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UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Olympiakos Piraeus – Lineups & Match Details

Arsenal beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2-0. Goals: Gabriel Martinelli (12'), B. Saka (90'). Arsenal had 61% possession against Olympiakos Piraeus's 39%. Shots on target: 5-3.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 2

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

ArsenalArsenal

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus

Referee: François Letexier, France

Lineups

ArsenalArsenal4-3-3
D. Raya1D. RayaG
B. White4B. WhiteD
W. Saliba2W. SalibaD
Gabriel6GabrielD
M. Lewis-Skelly49M. Lewis-SkellyD
M. Odegaard8M. OdegaardM
M. Zubimendi36M. ZubimendiM
M. Merino23M. MerinoM
G. Martinelli11G. MartinelliF
V. Gyökeres14V. GyökeresF
L. Trossard19L. TrossardF

Substitutes

13K. ArrizabalagaG
35T. SetfordG
3C. MosqueraD
7B. SakaF
10E. EzeM
12J. TimberD
16C. NorgaardM
22E. NwaneriM
33R. CalafioriD
41D. RiceM
56M. DowmanM
Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus4-2-3-1
K. Tzolakis88K. TzolakisG
Costinha20CostinhaD
P. Retsos45P. RetsosD
L. Pirola5L. PirolaD
F. Ortega3F. OrtegaD
S. Hezze32S. HezzeM
D. Garcia14D. GarciaM
G. Martins10G. MartinsM
Chiquinho22ChiquinhoM
D. Podence56D. PodenceM
A. El Kaabi9A. El KaabiF

Substitutes

1A. PaschalakisG
61G. KouraklisG
4G. BianconeD
6A. KalogeropoulosD
8D. NascimentoM
16L. ScipioniM
27G. StrefezzaF
70B. OnyemaechiD
80S. PnevmonidisF
96C. MouzakitisM
99M. TaremiF

Match Events

12'G

Gabriel Martinelli

Assist: V. Gyökeres

58'Y

Gabriel Magalhães

58'S

B. White

Substitution 1

59'S

Mikel Merino

Substitution 2

61'Y

Martín Zubimendi

62'S

Gelson Martins

Substitution 1

73'S

L. Trossard

Substitution 3

73'S

Gabriel Martinelli

Substitution 4

75'S

Gabriel Magalhães

Substitution 5

75'S

Dani García

Substitution 2

78'Y

D. Rice

85'S

P. Retsos

Substitution 3

85'S

S. Hezze

Substitution 4

86'S

Chiquinho

Substitution 5

90'Y

Gabriel Strefezza

90'G

B. Saka

Assist: M. Ødegaard

Statistics

Arsenal
61%39%
Olympiakos Piraeus
2.9Expected Goals (xG)0.5
16Total Shots10
5Shots on Target3
3Corners5
14Fouls17
2Offsides4
82Pass Accuracy (%)73
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Arsenal host Olympiakos Piraeus on Wednesday, 1 October 2025. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Arsenal go into the match 1st in the table; Olympiakos Piraeus sit 18th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Arsenal have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Olympiakos Piraeus have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 18 Mar 2021: Arsenal 0-1 Olympiakos Piraeus; 11 Mar 2021: Arsenal 3-1 Olympiakos Piraeus; 27 Feb 2020: Arsenal 1-2 Olympiakos Piraeus. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Arsenal beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2-0. Arsenal scored through Gabriel Martinelli 12', B. Saka 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Arsenal held 61% of the ball against 39% for Olympiakos Piraeus. Shots on target finished 5-3. Expected goals read 2.90 for Arsenal, 0.50 for Olympiakos Piraeus.

Verdict

The win nudges Arsenal forward and leaves Olympiakos Piraeus with work to do. Arsenal sat 1st and Olympiakos Piraeus 18th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.