Arsenal FC 3 - 0 Lille OSC — Highlights & Result
UEFA Champions League
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(1 week ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Lille arrived on matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League having scored in seven consecutive matches across all competitions, but that scoring run came to a halt as Arsenal claimed a 3-0 victory on 13 October 2026.
The hosts had experienced mixed domestic fortunes recently, which included a defeat at Brighton Hove, but they asserted control here through 58 percent possession and eight shots on target. The breakthrough arrived in the 64th minute when Jurriën Timber turned the ball in following a pass from Noni Madueke, earning a standout 8.5 rating. Just three minutes later, Eberechi Eze added a second with help from Bukayo Saka, lifting his own rating to 8.2. Saka then scored the third himself in the 71st minute, assisted by Kai Havertz, while Lille failed to register a single shot on target during the evening.
That sudden burst of goals transformed the standings in the 36-team league phase. Arsenal vaulted all the way from 15th place to 3rd, while the French visitors slipped from 24th down to 32nd. Barça currently lead the table with six points, leaving Lille six points behind the summit after two rounds of fixtures.
Looking ahead to their next domestic assignments, Lille will return home to face Brest on 17 October. Arsenal will travel away to play Nottingham on 18 October.
The hosts had experienced mixed domestic fortunes recently, which included a defeat at Brighton Hove, but they asserted control here through 58 percent possession and eight shots on target. The breakthrough arrived in the 64th minute when Jurriën Timber turned the ball in following a pass from Noni Madueke, earning a standout 8.5 rating. Just three minutes later, Eberechi Eze added a second with help from Bukayo Saka, lifting his own rating to 8.2. Saka then scored the third himself in the 71st minute, assisted by Kai Havertz, while Lille failed to register a single shot on target during the evening.
That sudden burst of goals transformed the standings in the 36-team league phase. Arsenal vaulted all the way from 15th place to 3rd, while the French visitors slipped from 24th down to 32nd. Barça currently lead the table with six points, leaving Lille six points behind the summit after two rounds of fixtures.
Looking ahead to their next domestic assignments, Lille will return home to face Brest on 17 October. Arsenal will travel away to play Nottingham on 18 October.
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Match stats
Arsenal v Lille
58%
Possession
42%
1.89
Expected goals (xG)
0.4
16
Shots
4
8
Shots on target
0
12
Shots inside the box
1
7
Corners
0
543
Passes
405
90%
Pass accuracy
85%
0
Saves
5
13
Fouls
9
4
Offsides
3
2
Yellow cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
8.5
Top rated
J. Timber · Arsenal
78'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 29' 🟨 Mikel Merino · Arsenal
- 64' ⚽ Jurriën Timber · assist Noni Madueke · Arsenal
- 67' ⚽ Eberechi Eze · assist Bukayo Saka · Arsenal
- 71' ⚽ Bukayo Saka · assist Kai Havertz · Arsenal
- 81' 🟨 Maxima Goffi · Lille
- 90+2' 🟨 Kai Havertz · Arsenal
Arsenal
4-2-3-1- 39 Bruno Guimarães 90' 7.0
- 6 Gabriel Magalhães 90' 7.0
- 15 E. Konsa 90' 7.5
- 49 M. Lewis-Skelly 90' 7.5
- 41 D. Rice 90' 7.2
- 1 David Raya 90' 6.6
- 10 E. Eze ⚽ 85' 8.2
- 12 J. Timber ⚽ 78' 8.5
- 14 V. Gyökeres 65' 6.4
- 20 N. Madueke 🅰️ 65' 7.7
- 23 Mikel Merino 🟨 65' 6.5
- 29 K. Havertz · sub 🅰️ 🟨 25' 6.9
- 8 M. Ødegaard · sub 25' 7.2
- 7 B. Saka · sub ⚽ 🅰️ 25' 7.9
- 4 B. White · sub 12' 6.7
- 56 M. Dowman · sub 5' 6.6
Lille
4-2-3-1- 4 Alexsandro Ribeiro 90' 6.8
- 21 B. André 90' 6.2
- 38 M. Goffi 🟨 90' 5.6
- 10 H. Haraldsson 90' 6.3
- 3 N. Ngoy 90' 6.5
- 1 B. Özer 90' 6.7
- 7 D. Bakwa 82' 6.4
- 15 R. Perraud 78' 6.3
- 18 A. Ueda 78' 6.0
- 6 N. Bentaleb 72' 6.4
- 17 N. Mukau 72' 5.9
- 14 M. Kjærgaard · sub 18' 5.9
- 11 O. Sahraoui · sub 18' 6.6
- 9 O. Giroud · sub 12' 6.1
- 24 C. Verdonk · sub 12' 6.0
- 35 S. Diaoune · sub 8' 6.2
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Arsenal
14th
in the table · 3 pts from 1
· GD +1
Lille
22nd
in the table · 0 pts from 1
· GD -1
Form going into the match
Arsenal