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Slavia Prague 0-1 Arsenal
Slavia Prague are having a little burst of energy as we approach half time. Lukás Provod is onto a ball down the flank but he is at least a yard offside and knows it.
There's four minutes of additional time.
Slavia Prague 0-1 Arsenal
Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at Fortuna Arena
I dont think Saka is looking for a penalty kick. I think Arteta won't want to lose another good player to injury.
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Good bit of attacking play by the hosts as the ball is worked to Youssoupha Sanyang on the left and his dangerous cross is knocked behind by Gabriel for a corner, which comes to nothing.
Meanwhile, there was a little concern for Bukayo Saka a little earlier after he was hurt battling for a 50-50 inside the box, but he is OK.
Slavia Prague 0-1 Arsenal
Bukayo Saka mixes things up this time by playing the corner short to Declan Rice. Saka gets the ball back and then feeds Ethan Nwaneri, but his shot is blocked.
Slavia Prague 0-1 Arsenal
Jurrien Timber's cross is deflected behind and Arsenal have yet another corner. The ball is swung in, Jakub Markovic does well to get hand to it but it doesn't stop Arsenal winning another corner...
Slavia Prague 0-1 Arsenal
Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at Fortuna Arena
I didn't think Merino connected however, he went off his feet.
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Having weathered that earlier storm from Napoli, Eintracht Frankfurt are now giving as much as they are getting (which in all honesty isn't very much).
It's all gone a bit flat really.
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Everyone seems to be forgetting that if it so much as skims an arm hair in Europe it’s a penalty.
Ged
What an unbelievably soft pen. The defender knew absolutely nothing about it.
Alex
I don’t think it’s a penalty for Arsenal if in the Premier League, but people need to remember European competitions seem to have different rules on what is and isn’t a penalty. They give penalties in Europe that Premier League referees never would.
Paul
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Mikel Merino has been pretty quiet in the Arsenal attack but he has just been booked now following a late challenge on Youssoupha Sanyang.
Slavia Prague 0-1 Arsenal
Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at Fortuna Arena
Magnificent penalty there by Saka. He kept it low and it hit the side netting, tough for any goalkeeper to get that. There was a lot of pressure there.
Slavia Prague 0-1 Arsenal
Alex Howell
BBC Sport football reporter at Fortuna Arena
Arsenal had been a lot better in the 10 minutes leading up to that goal. There had been a lot more purpose to their attacking play and the corners they were winning were building pressure.
It's not been their best performance in this first half but like pretty much every game this season, they have found a way through.
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Even as an Arsenal fan, that is not a penalty.
Sam
As an Arsenal fan, that penalty was very harsh. It hit his head first.
Tre
Slavia Prague 0-1 Arsenal
Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at Fortuna Arena
That is surprising but Arsenal will take that!
Bukayo Saka pen
No mistake!
Jakub Markovic guesses the right way but Bukayo Saka's placement of the penalty is perfect and there's nothing the Slavia Prague goalkeeper can do.
Arsenal are ahead!
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The penalty is given!
Bukayo Saka is going to take it...
Slavia Prague 0-0 Arsenal
The referee is going to the screen.
Replays show that Lukás Provod's hand was high and the ball hit it from Gabriel's header...
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Slavia Prague keep giving away corners which, as we know, is dangerous against this Arsenal side.
Their fifth of the game sees Gabriel's header deflected over before play is paused as VAR checks for a potential penalty for handball.
Slavia Prague 0-0 Arsenal
Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at Fortuna Arena
Brilliant from Saka, he has been pushed and shoved. The physicality he is having to put up with there but he still keeps his balance and his strength. Brilliant.
Slavia Prague 0-0 Arsenal
Another corner for Arsenal. Declan Rice again plays it towards the near post and Leandro Trossard connects with it but can only prod his shot over.
The first real spell of pressure on this Slavia Prague defence.
Slavia Prague 0-0 Arsenal
Good strength from Bukayo Saka as he holds off Youssoupha Mbodji and manages to get a shot off at the near post, forcing Jakub Markovic to push behind for another Arsenal corner.
The first one to near post is pushed behind again by Markovic before the next delivery from Declan Rice is a deep one, but cleared by Slavia Prague.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 12 |
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| |
10 Sporting CP | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
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15 Qarabağ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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16 Galatasaray | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
|
17 PSV | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 |
| |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
| |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 |
| |
24 Club Brugge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
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26 Union Saint-Gilloise | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 3 |
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27 Bodø / Glimt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
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28 Pafos | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
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| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 |
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30 Slavia Prague | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
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31 Olympiakos | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 2 |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
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33 Copenhagen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 1 |
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34 Kairat | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
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35 Benfica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
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36 Ajax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0 |
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Manager: Arne Slot
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Xabi Alonso
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Arne Slot
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Xabi Alonso
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
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Liverpool and Real Madrid have faced each other on 12 previous occasions in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League. After winning the first three between 1981 and 2009, Liverpool have only won one of the last nine (D1 L7).
This will be the eighth time that Liverpool and Real Madrid have met in the UEFA Champions League since the start of the 2017-18 season, with the Spanish side winning five of the previous seven (D1 L1). Including all MD4 games this season, only two fixtures will have been played more often in the competition in this period: Manchester City v Real Madrid (10) and Paris SG v Bayern Munich (9).
All four of Liverpool’s wins over Real Madrid in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League have been to nil, including the most recent one in November 2024 (2-0 at Anfield). Only Juventus (5) have won and kept a clean sheet against Real Madrid across the two competitions on more occasions.
Liverpool have won 20 of their last 22 home UEFA Champions League group stage games (D1 L1), including each of their last 12 in a row. However, three of their seven home group defeats have come versus Spanish sides (one each vs Barcelona, Valencia and Real Madrid).
Real Madrid have won their first three UEFA Champions League matches this season – on two of the previous four occasions they’ve started with four consecutive wins, they’ve lifted the trophy (2001-02 and 2023-24), reaching the semi-finals in the other two (2011-12 and 2014-15).
Real Madrid have had the most shots on target in the UEFA Champions League this season (37), having 10+ in all three games (15 v Marseille, 12 v Kairat, 10 v Juventus). Since 2003-04, the only team to do so in four in a row are Madrid themselves in the 2013-14 campaign, though Liverpool have only faced 10+ shots on target twice since 2003-04, and never at Anfield.
Arne Slot has won 10 of his 13 UEFA Champions League matches as Liverpool manager (L3), with only Hansi Flick at Bayern Munich (10), Luis Enrique at Barcelona (11) and Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid (12) reaching 10 wins in fewer games with a club. Slot at Liverpool is the fastest any manager has won 10 games with an English club, however.
Of the 10 players with 50+ goals in European Cup/UEFA Champions League history, Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has the highest percentage scored in away matches (53% - 32/60). The Frenchman netted a hat-trick in his previous away game in the competition (v Kairat on MD2), and now has the joint-most away hat-tricks of any player in European Cup/Champions League history (3 – level with Filippo Inzaghi).
This game could be Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham’s 50th UEFA Champions League appearance, reaching that total aged just 22 years and 128 days – the youngest of any player in the competition’s history. The current youngest is Iker Casillas, who hit 50 games aged 22 years and 155 days, just 115 days after Bellingham was born in 2003.
Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold could become just the second Englishman to play against Liverpool in the European Cup having previously played for them in the competition, after Nottingham Forest’s Larry Lloyd in September 1978 (played both games against Liverpool in the first round in 1978-79).
