Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal
Ref: H. U. MelerBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Knockout — two-legged tieLeg 1 of 2
- Aggregate:
- Arsenal 3 1 Bayer Leverkusen
- Advances:
- Arsenal
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal drew 1–1 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Andrich scored for Bayer Leverkusen; Havertz replied for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.85 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 1.64 for Arsenal. Bayer Leverkusen sit 16th in the UEFA Champions League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
Andrich
Yellow Card
26'
Gabriel Martinelli
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Andrich
Assist: Álex Grimaldo
Poku
Yellow Card
60'
⇄
Saka
Palacios
Yellow Card
69'
Zubimendi
Yellow Card
⇄
Maza
74'
⇄
Gyökeres
⇄
Terrier
82'
⇄
Eze
⇄
Palacios
89'
⚽
Havertz
Penalty
Álex Grimaldo
Yellow Card
90+4'
Havertz
Yellow Card
| # | 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
Bayer LeverkusenArsenal
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.85VS1.64
Attack4 · 2 won
10
Shots
6
3
Shots on target
2
4
Shots in the box
6
6
Shots outside box
1
4
Shots off goal
3
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
45%
Possession
55%
442
Total passes
522
385
Accurate passes
455
87%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
1
-0.32
Goals prevented
-0.32
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
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
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7B. SakaM
- 10E. EzeM
- 11Gabriel MartinelliM
- 12J. TimberD
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 4B. WhiteD
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 29K. HavertzF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 56M. DowmanM
- 79K. RansonG
- 89M. SalmonD
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exequiel Palacios | M | 82 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Christian Kofane | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/2 |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Terrier | F | 82 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Poku | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jonas Omlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrik Schick | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Axel Tape | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Oermann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Hofmann | M | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malik Tillman | M | 16 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Declan Rice | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 82 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 74 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bukayo Saka(C) | M | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Max Dowman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khari Ranson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marli Salmon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben White | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noni Madueke | F | 30 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kai Havertz | F | 16 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Gabriel Jesus | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |