UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Arsenal
  • 2': Declan Rice
  • 66': Kai Havertz
  • 90'+1': Martin Ødegaard
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3 - 0
Dinamo Zagreb

    Arsenal see off Dinamo to all but seal last-16 place

    Arsenal all but secured a spot in the Champions League knockout phase as they outclassed visitors Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 on Wednesday thanks to with goals from Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Goal! Arsenal 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Samy Mmaee.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
    • 8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Maxime Bernauer.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Samy Mmaee.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
    • 13': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel is caught offside.
    • 14': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Raúl Torrente.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Foul by Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 17': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 20': Raúl Torrente (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marko Rog.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 29': Foul by Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 29': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Baturina.
    • 33': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Arsenal).
    • 33': Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 35': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 38': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 43': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Raúl Torrente.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Marko Rog (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 45'+2': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
    • 46': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Arsenal).
    • 46': Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Maxime Bernauer (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
    • 49': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
    • 51': Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
    • 51': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Foul by Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 56': Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Raheem Sterling.
    • 59': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Jurriën Timber.
    • 59': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Lukas Kacavenda replaces Marko Rog.
    • 59': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Josip Misic replaces Arijan Ademi.
    • 61': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Raúl Torrente.
    • 62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
    • 63': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luka Stojkovic.
    • 64': Foul by Sandro Kulenovic (Dinamo Zagreb).
    • 64': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Goal! Arsenal 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
    • 68': Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
    • 68': Lukas Kacavenda (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Lukas Kacavenda (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Kai Havertz.
    • 74': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Marko Pjaca replaces Luka Stojkovic.
    • 75': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Arbër Hoxha replaces Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri with a cross.
    • 77': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 77': Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 77': Lukas Kacavenda (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Pjaca.
    • 78': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Declan Rice.
    • 79': Arbër Hoxha (Dinamo Zagreb) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
    • 80': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Maxime Bernauer.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
    • 81': Hand ball by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
    • 87': Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Dario Spikic replaces Martin Baturina.
    • 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 89': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Ethan Nwaneri.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Misic with a cross.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Arbër Hoxha (Dinamo Zagreb) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90': Corner, Dinamo Zagreb. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Arsenal 3, Dinamo Zagreb 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Arsenal. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Dinamo Zagreb. Dario Spikic is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Dinamo Zagreb 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 11
    1 Saves 0
    37 Possession 63
    5 SHOTS 17
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    249 Accurate Passes 476
    313 Passes 526
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 11
    11 Crosses 25
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    47 Long Balls 20
    16 Accurate Long Balls 8
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 8
    16 Effective Tackles 12
    23 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    3 Interceptions 2
    28 Effective Clearances 12
    28 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 60,024

    UEFA Champions League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 8 +12 21
    2 Barcelona 8 +15 19
    3 Arsenal 8 +13 19
    4 Internazionale 8 +10 19
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    15 Jakub Kiwior
    17 Oleksandr Zinchenko
    12 Jurriën Timber Yellow Card
    20 Jorginho
    41 Declan Rice
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    29 Kai Havertz
    11 Gabriel Martinelli
    30 Raheem Sterling Yellow Card
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Neto , Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Ethan Nwaneri, Riccardo Calafiori, Tommy Setford, Ismeal Kabia, Mikel Merino, Leandro Trossard, Maldini Kacurri, Kieran Tierney, Thomas Partey.

    DZG Dinamo Zagreb (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    33 Ivan Nevistic (GK)
    6 Maxime Bernauer
    4 Raúl Torrente
    13 Samy Mmaee
    18 Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
    22 Stefan Ristovski
    5 Arijan Ademi Yellow Card
    30 Marko Rog
    10 Martin Baturina
    7 Luka Stojkovic
    17 Sandro Kulenovic
    Dinamo Zagreb Substitutes:
    Juan Córdoba, Josip Misic, Nathanaël Mbuku, Danijel Zagorac, Lukas Kacavenda, Marko Pjaca, Tomas Bakovic, Arbër Hoxha, Ivan Filipovic, Mislav Cutuk, Branko Pavic, Dario Spikic.

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