Season so far

UEFA Champions League

Key, Girona v Arsenal
League position, Girona 31st, Arsenal 3rdTotal points, Girona 3, Arsenal 16

Goals scored

Girona 4Arsenal 14

Form guide

All competitions

Girona lose
v AC Milan
1
0
UEFA Champions League
Arsenal won
v Dinamo Zagreb
3
0
UEFA Champions League
Girona lose
v Sevilla
1
2
Primera División
Arsenal draw
v Aston Villa
2
2
Premier League
Girona won
v Deportivo Alavés
0
1
Primera División
Arsenal won
v Tottenham Hotspur
2
1
Premier League
Girona won
v Real Valladolid
3
0
Primera División
Arsenal draw
v Manchester United
1
1
FA Cup
Girona lose
v Mallorca
2
1
Primera División
Arsenal lose
v Newcastle United
0
2
League Cup

Match Facts

  • Girona will face Arsenal for the very first time; the Spaniards’ most recent home game in the UEFA Champions League also come against an English opponent, losing 1-0 to Liverpool on MD6.

  • Arsenal won their most recent away game against Spanish opposition in the UEFA Champions League, 2-1 at Sevilla in October 2023, last winning back-to-back such matches in the competition in February 2004-February 2006 (v Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid).

  • Girona have lost each of their last four UEFA Champions League games, failing to score a single goal along the way. No team from one of Europe’s big five leagues has ever lost five in a row without scoring before.

  • After four consecutive away UEFA Champions League games without a goal, Arsenal won 5-1 against Sporting CP on MD5. They last won consecutive away games in the competition in November-December 2016.

  • Arsenal have conceded just two goals in the UEFA Champions League this season, shipping a penalty goal against Internazionale and from a corner against Sporting CP. They’re one of two teams (along with Inter) yet to concede from open play in this season’s competition.

  • Girona have the biggest negative difference between their goals scored (4) and their xG (8.9) in the UEFA Champions League this season, netting around five goals fewer than expected based on the quality of their chances.

  • Only Atalanta (13) have faced fewer shots on target than Arsenal (16) in this season’s UEFA Champions League. The Gunners’ average of 2.3 shots on target faced per game is their lowest on record in a single campaign (since 2003-04).

  • Under Mikel Arteta, 64% (7/11) of Arsenal’s away UEFA Champions League goals have been scored by players called Gabriel – three by Gabriel Jesus, three by Gabriel Martinelli and one by Gabriel Magalhães.

  • Of players to play at least 270 minutes in this season’s UEFA Champions League, only Christoph Baumgartner (3.5) is averaging more fouls conceded per 90 minutes than Girona pair Yangel Herrera (3.2) and Alejandro Francés (3.1).

  • With four goals and one assist, Arsenal’s Kai Havertz is enjoying his best UEFA Champions League campaign in terms of both goals and goal involvements. He’s scored in his last three games in the competition, with Marco Reus between 2014 and 2015 the last German player to score in four in a row.