Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Arsenal complete Champions League clean sweep with 3-2 Kairat win
Arsenal finished top of the Champions League group phase table after a 3-2 win over Kairat Almaty.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Arsenal 1, Kairat 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a through ball.
- 6': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Goal! Arsenal 1, Kairat 1. Jorginho (Kairat) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 15': Goal! Arsenal 2, Kairat 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White.
- 36': Goal! Arsenal 3, Kairat 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Kai Havertz.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 3, Kairat 1.
- 59': Substitution, Kairat. Valeri Gromyko replaces Edmilson because of an injury.
- 59': Substitution, Kairat. Ricardinho replaces Erkin Tapalov.
- 69': Jorginho (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Kairat. Damir Kasabulat replaces Dan Glazer.
- 70': Substitution, Kairat. Lev Kurgin replaces Luís Mata.
- 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Brando Bailey-Joseph replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
- 79': Substitution, Kairat. Ramazan Bagdat replaces Jorginho.
- 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Ife Ibrahim replaces Christian Nørgaard.
- 90'+4': Goal! Arsenal 3, Kairat 2. Ricardinho (Kairat) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko with a cross.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 50,200
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 50,200
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +19 | Arsenal | 8 | 24 | 0 |
| +14 | Bayern Munich | 8 | 21 | 1 |
| +12 | Liverpool | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| +10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 17 | 1 |
Statistics
 KAI |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.4 | Possession | 65.6 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 211 | Accurate Passes | 514 |
| 303 | Passes | 584 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 3 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.7 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 24 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 22 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 34 | Clearances | 12 |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori  |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 49 | Myles Lewis-Skelly |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 16 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 14 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 20 | Noni Madueke |
Kairat Almaty (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | Temirlan Anarbekov (GK) |
| 14 | Alyaksandr Martynovich |
| 80 | Egor Sorokin |
| 25 | Aleksandr Shirobokov |
| 6 | Adilet Sadybekov |
| 18 | Dan Glazer |
| 3 | Luis Mata |
| 20 | Erkin Tapalov |
| 26 | Edmilson |
| 7 | Jorginho |
| 24 | Aleksandr Mrynskiy |
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