Athletic vs Arsenal 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Athletic Club

FT
0 - 2

Arsenal

72': Gabriel Martinelli
87': Leandro Trossard

Super subs give Arsenal perfect UCL start in Bilbao

Martinelli Arsenal celeb vs. Athletic Club [1296x729]

Gabriel Martinelli scored just 36 seconds after coming on to fire Arsenal to an impressive 2-0 win over Athletic Club in their Champions League opener.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
7': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Robert Navarro.
65': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
68': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Oihan Sancet.
68': Substitution, Athletic Club. Yuri Berchiche replaces Adama Boiro.
71': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Eberechi Eze.
72': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard following a fast break.
81': Substitution, Athletic Club. Nico Serrano replaces Unai Gómez because of an injury.
81': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alejandro Rego replaces Mikel Vesga.
84': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
85': Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
87': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Arsenal 2. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
90'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Noni Madueke.
90'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
90'+1': Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Arsenal 2.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 51,059

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD
+2	Union St.-Gilloise	1	3
+2	Arsenal	1	3
+1	FK Qarabag	1	3
+1	Real Madrid	1	3

Full Table

Statistics

ARS		ATH
15	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	4
61.6	Possession	38.4
11	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
409	Accurate Passes	224
490	Passes	303
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	3
17	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	58
23	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	5
15	Effective Tackles	11
20	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
2	Interceptions	9
26	Effective Clearances	23
26	Clearances	23

Line-Ups

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Unai Simón (GK)
4	Aitor Paredes
3	Dani Vivian
19	Adama Boiro
2	Andoni Gorosabel
8	Oihan Sancet
6	Mikel Vesga
18	Mikel Jauregizar
9	Iñaki Williams
23	Robert Navarro
7	Álex Berenguer

Substitutes:

Yuri Berchiche, Jon De Luis, Mikel Santos, Jesús Areso, Iñigo Lekue, Unai Gómez, Nico Serrano, Gorka Guruzeta, Alejandro Rego, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Maroan Sannadi, Álex Padilla.

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
3	Cristhian Mosquera
33	Riccardo Calafiori
12	Jurriën Timber
36	Martín Zubimendi
41	Declan Rice
23	Mikel Merino
14	Viktor Gyökeres
10	Eberechi Eze
20	Noni Madueke

Substitutes:

Christian Nørgaard, Leandro Trossard, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Gabriel Martinelli, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapié, William Saliba, Ethan Nwaneri, Max Dowman, Tommy Setford.