LENS. Lens found a way to reverse the scoreline against Arsenal to win 2-1. It was Arsenal to strike first with a goal of Gabriel Jesus at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 25′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Elye Wahi gave the win to Lens in the 69′ minute. Arsenal was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Guida with the assistance of Filippo Meli and Giorgio Peretti. The 4th official was Matteo Marchetti. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.84 degrees Celsius or 60.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Arsenal had a strong ball possession 67% while Lens was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Lens was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Lens shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 8 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Lens received 1 yellow card (Salis Abdul Samed). On the other side, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Gabriel Jesus).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Lens has 4 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the opposite side, Arsenal stays with 3 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Lens will host PSV on the 24th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Arsenal will play away agasint Sevilla on the 24th of October with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Lens – Formation
Lens started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Franck Haise decided to play with the following team: Brice Samba , Jonathan Gradit , Kevin Danso , Facundo Medina , Przemysław Frankowski , Nampalys Mendy , Salis Abdul Samed , Deiver Machado , Florian Sotoca , Adrien Thomasson and Elye Wahi .
The home team had on the bench: Angelo Fulgini , Ruben Aguilar , Jean-Louis Leca, Andy Diouf , Faitout Maouassa, Wesley Saïd , Neil El Aynaoui, Abdukodir Khusanov, Morgan Guilavogui and Yannick Pandor.
Lens could not rely on the presence of Ruben Aguilar (injured).
Substitutions
Lens made 4 changes: Elye Wahi for Wesley Saïd (73′), Adrien Thomasson for Angelo Fulgini (73′), Nampalys Mendy for Andy Diouf (73′) and Deiver Machado for Ruben Aguilar (81′).
Best player: Elye Wahi
The player that probably impressed the most for Lens was Elye Wahi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass.
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: David Raya , Takehiro Tomiyasu , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Martin Ødegaard , Declan Rice , Kai Havertz , Bukayo Saka , Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ben White , Eddie Nketiah , Fábio Vieira , Aaron Ramsdale, Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe , Jakub Kiwior, Cédric Soares, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson , Mohamed Elneny and Karl Hein.
Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Fábio Vieira (injured).
Substitutions
Arsenal made 5 changes: Bukayo Saka for Fábio Vieira (34′), Leandro Trossard for Reiss Nelson (70′), Kai Havertz for Emile Smith Rowe (70′), Oleksandr Zinchenko for Ben White (71′) and Martin Ødegaard for Eddie Nketiah (80′).
Best player: Declan Rice
The most impressive player for Arsenal was Declan Rice.
His rating is with 113 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- FC Union Berlin – Sporting Braga – 2-3
- Salzburg – Real Sociedad – 0-2
- Manchester United – Galatasaray – 2-3
- FC Copenhagen – FC Bayern München – 1-2
- Lens – Arsenal – 2-1
- PSV – Sevilla – 2-2
- Napoli – Real Madrid – 2-3
- Inter – Benfica – 1-0