UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
  • 2': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 15': Kai Havertz
  • 36': Gabriel Martinelli
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3 - 2
  • 7': Jorginho (P)
  • 90'+4': Ricardinho

Arsenal complete Champions League clean sweep with 3-2 Kairat win

Arsenal finished top of the Champions League group phase table after a 3-2 win over Kairat Almaty.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Erkin Tapalov (Kairat).
  • 1': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Edmilson (Kairat).
  • 2': Goal! Arsenal 1, Kairat 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a through ball.
  • 3': Penalty Kairat. Jorginho draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 3': Penalty conceded by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 5': VAR Decision: Penalty Kairat.
  • 6': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Goal! Arsenal 1, Kairat 1. Jorginho (Kairat) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Erkin Tapalov.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 12': Aleksandr Mrynskiy (Kairat) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 15': Adilet Sadybekov (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 15': Goal! Arsenal 2, Kairat 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White with a through ball.
  • 19': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Edmilson (Kairat).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luís Mata.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
  • 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aleksandr Martynovich.
  • 28': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 28': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Edmilson (Kairat).
  • 30': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Edmilson (Kairat).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat). Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 36': Goal! Arsenal 3, Kairat 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 37': VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal 3-1 Kairat (Gabriel Martinelli).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat). Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 41': Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Jorginho (Kairat).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Dangerous play by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 45'+3': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal).
  • 45'+3': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 3, Kairat 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 3, Kairat 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat). Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luís Mata.
  • 54': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Erkin Tapalov.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat).
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adilet Sadybekov.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Edmilson (Kairat).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, Kairat. Valeri Gromyko replaces Edmilson because of an injury.
  • 59': Substitution, Kairat. Ricardinho replaces Erkin Tapalov.
  • 59': Foul by Valeri Gromyko (Kairat).
  • 59': Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aleksandr Mrynskiy.
  • 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aleksandr Mrynskiy.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze following a corner.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ricardinho (Kairat) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adilet Sadybekov with a cross.
  • 63': Foul by Luís Mata (Kairat).
  • 63': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat). Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  • 66': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
  • 66': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 67': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
  • 67': Ricardinho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
  • 68': Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Jorginho (Kairat).
  • 69': Jorginho (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Kairat. Damir Kasabulat replaces Dan Glazer.
  • 70': Substitution, Kairat. Lev Kurgin replaces Luís Mata.
  • 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Egor Sorokin.
  • 74': Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Valeri Gromyko (Kairat).
  • 75': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jorginho.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 77': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 77': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Brando Bailey-Joseph replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 79': Foul by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
  • 79': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Kairat. Ramazan Bagdat replaces Jorginho.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lev Kurgin.
  • 81': Foul by Ramazan Bagdat (Kairat).
  • 81': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
  • 85': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 85': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a through ball.
  • 88': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
  • 88': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 88': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 3-1 Kairat.
  • 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Ife Ibrahim replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat). Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat). Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aleksandr Martynovich.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Adilet Sadybekov (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ife Ibrahim (Arsenal).
  • 90'+4': Goal! Arsenal 3, Kairat 2. Ricardinho (Kairat) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Kairat 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Kairat 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 11
7 Saves 0
34.4 Possession 65.6
4 SHOTS 25
2 ON GOAL 11
0.5 On Target % 0.4
2 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
211 Accurate Passes 516
303 Passes 583
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
3 Crosses 19
0.7 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 24
16 Accurate Long Balls 10
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 4
19 Effective Tackles 5
24 Tackles 8
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 9
35 Effective Clearances 11
35 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 50,200

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 8 +19 24
2 Bayern Munich 8 +14 21
3 Liverpool 8 +12 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +10 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
33 Riccardo Calafiori Yellow Card
3 Cristhian Mosquera
49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
4 Ben White
16 Christian Nørgaard
10 Eberechi Eze
29 Kai Havertz
14 Viktor Gyökeres
11 Gabriel Martinelli
20 Noni Madueke

KAI Kairat Almaty (3-4-3)

No. Name
77 Temirlan Anarbekov (GK)
14 Alyaksandr Martynovich
80 Egor Sorokin
25 Aleksandr Shirobokov
6 Adilet Sadybekov
18 Dan Glazer
3 Luis Mata
20 Erkin Tapalov
26 Edmilson
7 Jorginho
24 Aleksandr Mrynskiy

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