Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen
Ref: D. MakkelieEmirates Stadium, London · 60,383 cap
Knockout — two-legged tieLeg 2 of 2Decisive leg
- First leg:
- Bayer Leverkusen 1 1 Arsenal
- Aggregate:
- Arsenal 3 1 Bayer Leverkusen
- Advances:
- Arsenal
Match recap
Arsenal beat Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Eze and Rice scored for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.70 for Arsenal versus 0.52 for Bayer Leverkusen. Arsenal sit 1st in the UEFA Champions League table while Bayer Leverkusen are 16th.
First Half
⚽
Eze
Assist: Trossard
Second Half
46'
Palacios
Yellow Card
60'
⇄
Terrier
60'
⇄
Poku
⚽
Rice
⇄
Zubimendi
⇄
Trossard
⇄
White
⇄
Eze
70'
⇄
Palacios
83'
⇄
Andrich
⇄
Gyökeres
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 2 |  Bayern München | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 21 |
| 15 |  Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 |  Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ArsenalBayer Leverkusen
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.70VS0.52
Attack5 · 0 won
21
Shots
9
12
Shots on target
2
13
Shots in the box
5
8
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
5
10
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
383
Total passes
535
317
Accurate passes
470
83%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline2 · 1 won
4
Fouls
8
0
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
10
4
Blocked shots
2
0.40
Goals prevented
0.40
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
Arsenal
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 4B. WhiteD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7B. SakaM
- 10E. EzeM
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 19L. TrossardM
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 29K. HavertzF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 56M. DowmanM
- 79K. RansonG
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4J. QuansahD
- 8R. AndrichD
- 11M. TerrierF
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 19E. PokuM
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 30I. MazaF
- 35Christian KofaneF
Substitutes
- 6E. FernándezM
- 7J. HofmannM
- 10M. TillmanM
- 14P. SchickF
- 15T. OermannD
- 16A. TapeD
- 18J. OmlinG
- 36N. LombG
- 42M. CulbreathM
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bukayo Saka(C) | M | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0/1 |
| Declan Rice | M | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 69 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/2 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 68 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Leandro Trossard | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1/5 |
| Ben White | D | 69 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noni Madueke | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Jesus | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Dowman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khari Ranson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Havertz | F | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janis Blaswich | G | 90 | 9.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/6 |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Christian Kofane | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | M | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Martin Terrier | F | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Axel Tape | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Oermann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Hofmann | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Omlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Malik Tillman | M | 30 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrik Schick | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |