. Lewis-Skelly ↓ V. Gyökeres Arsenal
Cards
  • 46' E. Palacios Bayer Leverkusen
Head-to-head
Arsenal 2 1 draws 0 Bayer Leverkusen
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2024-08-07 Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen 4 - 1
Recent form
Arsenal D D D D L
Bayer Leverkusen D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen?
Arsenal won 2-0 against Bayer Leverkusen on 17 March 2026.
Who won Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen?
Arsenal won the match 2-0.
Where was Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen played?
The match was played at Emirates Stadium.
Who had more possession in Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen?
Bayer Leverkusen had 82% of possession, compared to 18% for the other side.