LONDON. Arsenal bounces back against PSV with a goal on the I. Perišić 18′ and a goal on the C. Driouech 70′.
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Rade Obrenović who had the assistance of Jure Praprotnik and Grega Kordež. The 4th official was David Smajc. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.55 degrees Celsius or 40.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. PSV that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Arsenal to win the match.
Arsenal shot 9 times, 7 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, PSV shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling and Jakub Kiwior). On the opposite side, PSV received 1 yellow card (Isaac Babadi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Arsenal has 19 points like FC Barcelona and Inter to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, PSV has 14 points to sit in the 14th place.
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
79'
41'
6'
Arsenal adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: David Raya , Ben White , Jakub Kiwior , Gabriel Magalhães , Myles Lewis-Skelly , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Jorginho , Declan Rice , Raheem Sterling , Mikel Merino and Kieran Tierney .
The home team had on the bench: William Saliba, Thomas Partey, Martin Ødegaard , Jurriën Timber , Leandro Trossard , Ethan Nwaneri, Gabriel Martinelli , Neto, Riccardo Calafiori , Tommy Setford, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji and Ismeal Kabia.
Substitutions
Arsenal made 5 changes: Mikel Merino for Leandro Trossard (64′), Kieran Tierney for Gabriel Martinelli (79′), Ben White for Jurriën Timber (79′), Declan Rice for Riccardo Calafiori (64′) and Oleksandr Zinchenko for Martin Ødegaard (79′).
Player of the match: Raheem Sterling
The most impressive player for Arsenal was Raheem Sterling.
His rating is with 23 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
PSV – Formation
PSV
Also PSV adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Peter Bosz played with: Walter Benítez , Richard Ledezma , Adamo Nagalo , Armando Obispo , Tyrell Malacia , Mauro Júnior, Guus Til , Jerdy Schouten , Ismael Saibari, Isaac Babadi and Johan Bakayoko , Ivan Perišić , Couhaib Driouech .
They had on the bench: Ryan Flamingo , Luuk de Jong , Noa Lang, Olivier Boscagli , Rick Karsdorp, Sergiño Dest, Joël Drommel, Esmir Bajraktarević , Joey Veerman , Niek Schiks and Tygo Land.
Substitutions
PSV made 5 changes: Jerdy Schouten for Joey Veerman (46′), Couhaib Driouech for Esmir Bajraktarević (80′), Ivan Perišić for Luuk de Jong (68′), Armando Obispo for Olivier Boscagli (69′) and Adamo Nagalo for Ryan Flamingo (77′).
Player of the match: Ivan Perišić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PSV was Ivan Perišić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- LOSC Lille – Borussia Dortmund – 1-2
- Aston Villa – Club Brugge – 3-0
- Atlético Madrid – Real Madrid – 1-0
- Arsenal – PSV – 2-2
