Match Details.

Arsenal becomes the first side in European Cup/UEFA Champions League history to win six consecutive matches against Spanish sides. Indeed, they have won all five of their matches against Spanish opposition across the last two campaigns (two v Real Madrid, two v Sevilla and one v Girona).

Since his Arsenal debut in January 2023, Leandro Trossard has been involved in more goals as a substitute than any other Premier League player across all competitions (14 – 10 goals, 4 assists).

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Highlights.

MOTM: Gabriel Martinelli.

Athletic Club have now lost three of their previous 11 home games against English sides in major European competition (W5 D3), one of those did come in the most recent one, losing 3-0 against Manchester United in last season’s UEFA Europa League (semi-final first leg).

Arsenal have now earned the 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 points of any team in the UEFA Champions League since 23/24. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal (32 – P14 W10 D2 L2). Winning more points than Real Madrid (33).

Arsenal only lost three of their 15 games in the UEFA Champions League last season (W9 D2), with all three defeats coming against 2024-25 finalists Paris SG (L2) and Internazionale (L1).

Athletic Club boss Ernesto Valverde has only lost 10 of his 43 games as a manager in the UEFA Champions League (W23 D10). Among Spanish managers with 10+ matches in the competition, only Pep Guardiola has a lower loss rate (17.1%) than Valverde (21.4%).

Arsenal have conceded just 18 goals in 25 UEFA Champions League matches under Mikel Arteta. Among teams with 20+ games under a manager, only four sides in the competition have a better goals conceded per game average (0.75): Fabio Capello’s Milan (0.38), Louis van Gaal’s Ajax (0.63), Frank Rijkaard’s Barcelona (0.68) and Ernesto Valverde’s Barcelona (0.71).