Arsenal vs Monaco 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Arsenal

34': Bukayo Saka
78': Bukayo Saka
88': Kai Havertz

FT
3 - 0

AS Monaco

Bukayo Saka double eases Arsenal past Monaco

Arsenal took a giant step towards the Champions League knockout stage as Bukayo Saka once again proved the catalyst as his double helped them to a 3-0 victory over AS Monaco on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
32': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Goal! Arsenal 1, Monaco 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
45': Substitution, Monaco. Takumi Minamino replaces Soungoutou Magassa.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Monaco 0.
60': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Vanderson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
64': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Declan Rice.
64': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
73': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Gabriel Jesus.
78': Goal! Arsenal 2, Monaco 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
79': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard.
81': Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Lamine Camara.
81': Substitution, Monaco. George Ilenikhena replaces Breel Embolo.
81': Substitution, Monaco. Jordan Teze replaces Vanderson.
88': Goal! Arsenal 3, Monaco 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a set piece situation.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,157

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Arsenal	8	24	0
+14	Bayern Munich	8	21	1
+12	Liverpool	8	18	2
+10	Tottenham Hotspur	8	17	1

Full Table

Statistics

MON		ARS
7	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	2
45.4	Possession	54.6
7	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
376	Accurate Passes	468
438	Passes	530
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	3
9	Crosses	7
0.1	Cross %	0.4
39	Long Balls	37
16	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	9
20	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	11
11	Effective Clearances	7
11	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	David Raya (GK)
15	Jakub Kiwior
2	William Saliba
49	Myles Lewis-Skelly
5	Thomas Partey
41	Declan Rice
23	Mikel Merino
8	Martin Ødegaard
9	Gabriel Jesus
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka

Substitutes:

Jurriën Timber, Ayden Heaven, Josh Robinson, Raheem Sterling, Tommy Setford, Zane Monlouis, Leandro Trossard, Ethan Nwaneri, Kai Havertz, Neto, Kieran Tierney, Jorginho.

AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Radoslaw Majecki (GK)
22	Mohammed Salisu
5	Thilo Kehrer
12	Caio Henrique
2	Vanderson
10	Aleksandr Golovin
88	Soungoutou Magassa
15	Lamine Camara
36	Breel Embolo
7	Eliesse Ben Seghir
11	Maghnes Akliouche

Substitutes:

Samuel Nibombé, Lucas Michel, Eliot Matazo, Philipp Köhn, Joan Tincres, Takumi Minamino, Kassoum Ouattara, George Ilenikhena, Yann Lienard, Jordan Teze.