Arsenal 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen — Champions League, 17 Mar 2026
Arsenal beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the Champions League Round of 16 on 17 March 2026 at Emirates Stadium, London. Eberechi Eze, Declan Rice got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen have drawn all 1 meeting on record.
· kickoff·Emirates Stadium · London·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-036'assist: Leandro Trossard
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 60'
- 60'out: M. Culbreath
- 2-063'
- 68'
- 69'
- 69'
- 69'
- 70'
- 83'
- 90'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Arsenal
- 8.9Bukayo SakaM
- 8.7Declan RiceM
- 8.5Piero HincapiéD
- 8.2Eberechi EzeM
- 7.9Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7.5David RayaG
- 7.0Martín ZubimendiM
- 7.0William SalibaD
- 6.9Kai HavertzF
- 6.7Cristhian MosqueraD
- 6.6Viktor GyökeresF
- 6.6Christian NørgaardM
- 6.3Leandro TrossardM
- 6.3Gabriel MartinelliF
- 6.2Benjamin WhiteD
Bayer Leverkusen
- 9.2Janis BlaswichG
- 7.2Aleix GarcíaM
- 7.2Exequiel PalaciosM
- 6.9Montrell CulbreathM
- 6.7Ezequiel FernándezM
- 6.7Edmond TapsobaD
- 6.5Malik TillmanM
- 6.5Ibrahim MazaF
- 6.3Alejandro GrimaldoM
- 6.3Patrik SchickF
- 6.3Jarell QuansahD
- 6.2Ernest PokuM
- 6.2Robert AndrichD
- 6.2Martin TerrierF
- 6.2Christian KofaneF
Line-ups
Bayer Leverkusen3-4-2-1
Arsenal4-2-3-1
Substitutes
ArsenalMikel Arteta
Substitutes
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 29Kai Havertz69'F6.9
- 13K. ArrizabalagaG
- 16Christian Nørgaard68'M6.6
- 11G. Martinelli69'F6.3
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 33Riccardo CalafioriD
- 49Myles Lewis-Skelly90'D
- 3C. Mosquera69'D6.7
- 79Khari RansonG
- 56Max DowmanM
Bayer LeverkusenKasper Hjulmand
Substitutes
- 14Patrik Schick70'F6.3
- 18Jonas OmlinG
- 36N. LombG
- 7J. HofmannM
- 10Malik Tillman60'M6.5
- 6E. Fernandez83'M6.7
- 15T. OermannD
- 42M. Culbreath60'M6.9
- 16A. TapeD
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
1.70Expected goals (xG)0.52
21Total shots9
12Shots on target2
5Shots off target5
4Blocked shots2
10Corners8
1Offsides0
4Fouls8
0Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves10
0.40Goals prevented0.40
383Total passes535
317Accurate passes470
83%Pass accuracy88%
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bukayo Saka | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | – | 8.9 |
| Declan Rice | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 8.7 |
| Piero Hincapié | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Eberechi Eze | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 7.9 |
| David Raya | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 68 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| William Saliba | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Kai Havertz | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Cristhian Mosquera | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Christian Nørgaard | 22 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Leandro Trossard | 69 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | 21 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin White | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janis Blaswich | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 9.2 |
| Aleix García | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Exequiel Palacios | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Montrell Culbreath | 30 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Malik Tillman | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ibrahim Maza | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Patrik Schick | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jarell Quansah | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ernest Poku | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Robert Andrich | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Martin Terrier | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Christian Kofane | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
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