Calamitous own goal gives Tottenham 1-0 win against Villarreal
Real Madrid win 2-1 at home to Marseille as Alexander-Arnold off injured
Juventus snatch 4-4 draw with Dortmund in remarkable game, Qarabag come back to stun Benfica
Arsenal beat Athletic Club 2-0 as subs Martinelli & Trossard both score
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Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal
Paul Robinson
Former Tottenham goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames
It's a great chance for Arsenal. Best chance of the game. It fell for Viktor Gyokeres at the back post. Gyokeres holds his run and has a free header. Mikel Arteta has his head in his hands.
He needs to get that on target.
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Honestly, that was a really good chance. Arsenal should be leading.
Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Arsenal
Big chance!
Arsenal have a free-kick about 25 yards out near the touchline.
It's whipped in by Declan Rice and it finds Viktor Gyökeres but he cannot keep his header on target.
Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Arsenal
Noni Madueke attempts a cross into the box but goalkeeper Unai Simon gathers before it can land at a blue shirt.
Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Arsenal
Wakey, wakey, fellas. There's a match to be won!
HT: Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal
Paul Robinson
Former Tottenham goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames
All Arsenal's threat has come from Noni Madueke and naturally when that happens the whole team shift. And Eberechi Eze at the edge of that is going to tuck in. But in possession they're better off if they're splitting and making the pitch really wide.
That's where the threat has been for Arsenal.
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The big team news for Real Madrid tonight is that Trent Alexander-Arnold has been given the nod to start at right-back ahead of Dani Carvajal.
Jude Bellingham is on the bench after undergoing shoulder surgery in the summer. Bellingham has not played since 9 July.
Huge news coming from the Real Madrid dressing room...
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Arsenal are so slow in everything they do. We have so much firepower upfront. I honestly don't get Arteta's philosophy anymore. We destroy teams when we are on the front foot so why play with the handbrake on all the time? It's beyond frustrating, just a few games in I know but the trend is clear for all to see.
Archie
HT: Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames
Without having a huge attacking threat, Arsenal have looked comfortable in this first half. Athletic Club had the better of the earlier exchanges, created maybe one or two opportunities but didn't really trouble David Raya's goal.
Athletic Club have looked the inferior opponents at time. Arsenal have looked strong and they're at their best when they play forward. Noni Madueke, for me, is the biggest threat. In Viktor Gyokeres they have a willing runner but he's not had enough service.
I think there's more to come for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta will not be disappointed.
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I’d take a point away in our first CL game. This is a tough opponent. It's just the usual ridiculous shenanigans of play-acting from the European sides that the referees aren’t doing anything to stamp out. We’ll nick it in the end.
Daniel, London
HT: Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames
Arsenal are not going to have it all their own way. Athletic Club are really robust defensively but Arsenal have been comfortable in their own defensive shape.
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I'll be honest, not a great watch.
Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal
Sloppy by Gabriel and Athletic Club have a chance to snatch the lead on the stroke of half-time but cannot make it count.
Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal
Thousands and thousands of Athletic Club fans, all wearing red and white shirts, are bouncing up and down on the spot.
Can the TV cameras just focus on them? Much more interesting than anything happening on the pitch.
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Neither team wants to risk anything so far, very cautious from both sides, just hope both teams are not happy with a draw to start their campaigns.
Daniel, Tonbridge
Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal
Plenty of fireworks off the pitch in terms of the frenzied atmosphere in the stands. Sadly, very little in terms of fireworks on the pitch as half-time looms.
Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal
A really dangerous moment for Arsenal!
Alex Berenguer flashes an attempt narrowly wide of the post from an angle after the Gunners are caught out by Inaki Williams.
The home side loved that!
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Tom: To Z @ 18:23 You need to show more respect to Bilbao. They're a very good team, at home, in Europe. Arsenal don't have the right to come in with a B-team and expect a win.
Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal
Viktor Gyokeres has now recorded 3 or more attempts in three of his five games for Arsenal in all competitions this season, with today the first time he's done so in an away game for the Gunners.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| |
3 Qarabağ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| |
8 Ajax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
14 Bodø / Glimt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
16 Club Brugge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
18 Copenhagen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
19 Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
21 Kairat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
27 Olympiakos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
29 Pafos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
30 Slavia Prague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
31 Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
32 Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| |
35 PSV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
|
Manager: Thomas Frank
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Marcelino García
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Thomas Frank
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Marcelino García
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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This will be the first meeting between Tottenham and Villarreal in European competition, with Spurs winning just one of their last 13 matches against Spanish opposition in major European competition (D5 L7).
Villarreal have played 14 matches against English opponents in the UEFA Champions League and are still looking for their first victory (D6 L8), while losing each of the last seven in a row. Over half of their defeats in the competition have been against English opposition (57% - 8/14).
This will be third time that Villarreal have played their opening game of a UEFA Champions League campaign against an English side (out of five seasons). The previous two were both against Manchester United and both finished 0-0, in 2005-06 and 2008-09.
Tottenham have only won their opening game of a European Cup/UEFA Champions League campaign in two of their seven attempts (D2 L3). However, those two have arrived on the last two occasions where they have played their opener at home: 2-0 v Marseille in 2022-23 and 3-1 v Borussia Dortmund in 2017-18.
Villarreal’s last match in the UEFA Champions League came in the semi-finals of the 2021-22 edition, losing 2-5 on aggregate to Liverpool. The Spaniards won three of their six away games in that campaign (D1 L2), more than they managed in 14 away matches across their three previous appearances in this competition (W2 D5 L7).
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank will take charge of a team in the UEFA Champions League for the first time – in fact, his only previous experience of managing in European competition came in qualifying for the UEFA Europa League, winning just three of 10 matches with Brøndby IF (D4 L3).
42 percent of Tottenham’s goals in the UEFA Champions League (since 1992-93) have been scored by Harry Kane or Son Heung-min (37/89). Following the departures of both, the only current Tottenham player with more than one goal for the club in the competition is Richarlison (2).
Villarreal forward Georges Mikautadze has been directly involved in seven goals in eight starts in major European competition to date (four goals, three assists), with all of those coming for Lyon in the UEFA Europa League last season.
Randal Kolo Muani could feature for a fourth different team (Tottenham) in the UEFA Champions League since the start of 2022-23, having previously appeared for Eintracht Frankfurt, Paris SG and Juventus. No active Champions League player has played for as many as four different teams in this period.
Villarreal defender Juan Foyth made his UEFA Champions League debut for Tottenham back in December 2017 (v APOEL Nicosia). Indeed, the Argentinean remains the youngest player to start a home game for the club in the competition (19y 328d in that match).
