UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion Köln - Cologne Thursday 23 November 2017 19.00CET (19.00 local time) 1. FC Köln Group H - Matchday 5 Arsenal FC Last updated 04/05/2018 23:15CET
Previous meetings 2 Match background 7 Team facts 8 Squad list 10 Fixtures and results 13 Match-by-match lineups 17 Match officials 19 Legend 21
1 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne
Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Kolašinac 49, Alexis 14/09/2017 GS Arsenal FC - 1. FC Köln 3-1 London Sánchez 67, Bellerín 82; Córdoba 9
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA 1. FC Köln 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Arsenal FC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1. FC Köln - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers D Munteanu 3, 50, 1. FC Köln - Tottenham Hotspur Labbadia 10, 30, 81, 22/07/1995 GS 8-0 Cologne FC Polster 37, Steinmann 57, Kohn 87
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 22/04/1981 SF 1. FC Köln - Ipswich Town FC Cologne Butcher 64 agg: 0-2 08/04/1981 SF Ipswich Town FC - 1. FC Köln 1-0 Ipswich Wark 33
European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1. FC Köln - Nottingham Forest 0-1 25/04/1979 SF Cologne Bowyer 65 FC agg: 3-4 Birtles 28, Bowyer 53, Nottingham Forest FC - 1. FC Robertson 63; van 11/04/1979 SF 3-3 Nottingham Köln Gool 6, D. Müller 20, Okudera 81
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers D. Müller 22, 60, Löhr 1. FC Köln - Queens Park 4-1 08/12/1976 R3 Cologne 33, Weber 36; Rangers FC agg: 4-4 ag Masson 4 Queens Park Rangers FC - 1. Givens 39, Webb 41, 24/11/1976 R3 3-0 London FC Köln Bowles 74
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Tottenham Hotspur FC - 1. FC 3-0 Chivers 11, Coates 20/03/1974 QF London Köln agg: 5-1 15, Peters 49
2 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne
UEFA Cup 1. FC Köln - Tottenham Hotspur D. Müller 54; McGrath 06/03/1974 QF 1-2 Cologne FC 18, Peters 75
European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-2 (Rep) St. John 21, Hunt 36; 24/03/1965 QF (Rep) Liverpool FC - 1. FC Köln Rotterdam t Thielen 40, Löhr 48 17/03/1965 QF Liverpool FC - 1. FC Köln 0-0 Liverpool 10/02/1965 QF 1. FC Köln - Liverpool FC 0-0 Cologne
Arsenal FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Walcott 20; Arsenal FC - FC Bayern 1-5 Lewandowski 55 (P), 07/03/2017 R16 London München agg: 2-10 Robben 68, Douglas Costa 78, Vidal 80, 85 Robben 11, Lewandowski 53, FC Bayern München - Arsenal 15/02/2017 R16 5-1 Munich Thiago Alcántara 56, FC 63, Müller 88; Alexis Sánchez 30
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lewandowski 10, FC Bayern München - Arsenal Müller 29, 89, Alaba 04/11/2015 GS 5-1 Munich FC 44, Robben 55; Giroud 69 Arsenal FC - FC Bayern 20/10/2015 GS 2-0 London Giroud 77, Özil 90+4 München
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sanogo 2, Alexis 26/11/2014 GS Arsenal FC - Borussia Dortmund 2-0 London Sánchez 57 Immobile 45, 16/09/2014 GS Borussia Dortmund - Arsenal FC 2-0 Dortmund Aubameyang 48
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - Arsenal 1-1 Schweinsteiger 55; 11/03/2014 R16 Munich FC agg: 3-1 Podolski 57 Arsenal FC - FC Bayern 19/02/2014 R16 0-2 London Kroos 54, Müller 88 München 06/11/2013 GS Borussia Dortmund - Arsenal FC 0-1 Dortmund Ramsey 62 Giroud 41; Mkhitaryan 22/10/2013 GS Arsenal FC - Borussia Dortmund 1-2 London 16, Lewandowski 82
3 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - Arsenal 0-2 Giroud 3, Koscielny 13/03/2013 R16 Munich FC agg: 3-3 ag 86 Podolski 55; Kroos 7, Arsenal FC - FC Bayern 19/02/2013 R16 1-3 London Müller 21, Mandžukić München 77 Huntelaar 45+2, 06/11/2012 GS FC Schalke 04 - Arsenal FC 2-2 Gelsenkirchen Farfán 67; Walcott 18, Giroud 26 Huntelaar 76, Afellay 24/10/2012 GS Arsenal FC - FC Schalke 04 0-2 London 86
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Van Persie 49, 86; 23/11/2011 GS Arsenal FC - Borussia Dortmund 2-1 London Kagawa 90+2 Perišić 88; Van Persie 13/09/2011 GS Borussia Dortmund - Arsenal FC 1-1 Dortmund 42
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Van Persie 52, Eboué 21/11/2006 GS Arsenal FC - Hamburger SV 3-1 London 83, Júlio Baptista 88; Van der Vaart 4 Sanogo 90+1; 13/09/2006 GS Hamburger SV - Arsenal FC 1-2 Hamburg Gilberto Silva 12 (P), Rosický 53
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Arsenal FC - FC Bayern 1-0 09/03/2005 R16 London Henry 66 München agg: 2-3 Pizarro 4, 58, FC Bayern München - Arsenal 22/02/2005 R16 3-1 Munich Salihamidžić 65; FC Touré 88
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Rosický 38, 62 (P); 30/10/2002 GS1 Borussia Dortmund - Arsenal FC 2-1 Dortmund Henry 18 Bergkamp 62, 17/09/2002 GS1 Arsenal FC - Borussia Dortmund 2-0 London Ljungberg 77
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Pirès 5, Henry 7, Arsenal FC - Bayer 04 27/02/2002 GS2 4-1 London Vieira 48, Bergkamp Leverkusen 83; Sebescen 86 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Arsenal 19/02/2002 GS2 1-1 Leverkusen Kirsten 90; Pirès 56 FC
4 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne
UEFA Champions League Mulder 2, Vermant 60, 30/10/2001 GS1 FC Schalke 04 - Arsenal FC 3-1 Gelsenkirchen Möller 64; Wiltord 71 Ljungberg 33, Henry 36, 47 (P); van 19/09/2001 GS1 Arsenal FC - FC Schalke 04 3-2 London Hoogdalem 43, Emile Mpenza 59
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - Arsenal 14/03/2001 GS2 1-0 Munich Elber 10 FC Henry 3, Kanu 54; 05/12/2000 GS2 Arsenal FC - FC Bayern München 2-2 London Tarnat 56, Scholl 66
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Bode 41, Bogdanović 2-4 23/03/2000 QF SV Werder Bremen - Arsenal FC Bremen 59; Parlour 8, 25, 70, agg: 2-6 Henry 59 Henry 21, Ljungberg 16/03/2000 QF Arsenal FC - SV Werder Bremen 2-0 London 76
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Juskowiak 22, 89, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-2 25/09/1996 R1 Cologne Effenberg 74; I. - Arsenal FC agg: 6-4 Wright 42, Merson 49 Merson 54, I. Wright Arsenal FC - VfL Borussia 90; Juskowiak 37, 10/09/1996 R1 2-3 London Mönchengladbach Effenberg 46, Passlack 81
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Streich 50 (P), 2-2 07/11/1979 R2 1. FC Magdeburg - Arsenal FC Magdeburg Stahmann 87; Price agg: 3-4 41, Brady 85 Young 3, Sunderland 24/10/1979 R2 Arsenal FC - 1. FC Magdeburg 2-1 London 60; Pommerenke 40
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Stapleton 72 (og); 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig - 1-4 Brady 20 (P), 27/09/1978 R1 Leipzig Arsenal FC agg: 1-7 Sunderland 51, Stapleton 62, 66 Arsenal FC - 1. FC Lokomotive Stapleton 67, 68, 13/09/1978 R1 3-0 London Leipzig Sunderland 80
5 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne
Home Away Final Neutral Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA 1. FC Köln 6 2 1 3 6 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 2 4 7 19 20 Arsenal FC 19 12 1 6 18 5 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 17 6 14 63 61
6 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne Match background
Köln may need to make it two home wins on successive matchdays if they are to stay in contention to qualify from UEFA Europa League Group H, whereas already-qualified Arsenal know that if they avoid defeat in the Cathedral City, top spot in the group is theirs. • The German club will be out if they lose and there is a winner in the other group fixture between BATE Borisov and Crvena zvezda. A draw will not be enough to keep Köln's hopes afloat if Crvena zvezda win in Belarus. Previous meetings • The clubs' first meeting in UEFA competition, on matchday one, was a 3-1 victory for Arsenal, who recovered from a 1-0 half-time deficit to score three times after the interval through Sead Kolašinac, Alexis Sánchez and Héctor Bellerín. • Arsenal's record in 37 games against Bundesliga sides is W17 D6 L14 (W5 D5 L8 away). Their last three matches in Germany have all ended in defeat, with a total of two goals scored and 12 conceded. • Köln's record in 13 encounters with English clubs is W2 D4 L7 (W2 D1 L3 at home). Among their home defeats was a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest in the second leg of the 1978/79 European Cup semi-final – a result that denied them a place in the final following a 3-3 draw in Nottingham. Form guide • Köln's 5-2 victory at home to BATE on matchday four ended a run of four European defeats – three in Group H and one in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup. • Through to the round of 32 already with ten points from their first four Group H games, Arsenal have not lost (penalty shoot-outs notwithstanding) in nine UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League games (W7 D2) since a 2-1 reverse at Deportivo La Coruña in March 2000. They have won all four away fixtures in this competition since that defeat in Galicia. • Runners-up to Real Madrid in the two-legged 1986 UEFA Cup final, Köln are back in Europe for the first time in 20 years. Their only previous group campaigns were in the UEFA Intertoto Cup; these are their first autumnal European fixtures for a quarter of a century. • Arsenal are making their UEFA Europa League group stage debut; their last campaign in this competition was the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup, which ended unhappily when they lost on penalties to Galatasaray in the final. Links and trivia • The journey from London to Cologne is around 500km. • Köln's Marco Höger (2015–16) and Christian Clemens (2013–16) played alongside Arsenal's Kolašinac at Schalke in Germany. • Arsenal's Per Mertesacker, Shkodran Mustafi and Mesut Özil are all German, while Granit Xhaka (Mönchengladbach 2012-16), Francis Coquelin (Freiburg 2013–14) and Kolašinac (Schalke 2012–17) have Bundesliga experience. • Arsenal's north London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur suffered their heaviest European defeat against Köln – 8-0 in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup. • Although they lost their first three Group H fixtures, Köln were the competition's highest scorers last time out with their 5-2 win against BATE. The coaches • Peter Stöger has guided Köln back into Europe for the first time in 20 years. A four-time league champion – and 65- times capped international – as a player in his native Austria, he moved to Köln after steering Austria Wien to the 2012/13 title. • Arsène Wenger has been Arsenal boss since 1996, leading the Gunners to three English titles, seven FA Cups and the 2006 UEFA Champions League final. An unremarkable player, he made his name as a coach with Nancy and Monaco in his native France.
7 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne Team facts
1. FC Köln Formed: 1948 Nickname: Geissböcke (Billy Goats) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 3 (1978) German Cup: 4 (1983) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 9-1: Köln v Viking 07/11/72, UEFA Cup second round second leg 8-0: Köln v Tottenham 22/07/95, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage • Biggest away win 0-4 twice, most recently v Barcelona 05/11/80, UEFA Cup second round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-3 three times, most recently v Tirol Innsbruck 29/07/95, UEFA Intertoto Cup round of 16 • Heaviest away defeat 8-1: Fenerbahçe v Köln 05/09/62, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 9-1: Köln v Viking (see above) • Biggest away win 0-4 twice, most recently v Barcelona (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-3 twice, most recently v Internazionale 20/03/85, UEFA Cup quarter-final second leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Mönchengladbach v Köln 13/12/72, UEFA Cup third round second leg
Arsenal FC Formed: 1886 Nickname: The Gunners UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Champions League: (2006) • UEFA Cup: (2000)
8 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): (1980), 1994, (1995) • UEFA Super Cup: (1994) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 13 (2004) FA Cup: 13 (2017) League Cup: 2 (1993) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2015/16: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2014/15: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2013/14: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2012/13: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2011/12: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2010/11: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2009/10: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2008/09: UEFA Champions League semi-finals 2007/08: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal v Slavia Praha 23/10/07, UEFA Champions League group stage • Biggest away win 0-7: Standard Liège v Arsenal 03/11/93, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Arsenal v Bayern München 07/03/17, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Bayern München v Arsenal 15/02/17, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg 5-1: Bayern München v Arsenal 04/11/15, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0: AC Milan v Arsenal 15/02/12, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 5-1: Arsenal v Deportivo La Coruña 02/03/00, fourth round first leg • Biggest away win 1-4: Lokomotive Leipzig v Arsenal 27/09/78, first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Arsenal v Spartak Moskva 29/09/82, first round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 1-0 three times, most recently v PAOK 16/09/97, first round first leg 2-1 twice, most recently v Deportivo 09/03/00, fourth round second leg 3-2 twice, most recently v Mönchengladbach 25/09/96, first round second leg
9 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne Squad list
1. FC Köln Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Timo Horn GER 12/05/1993 24 - 4 - 12 - 4 - 4 - 18 Thomas Kessler GER 20/01/1986 31 ------35 Sven Müller GER 16/02/1996 21 ------36 Brady Scott USA 30/06/1999 18 ------Defenders 3 Dominique Heintz GER 15/08/1993 24 - 4 - 11 1 4 - 4 - 4 Frederik Sørensen DEN 14/04/1992 25 - 2 - 12 1 2 - 2 - 5 Dominic Maroh SVN 04/03/1987 30 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 2 - 14 Jonas Hector GER 27/05/1990 27 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 16 Paweł Olkowski POL 13/02/1990 27 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 22 Jorge Meré ESP 17/04/1997 20 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 23 Jannes-Kilian Horn GER 06/02/1997 20 - - - 4 - - - - - 24 Lukas Klünter GER 26/05/1996 21 - 1 - 11 - 1 - 1 - 25 João Queirós POR 22/04/1998 19 ------31 Birk Risa NOR 13/02/1998 19 ------34 Konstantin Rausch RUS 15/03/1990 27 - 4 - 8 - 23 1 29 1 40 Yann Aurel Bisseck GER 29/11/2000 16 ------Midfielders 6 Marco Höger GER 16/09/1989 28 - 2 - 5 - 13 - 32 - 7 Marcel Risse GER 17/12/1989 27 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 3 1 8 Miloš Jojić SRB 19/03/1992 25 - 4 1 11 - 10 1 20 2 17 Christian Clemens GER 04/08/1991 26 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 11 - 20 Salih Özcan GER 11/01/1998 19 - 3 - 7 - 3 - 3 - 21 Leonardo Bittencourt GER 19/12/1993 23 - 4 - 12 - 4 - 5 - 32 Hikmet Çiftçi TUR 10/03/1998 19 ------33 Matthias Lehmann GER 28/05/1983 34 - 3 - 11 - 3 - 3 - 37 Anas Ouahim GER 23/09/1997 20 ------38 Nikolas Nartey DEN 22/02/2000 17 ------Forwards 11 Simon Zoller GER 26/06/1991 26 - 3 1 9 - 3 1 3 1 13 Yuya Osako JPN 18/05/1990 27 - 4 2 11 1 4 2 4 2 15 Jhon Córdoba COL 11/05/1993 24 - 2 1 8 - 8 2 8 2 19 Sehrou Guirassy FRA 12/03/1996 21 - 3 1 9 1 3 1 3 1 Coach - Peter Stöger AUT 11/04/1966 51 - 4 - - - 4 - 4 -
10 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne
Arsenal FC Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 13 David Ospina COL 31/08/1988 29 - 2 - - - 2 - 18 - 33 Petr Čech CZE 20/05/1982 35 - 1 - 12 - 10 - 127 - 49 Ryan Huddart ENG 06/03/1997 20 ------50 Deyan Iliev BUL 25/02/1995 22 ------53 Hugo Keto FIN 09/02/1998 19 ------54 Matt Macey ENG 09/09/1994 23 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 67 João Virginia POR 10/10/1999 18 ------Defenders 2 Mathieu Debuchy FRA 28/07/1985 32 - 2 - - - 15 1 49 1 4 Per Mertesacker GER 29/09/1984 33 - 2 - 3 1 28 1 91 3 6 Laurent Koscielny FRA 10/09/1985 32 - - - 9 - - - 45 2 16 Rob Holding ENG 20/09/1995 22 - 4 1 5 - 4 1 5 1 18 Nacho Monreal ESP 26/02/1986 31 - 1 - 12 2 5 - 34 - 20 Shkodran Mustafi GER 17/04/1992 25 - 1 - 6 1 5 - 19 - 21 Calum Chambers ENG 20/01/1995 22 ------10 - 24 Héctor Bellerín ESP 19/03/1995 22 - 1 1 12 - 1 1 16 1 31 Sead Kolašinac BIH 20/06/1993 24 - 1 1 11 1 15 1 24 1 37 Krystian Bielik POL 04/01/1998 19 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 39 Tolaji Bola ENG 04/01/1999 18 ------45 Aaron Eyoma ENG 22/09/1997 20 ------51 Chiori Johnson ENG 05/10/1997 20 ------59 Tafari Moore ENG 05/07/1997 20 ------63 Jordi Osei-Tutu ENG 02/10/1998 19 ------64 Julio Pleguezuelo ESP 26/01/1997 20 ------Midfielders 8 Aaron Ramsey WAL 26/12/1990 26 - - - 11 3 - - 50 11 10 Jack Wilshere ENG 01/01/1992 25 - 4 - 2 - 4 - 31 4 11 Mesut Özil GER 15/10/1988 29 - - - 10 1 19 - 91 12 17 Alex Iwobi ENG 03/05/1996 21 - 1 - 6 1 1 - 10 1 22 Jeff Reine-Adélaïde FRA 17/01/1998 19 ------29 Granit Xhaka SUI 27/09/1992 25 - - - 12 - 16 2 44 5 30 Ainsley Maitland-Niles ENG 29/08/1997 20 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 34 Francis Coquelin FRA 13/05/1991 26 - 2 - 5 - 7 1 28 1 35 Mohamed Elneny EGY 11/07/1992 25 - 4 - 5 - 23 2 47 3 44 Vlad Dragomir ROU 24/04/1999 18 ------47 Charlie Gilmour SCO 11/02/1999 18 ------58 Marcus McGuane ENG 02/02/1999 18 - 2 - - - 2 - 2 - 61 Reiss Nelson ENG 10/12/1999 17 - 4 - - - 4 - 4 - 65 Ben Sheaf ENG 05/02/1998 19 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 70 Gedion Zelalem USA 26/01/1997 20 ------1 - 94 Nathan Tormey ENG 25/05/2000 17 ------
11 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne
Arsenal FC Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA Forwards 7 Alexis Sánchez CHI 19/12/1988 28 - 1 1 9 2 10 1 59 14 9 Alexandre Lacazette FRA 28/05/1991 26 - - - 12 6 21 9 47 15 12 Olivier Giroud FRA 30/09/1986 31 - 4 2 10 1 4 2 38 16 14 Theo Walcott ENG 16/03/1989 28 - 4 2 3 - 4 2 71 20 23 Danny Welbeck ENG 26/11/1990 26 - - - 6 3 3 - 27 7 32 Chuba Akpom ENG 09/10/1995 22 ------43 Josh Dasilva ENG 23/10/1998 19 ------46 Yassin Fortune FRA 30/01/1999 18 ------62 Eddie Nketiah ENG 30/05/1999 18 - 2 - - - 2 - 2 - 69 Joe Willock ENG 20/08/1999 18 - 3 - - - 3 - 3 - 90 Emile Smith-Rowe ENG 28/07/2000 17 ------Coach - Arsène Wenger FRA 22/10/1949 68 - 4 - - - 15 - 240 -
12 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne Fixtures and results
1. FC Köln Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Bittencourt 28, Sørensen 34, Córdoba 50 12/08/2017 Cup Leher TS (A) W 5-0 (P), Zoller 69, Guirassy 74 VfL Borussia 20/08/2017 League L 0-1 Mönchengladbach (A) 25/08/2017 League Hamburger SV (H) L 1-3 Sørensen 90+7 09/09/2017 League FC Augsburg (A) L 0-3 14/09/2017 UEL Arsenal FC (A) L 1-3 Córdoba 9 17/09/2017 League Borussia Dortmund (A) L 0-5 20/09/2017 League Eintracht Frankfurt (H) L 0-1 24/09/2017 League Hannover 96 (A) D 0-0 28/09/2017 UEL FK Crvena zvezda (H) L 0-1 01/10/2017 League RB Leipzig (H) L 1-2 Osako 82 13/10/2017 League VfB Stuttgart (A) L 1-2 Heintz 77 19/10/2017 UEL FC BATE Borisov (A) L 0-1 22/10/2017 League SV Werder Bremen (H) D 0-0 25/10/2017 Cup Hertha BSC Berlin (A) W 3-1 Zoller 35, Maroh 43, Clemens 64 28/10/2017 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) L 1-2 Guirassy 23 Zoller 16, Osako 54, 82, Guirassy 63, Jojić 02/11/2017 UEL FC BATE Borisov (H) W 5-2 90 05/11/2017 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (H) L 0-3 18/11/2017 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A) L 0-1 23/11/2017 UEL Arsenal FC (H) 26/11/2017 League Hertha BSC Berlin (H) 02/12/2017 League FC Schalke 04 (A) 07/12/2017 UEL FK Crvena zvezda (A) 10/12/2017 League SC Freiburg (H) 13/12/2017 League FC Bayern München (A) 16/12/2017 League VfL Wolfsburg (H) 19/12/2017 Cup FC Schalke 04 (A) VfL Borussia 14/01/2018 League Mönchengladbach (H) 20/01/2018 League Hamburger SV (A) 27/01/2018 League FC Augsburg (H) 02/02/2018 League Borussia Dortmund (H) 10/02/2018 League Eintracht Frankfurt (A) 17/02/2018 League Hannover 96 (H) 24/02/2018 League RB Leipzig (A) 03/03/2018 League VfB Stuttgart (H) 10/03/2018 League SV Werder Bremen (A) 17/03/2018 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) 31/03/2018 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (A) 07/04/2018 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (H) 14/04/2018 League Hertha BSC Berlin (A)
13 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne
1. FC Köln 21/04/2018 League FC Schalke 04 (H) 28/04/2018 League SC Freiburg (A) 05/05/2018 League FC Bayern München (H) 12/05/2018 League VfL Wolfsburg (A)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Bayern München 12 9 2 1 30 8 29 2 FC Schalke 04 12 7 2 3 16 10 23 3 RB Leipzig 12 7 2 3 20 15 23 4 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 12 6 3 3 21 21 21 5 Borussia Dortmund 12 6 2 4 29 16 20 6 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 12 5 5 2 21 15 20 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 12 5 4 3 14 12 19 8 Hannover 96 12 5 3 4 15 15 18 9 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 12 4 5 3 25 18 17 10 FC Augsburg 12 4 4 4 16 14 16 11 VfB Stuttgart 12 5 1 6 12 15 16 12 1. FSV Mainz 05 12 4 3 5 13 17 15 13 VfL Wolfsburg 12 2 8 2 16 17 14 14 Hertha BSC Berlin 12 3 5 4 16 19 14 15 Hamburger SV 12 3 1 8 10 20 10 16 SV Werder Bremen 12 1 5 6 8 14 8 17 SC Freiburg 12 1 5 6 7 24 8 18 1. FC Köln 12 0 2 10 4 23 2
Arsenal FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Lacazette 2, Welbeck 45+2, Ramsey 83, 11/08/2017 League Leicester City FC (H) W 4-3 Giroud 85 19/08/2017 League Stoke City FC (A) L 0-1 27/08/2017 League Liverpool FC (A) L 0-4 09/09/2017 League AFC Bournemouth (H) W 3-0 Welbeck 6, 50, Lacazette 27 Kolašinac 49, Alexis Sánchez 67, Bellerín 14/09/2017 UEL 1. FC Köln (H) W 3-1 82 17/09/2017 League Chelsea FC (A) D 0-0 20/09/2017 Cup Doncaster Rovers (H) W 1-0 Walcott 25 25/09/2017 League West Bromwich Albion FC (H) W 2-0 Lacazette 20, 67 (P) 28/09/2017 UEL FC BATE Borisov (A) W 4-2 Walcott 9, 22, Holding 25, Giroud 49 (P) Brighton & Hove Albion FC 01/10/2017 League W 2-0 Monreal 16, Iwobi 56 (H) 14/10/2017 League Watford FC (A) L 1-2 Mertesacker 39 19/10/2017 UEL FK Crvena zvezda (A) W 1-0 Giroud 85 Monreal 40, Özil 53, Lacazette 74, 22/10/2017 League Everton FC (A) W 5-2 Ramsey 90, Alexis Sánchez 90+5 24/10/2017 Cup Norwich City FC (H) W 2-1 aet Nketiah 85, 96 ET 28/10/2017 League Swansea City AFC (H) W 2-1 Kolašinac 51, Ramsey 58
14 1. FC Köln - Arsenal FC Thursday 23 November 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadion Köln, Cologne
Arsenal FC 02/11/2017 UEL FK Crvena zvezda (H) D 0-0 05/11/2017 League Manchester City FC (A) L 1-3 Lacazette 65 18/11/2017 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) W 2-0 Mustafi 36, Alexis Sánchez 41 23/11/2017 UEL 1. FC Köln (A) 26/11/2017 League Burnley FC (A) 29/11/2017 League Huddersfield Town FC (H) 02/12/2017 League Manchester United FC (H) 07/12/2017 UEL FC BATE Borisov (H) 10/12/2017 League Southampton FC (A) 13/12/2017 League West Ham United FC (A) 16/12/2017 League Newcastle United FC (H) 19/12/2017 Cup West Ham United FC (H) 22/12/2017 League Liverpool FC (H) 28/12/2017 League Crystal Palace FC (A) 31/12/2017 League West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 03/01/2018 League Chelsea FC (H) 14/01/2018 League AFC Bournemouth (A) 20/01/2018 League Crystal Palace FC (H) 30/01/2018 League Swansea City AFC (A) 03/02/2018 League Everton FC (H) 10/02/2018 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) 24/02/2018 League Manchester City FC (H) Brighton & Hove Albion FC 03/03/2018 League (A) 10/03/2018 League Watford FC (H) 17/03/2018 League Leicester City FC (A) 31/03/2018 League Stoke City FC (H) 07/04/2018 League Southampton FC (H) 14/04/2018 League Newcastle United FC (A) 21/04/2018 League West Ham United FC (H) 28/04/2018 League Manchester United FC (A) 05/05/2018 League Burnley FC (H) 13/05/2018 League Huddersfield Town FC (A)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Manchester City FC 12 11 1 0 40 7 34 2 Manchester United FC 12 8 2 2 27 6 26 3 Chelsea FC 12 8 1 3 23 10 25 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 12 7 2 3 20 9 23 5 Liverpool FC 12 6 4 2 24 17 22 6 Arsenal FC 12 7 1 4 22 16 22 7 Burnley FC 12 6 4 2 12 9 22 8 Watford FC 12 5 3 4 19 21 18 9 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 12 4 4 4 13 13 16 10 Huddersfield Town FC 12 4 3 5 8 17 15 11 Newcastle United FC 12 4 2 6 11 14 14
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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 12 Leicester City FC 12 3 4 5 16 18 13 13 AFC Bournemouth 12 4 1 7 11 14 13 14 Southampton FC 12 3 4 5 9 14 13 15 Stoke City FC 12 3 4 5 15 24 13 16 Everton FC 12 3 3 6 12 24 12 17 West Bromwich Albion FC 12 2 4 6 9 18 10 18 West Ham United FC 12 2 3 7 11 25 9 19 Swansea City AFC 12 2 2 8 7 15 8 20 Crystal Palace FC 12 1 2 9 6 24 5
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UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group H Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Arsenal FC 4 3 1 0 8 3 10 FK Crvena zvezda 4 1 2 1 2 2 5 FC BATE Borisov 4 1 1 2 6 10 4 1. FC Köln 4 1 0 3 6 7 3
Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) Arsenal FC 3-1 1. FC Köln Goals: 0-1 Córdoba 9, 1-1 Kolašinac 49, 2-1 Alexis Sánchez 67, 3-1 Bellerín 82 1. FC Köln: Horn, Heintz, Höger, Zoller (64 Risse), Hector (35 Jojić), Córdoba, Bittencourt, Meré, Klünter (76 Osako), Lehmann, Rausch Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) 1. FC Köln 0-1 FK Crvena zvezda Goals: 0-1 Boakye 30 1. FC Köln: Horn, Heintz, Sørensen, Jojić, Córdoba, Olkowski (76 Clemens), Guirassy (46 Osako), Özcan, Meré (46 Bittencourt), Lehmann, Rausch Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) FC BATE Borisov 1-0 1. FC Köln Goals: 1-0 Rios 55 1. FC Köln: Horn, Heintz, Maroh, Höger, Jojić (70 Bittencourt), Zoller, Osako, Olkowski, Clemens (61 Guirassy), Özcan, Rausch Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) 1. FC Köln 5-2 FC BATE Borisov Goals: 1-0 Zoller 16, 1-1 Milunović 31, 1-2 Signevich 33, 2-2 Osako 54, 3-2 Guirassy 63, 4-2 Osako 82, 5-2 Jojić 90 1. FC Köln: Horn, Heintz, Sørensen, Maroh, Zoller (83 Olkowski), Clemens (46 Osako), Guirassy (69 Jojić), Özcan, Bittencourt, Lehmann, Rausch Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) 1. FC Köln-Arsenal FC Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) FK Crvena zvezda-1. FC Köln Arsenal FC
UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) Arsenal FC 3-1 1. FC Köln Goals: 0-1 Córdoba 9, 1-1 Kolašinac 49, 2-1 Alexis Sánchez 67, 3-1 Bellerín 82 Arsenal FC: Ospina, Mertesacker, Alexis Sánchez, Giroud, Walcott (83 Nelson), Holding (46 Kolašinac), Iwobi (68 Wilshere), Monreal, Bellerín, Maitland-Niles, Elneny Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) FC BATE Borisov 2-4 Arsenal FC Goals: 0-1 Walcott 9, 0-2 Walcott 22, 0-3 Holding 25, 1-3 Ivanić 28, 1-4 Giroud 49 (P) , 2-4 Gordeichuk 67 Arsenal FC: Ospina, Mertesacker, Wilshere, Giroud, Walcott, Holding, Mustafi, Maitland-Niles, Elneny , Nelson (79 McGuane), Willock (89 Nketiah) Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) FK Crvena zvezda 0-1 Arsenal FC Goals: 0-1 Giroud 85
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Arsenal FC: Čech, Debuchy, Wilshere, Giroud, Walcott, Holding, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin (90 Sheaf), Elneny , Nelson, Willock (89 McGuane) Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) Arsenal FC 0-0 FK Crvena zvezda Arsenal FC: Macey, Debuchy, Wilshere, Giroud, Walcott, Holding, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin, Elneny , Nelson, Willock (68 Nketiah) Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) 1. FC Köln-Arsenal FC Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) Arsenal FC-FC BATE Borisov
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Referee Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS) Assistant referees Valeri Danchenko (RUS) , Maksim Gavrilin (RUS) Additional assistant referees Kirill Levnikov (RUS) , Igor Fedotov (RUS) Fourth official Aleksei Lunev (RUS) UEFA Delegate Adonis Procopiou (CYP) UEFA Referee observer Stefan Messner (AUT)
Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Vladislav Bezborodov 15/01/1973 35 60
Vladislav Bezborodov Referee since: 2001 First division: 2007 FIFA badge: 2009
Tournaments: 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Finals 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 25/08/2011 UEL PO Birmingham City FC CD Nacional 3-0 Birmingham Heart of Midlothian 30/08/2012 UEL PO Liverpool FC 1-1 Liverpool FC 03/10/2013 UEL GS Sevilla FC SC Freiburg 2-0 Seville VfL Borussia 28/08/2014 UEL PO FK Sarajevo 7-0 Monchengladbach Mönchengladbach 17/09/2015 UEL GS Athletic Club FC Augsburg 3-1 Bilbao 14/09/2017 UEL GS Atalanta BC Everton FC 3-0 Reggio Emilia
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 12/05/2009 U17 GS-FT Netherlands Germany 0-2 Jena 18/05/2009 U17 Final Netherlands Germany 1-2 Magdeburg 08/12/2010 UCL GS Olympique de Marseille Chelsea FC 1-0 Marseille 25/08/2011 UEL PO Birmingham City FC CD Nacional 3-0 Birmingham 01/11/2011 UCL GS Borussia Dortmund Olympiacos FC 1-0 Dortmund Heart of Midlothian 30/08/2012 UEL PO Liverpool FC 1-1 Liverpool FC 03/10/2013 UEL GS Sevilla FC SC Freiburg 2-0 Seville
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Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached VfL Borussia 28/08/2014 UEL PO FK Sarajevo 7-0 Monchengladbach Mönchengladbach 17/09/2015 UEL GS Athletic Club FC Augsburg 3-1 Bilbao 14/09/2017 UEL GS Atalanta BC Everton FC 3-0 Reggio Emilia
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Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.
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