Match report

Arsenal Stunned 1-2 by Olympiakos in UEFA Europa League

Arsenal
Arsenal
1–2
AET
Olympiakos Piraeus
Olympiakos Piraeus
Feb 27, 2020

Arsenal, aiming for a UEFA Europa League victory, were stunned by Olympiakos Piraeus in a tightly contested match. The visitors opened the scoring through Pape Cissé before Aubameyang equalized for the Gunners. However, Youssef El Arabi's late goal secured a 2-1 win for Olympiakos, leaving Arsenal with a bitter defeat.

Key Facts

  • • Pape Cissé scored the opening goal for Olympiakos Piraeus in the 53rd minute, assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
  • • Ousseynou Ba and Mouctar Camara received yellow cards for Olympiakos Piraeus in the 20th and 58th minutes, respectively.
  • • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalized for Arsenal in the 113th minute, but Youssef El Arabi sealed the victory for Olympiakos in the 119th minute.

Lineups

Arsenal

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Bernd Leno (G)
  • 2 Héctor Bellerín (D)
  • 20 Shkodran Mustafi (D)
  • 23 David Luiz (D)
  • 77 Bukayo Saka (D)
  • 8 Dani Ceballos (M)
  • 34 Granit Xhaka (M)
  • 19 Nicolas Pépé (M)
  • 10 Mesut Özil (M)
  • 14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (M)
  • 9 Alexandre Lacazette (F)

Substitutes

  • 26 Emiliano Martínez
  • 5 Sokratis
  • 15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • 11 Lucas Torreira
  • 35 Gabriel Martinelli
  • 28 Joseph Willock
  • 29 Mattéo Guendouzi

Olympiakos Piraeus

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 José Sá (G)
  • 14 Omar Elabdellaoui (D)
  • 24 Ousseynou Ba (D)
  • 66 Pape Abou Cissé (D)
  • 21 Konstantinos Tsimikas (D)
  • 5 Andreas Bouchalakis (M)
  • 4 Mady Camara (M)
  • 8 Guilherme (M)
  • 97 Lazar Randjelović (F)
  • 11 Youssef El Arabi (F)
  • 28 Mathieu Valbuena (F)

Substitutes

  • 44 Ilias Karargyris
  • 34 Avraam Papadopoulos
  • 35 Vasilīs Torosidīs
  • 76 Bruno Gaspar
  • 19 Giorgos Masouras
  • 22 Maximiliano Lovera
  • 55 Emiliano Bullari

Timeline

  1. Olympiakos Piraeus
    20' Olympiakos Piraeus Card · Yellow Card
    Ousseynou Ba
  2. Olympiakos Piraeus
    53' Olympiakos Piraeus Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Cissé · Assist: M. Valbuena
  3. Olympiakos Piraeus
    58' Olympiakos Piraeus Card · Yellow Card
    M. Camara
  4. Arsenal
    72' Arsenal subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Ceballos · On: L. Torreira
  5. Olympiakos Piraeus
    77' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 1
    Off: L. Ranđelović · On: Giorgos Masouras
  6. Arsenal
    84' Arsenal subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Héctor Bellerín · On: J. Willock
  7. Olympiakos Piraeus
    86' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Valbuena · On: Bruno Gaspar
  8. Arsenal
    103' Arsenal subst · Substitution 3
    Off: S. Mustafi · On: S. Papastathopoulos
  9. Arsenal
    105' Arsenal subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Alexandre Lacazette · On: Gabriel Martinelli
  10. Arsenal
    113' Arsenal Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Aubameyang
  11. Olympiakos Piraeus
    114' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 3
    Off: K. Tsimikas · On: M. Lovera
  12. Olympiakos Piraeus
    117' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Guilherme · On: A. Papadopoulos
  13. Olympiakos Piraeus
    119' Olympiakos Piraeus Goal · Normal Goal
    Y. El Arabi · Assist: Giorgos Masouras

Match Stats

Stat Arsenal Olympiakos Piraeus
Fouls 9 8
Pass Accuracy 89% 82%
Offsides 1 4
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 19 12
Corners 9 7
Total Passes 819 539
Yellow Cards 0 2
Blocked Shots 7 3
Shots on Target 4 4
Shots off Target 8 5
Possession 60% 40%
Accurate Passes 725 442
Shots Inside Box 10 6
Saves 2 3
Shots Outside Box 9 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Olympiakos Piraeus took the lead through Pape Cissé's goal in the 53rd minute, shifting the momentum in their favor.
  • ▸ Arsenal managed to equalize in the 113th minute with Aubameyang's goal, but a late goal by Youssef El Arabi in the 119th minute secured the victory for Olympiakos.