Arsenal vs Lens 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Arsenal

13': Kai Havertz
21': Gabriel Jesus
23': Bukayo Saka
27': Gabriel Martinelli
45'+1': Martin Ødegaard
86': Jorginho (P)

FT
6 - 0

Lens

Arsenal crush Lens 6-0 to reach Champions League last 16

Arsenal blasted their way into the last 16 of the Champions League on a freezing night at The Emirates on Wednesday, crushing RC Lens 6-0.

Match Commentary

13': Goal! Arsenal 1, Lens 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a headed pass.
21': Goal! Arsenal 2, Lens 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
23': Goal! Arsenal 3, Lens 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
27': Goal! Arsenal 4, Lens 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
41': Nampalys Mendy (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Goal! Arsenal 5, Lens 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu following a fast break.
45': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
45': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
45': Substitution, Lens. Neil El Aynaoui replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
45': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Facundo Medina.
45': Substitution, Lens. Adrien Thomasson replaces Florian Sotoca.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 5, Lens 0.
62': Substitution, Lens. Abduqodir Khusanov replaces Jonathan Gradit.
63': Abduqodir Khusanov (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
75': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Declan Rice.
76': Substitution, Lens. David Pereira da Costa replaces Nampalys Mendy.
82': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
86': Goal! Arsenal 6, Lens 0. Jorginho (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 6, Lens 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,987

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

RCL		ARS
11	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	3
52.1	Possession	47.9
6	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
410	Accurate Passes	393
477	Passes	450
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	3
15	Crosses	5
0.1	Cross %	0.6
41	Long Balls	41
20	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	2
16	Effective Tackles	9
19	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
6	Interceptions	4
16	Effective Clearances	15
16	Clearances	15

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
2	William Saliba
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko
18	Takehiro Tomiyasu
41	Declan Rice
29	Kai Havertz
8	Martin Ødegaard
9	Gabriel Jesus
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka

Substitutes:

Aaron Ramsdale, Mohamed Elneny, Ethan Nwaneri, Leandro Trossard, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Eddie Nketiah, Jorginho, Ben White, Cédric, Reiss Nelson, Jakub Kiwior, Karl Hein.

Lens (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
30	Brice Samba (GK)
4	Kevin Danso
14	Facundo Medina
24	Jonathan Gradit
6	Salis Abdul Samed
26	Nampalys Mendy
21	Massadio Haidara
29	Przemyslaw Frankowski
9	Elye Wahi
11	Angelo Fulgini
7	Florian Sotoca

Substitutes:

Ruben Aguilar, Yannick Pandor, Adrien Thomasson, Abdukodir Khusanov, Neil El Aynaoui, Faitout Maouassa, Andy Diouf, Deiver Machado, Jean-Louis Leca, David Da Costa, Wesley Saïd.