Slavia Prague vs Arsenal 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Slavia Prague

FT
0 - 3

Arsenal

32': Bukayo Saka (P)
46': Mikel Merino
68': Mikel Merino

Mikel Merino steps up as Arsenal cruise past Slavia Prague

Arsenal took another step towards the Champions League round-of-16 with a 3-0 win over Slavia Prague on a night when more records tumbled.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
23': Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Goal! Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
37': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 1.
46': Goal! Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 2. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
49': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Mojmír Chytil replaces Tomás Chory because of an injury.
65': Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
68': Goal! Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 3. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice following a set piece situation.
70': Christos Zafeiris (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Muhammed Cham replaces Christos Zafeiris.
70': Substitution, Slavia Prague. David Doudera replaces Tomás Vlcek.
72': Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Leandro Trossard.
73': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Piero Hincapié.
73': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
74': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Daiki Hashioka replaces David Moses because of an injury.
74': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Vasil Kusej replaces Youssoupha Sanyang.
75': Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Arsenal. Andre Harriman-Annous replaces Declan Rice.
83': David Doudera (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Youssoupha Mbodji (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Slavia Prague 0, Arsenal 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 19,222

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+11	Bayern Munich	4	12	0
+11	Arsenal	4	12	0
+9	Paris Saint-Germain	4	9	1
+9	Internazionale	3	9	0

Full Table

Statistics

ARS		SLP
12	Fouls	24
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
7	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	5
56.9	Possession	43.1
14	SHOTS	9
8	ON GOAL	1
0.6	On Target %	0.1
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
274	Accurate Passes	187
344	Passes	258
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	46
16	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	3
5	Effective Tackles	11
10	Tackles	20
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	4
20	Effective Clearances	32
20	Clearances	32

Line-Ups

Slavia Prague (3-4-3)

No.	Name
35	Jakub Markovic (GK)
2	Stepán Chaloupek
4	David Zima
27	Tomás Vlcek
23	Michal Sadílek
10	Christos Zafeiris
12	Youssoupha Mbodji
16	David Moses
25	Tomás Chorý
11	Youssoupha Sanyang
17	Lukás Provod

Substitutes:

Jindrich Stanek, Jan Boril, Muhammed-Cham Saracevic, Vasil Kusej, Erik Prekop, David Doudera, Mojmír Chytil, Tomáš Jelínek, Daiki Hashioka, Jakub Kolísek, Daniel Toula, Adam Rezek.

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
2	William Saliba
5	Piero Hincapié
12	Jurriën Timber
16	Christian Nørgaard
41	Declan Rice
22	Ethan Nwaneri
23	Mikel Merino
19	Leandro Trossard
7	Bukayo Saka

Substitutes:

Tommy Setford, Eberechi Eze, Andre Annous, Charles Sagoe Junior, Max Dowman, Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Riccardo Calafiori, Alexei Rojas, Myles Lewis-Skelly.