UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS St. Jakob-Park - Basel Tuesday 6 December 2016 20.45CET (20.45 local time) FC Basel 1893 Group A - Matchday 6 Arsenal FC Last updated 08/03/2017 01:31CET
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Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Squad list 7 Head coach 10 Match officials 11 Fixtures and results 12 Match-by-match lineups 16 Competition facts 18 Team facts 19 Legend 21
1 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 28/09/2016 GS Arsenal FC - FC Basel 1893 2-0 London Walcott 7, 26
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Basel 1893 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Arsenal FC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 FC Basel 1893 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/12/2014 GS Liverpool FC - FC Basel 1893 1-1 Liverpool Gerrard 81; Frei 25 01/10/2014 GS FC Basel 1893 - Liverpool FC 1-0 Basel Streller 52
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/11/2013 GS FC Basel 1893 - Chelsea FC 1-0 Basel Salah 87 Oscar 45; Salah 71, 18/09/2013 GS Chelsea FC - FC Basel 1893 1-2 London Streller 81
UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Torres 50, Moses 52, 3-1 02/05/2013 SF Chelsea FC - FC Basel 1893 London David Luiz 59; Salah agg: 5-2 45+1 Schär 87 (P); Moses 25/04/2013 SF FC Basel 1893 - Chelsea FC 1-2 Basel 12, David Luiz 90+4 2-2 FC Basel 1893 - Tottenham Salah 27, Dragović 11/04/2013 QF agg: 4-4 (aet, 4- Basel Hotspur FC 49; Dempsey 23, 83 1pens) Adebayor 40, G. Tottenham Hotspur FC - FC Basel 04/04/2013 QF 2-2 London Sigurdsson 58; 1893 Stocker 30, Frei 34
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Basel 1893 - Manchester Streller 9, A. Frei 84; 07/12/2011 GS 2-1 Basel United FC Jones 89 Welbeck 16, 17, Manchester United FC - FC Basel 27/09/2011 GS 3-3 Manchester Young 90; Frei 58, A. 1893 Frei 61, 76 (P)
2 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel
UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers A. Frei 64 (P), Streller 16/12/2009 GS FC Basel 1893 - Fulham FC 2-3 Basel 87; Zamora 42, 45, Gera 77 01/10/2009 GS Fulham FC - FC Basel 1893 1-0 London Murphy 57
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Tugay Kerimoğlu 75, Blackburn Rovers FC - FC Basel 02/11/2006 GS 3-0 Blackburn Jeffers 89 (P), 1893 McCarthy 90+1
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Viduka 33, 57, Middlesbrough FC - FC Basel 4-1 Hasselbaink 79, 06/04/2006 QF Middlesbrough 1893 agg: 4-3 Maccarone 90; Eduardo 23 FC Basel 1893 - Middlesbrough Delgado 43, D. Degen 30/03/2006 QF 2-0 Basel FC 45+1
UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Newcastle United FC - FC Basel 1-0 27/11/2003 R2 Newcastle Smiljanic 14 (og) 1893 agg: 4-2 Cantaluppi 11, FC Basel 1893 - Newcastle Chipperfield 15; 06/11/2003 R2 2-3 Basel United FC Robert 13, Bramble 37, Sh. Ameobi 75
UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Manchester United FC - FC Basel G. Neville 53; 12/03/2003 GS2 1-1 Manchester 1893 Giménez 14 Giménez 1; Van FC Basel 1893 - Manchester 26/11/2002 GS2 1-3 Basel Nistelrooy 62, 63, United FC Solskjær 68 Rossi 2, Giménez 22, Atouba 29; Murphy 12/11/2002 GS1 FC Basel 1893 - Liverpool FC 3-3 Basel 61, Šmicer 64, Owen 85 25/09/2002 GS1 Liverpool FC - FC Basel 1893 1-1 Liverpool Baroš 34; Rossi 43
UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Vassell 45, Angel 55, 4-1 21/08/2001 F Aston Villa FC - FC Basel 1893 Birmingham 78, Ginola 84; agg: 5-2 Chipperfield 30 Giménez 74; Merson 07/08/2001 F FC Basel 1893 - Aston Villa FC 1-1 Basel 58
3 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel
UEFA Intertoto Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Basel 1893 - Sheffield 24/06/1995 GS 1-0 Basel Rey 68 Wednesday FC
Arsenal FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 22/11/2005 GS FC Thun - Arsenal FC 0-1 Berne Pirès 88 (P) Gilberto Silva 51, 14/09/2005 GS Arsenal FC - FC Thun 2-1 London Bergkamp 90+2; Nelson Ferreira 53
European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Arsenal FC - Grasshopper Club 3-0 Kennedy 40, George 03/11/1971 R2 London Zürich agg: 5-0 47, Radford 84 Grasshopper Club Zürich - Kennedy 2, Graham 20/10/1971 R2 0-2 Zurich Arsenal FC 88
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Basel 1893 11 5 2 4 12 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 25 6 8 11 32 45 Arsenal FC 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 1
4 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Match background
A 2-2 matchday five draw with Paris Saint-Germain took the destination of Group A out of Arsenal FC's hands. Already through to the last 16 and now away to FC Basel 1893, they have to better Paris' result on the same night to finish as group winners. • The Swiss side are out of the UEFA Champions League but still harbour hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Europa League; to do that they must better the result of PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, who play in France. Basel and Ludogorets drew 0-0 on matchday five to collect only their second points of the campaign. • On matchday two, an early pair of Theo Walcott goals gave the Gunners a 2-0 victory in the home game with Basel. It maintained their perfect record against Swiss opponents: five games, five wins. Match background Basel • The Swiss champions drew their opening fixture 1-1, Renato Steffen coming to the rescue 11 minutes from time after Ludogorets had taken a surprise lead in Basel. • In the double-header with Paris, Basel lost 3-0 away and then 2-1 at home. • This is their seventh group stage campaign. In the most recent, two seasons ago, a 1-0 home win over Liverpool FC helped them finish as Group B runners-up for their first appearance in the knockout rounds since 2011/12. • In the round of 16 a 1-1 home draw with FC Porto was followed by a 4-0 away defeat. They have lost just four of 21 home games in UEFA competition since the start of 2013/14. • In 2014/15 Basel also drew 1-1 at Liverpool, which halted their run of four straight victories against Premier League teams in the UEFA Champions League. The defeat at the Arsenal Stadium was only their second in 11 encounters with English opponents in the competition. • They beat Petr Čech's Chelsea FC 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the 2013/14 group stage and overall their record against English rivals is W6 D8 L11 (W5 D3 L4 at home). Arsenal • The Gunners began their 19th successive group stage campaign with a 1-1 draw in Paris, where Olivier Giroud was sent off in added time. • In the back-to-back encounters with Ludogorets, the Premier League side won 6-0 at home and then recovered a two-goal deficit in the Sofia return to emerge 3-2 winners. • In each of the last six seasons Arsenal have fallen in the round of 16, going down 5-1 on aggregate to FC Barcelona in 2015/16 (0-2 home, 1-3 away). • Arsenal have lost three of their last six European away games; before that they had met defeat only twice in 11 games on the road. • The Gunners faced FC Thun in the 2005/06 group stage, winning 2-1 at home and 1-0 away. That was the only goal they have conceded in their five tussles with Swiss opposition. • If Arsenal win the group it will be the first time since 2011/12. Since 2000/01, when they began their run of consistent qualification from the initial group stage, they have won their section on eight occasions. They have finished second in the group in each of the other eight campaigns. Coach and player links • Granit Xhaka started his career at Basel and landed two Swiss Super League titles before joining VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012. He signed for Arsenal this summer. • Granit is the younger brother of Taulant Xhaka but they play for different international teams. Granit's Switzerland overcame Taulant's Albania 1-0 in a UEFA EURO 2016 group game in Lens. • Mohamed Elneny came to Basel in January 2013 and won the Swiss Super League in each of his three seasons there before heading to Arsenal in January 2016. • Elneny scored twice for al-Mokawloon in a 3-2 defeat by Omar Gaber's Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League on 21 May 2011. • Theo Walcott netted twice against Marek Suchý's SK Slavia Praha in Arsenal's 7-0 victory in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage. • Giroud registered twice in France's 5-2 success over Iceland in the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter-final at the Stade de France. Birkir Bjarnason got one of Iceland's goals.
5 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel
• International team-mates: Éder Álvarez Balanta & David Ospina (Columbia) Michael Lang, Luca Zuffi, Renato Steffen & Granit Xhaka (Switzerland). Match facts Basel • Marek Suchý will incur a suspension with his next booking. • Basel were undefeated in 19 domestic fixtures this season before Saturday's 3-1 loss at BSC Young Boys. • Marc Janko scored the decisive goal in the 2-1 victory at FC Sion on 27 November but was later sent off. • Jean-Paul Boëtius (knee) has missed Basel's last three games; Andraž Šporar did not feature against Sion due to an adductor problem but returned as a second-half substitute at Young Boys. Arsenal • Francis Coquelin serves a one-game ban on matchday six. • Arsenal's 19-match unbeaten run, since the 4-3 loss to Liverpool on the opening weekend of the Premier League season, ended when a much-changed side succumbed 2-0 at home to Southampton FC in the English League Cup quarter-finals on 30 November. • Elneny (illness) was substituted before half-time against Southampton but did feature in Saturday's 5-1 league victory at West Ham United FC. Alexis Sánchez scored a hat-trick to take his tally to five goals in his last two appearances. • Making his first Arsenal appearance for 12 months, Mathieu Debuchy sustained a hamstring injury early on in the 3-1 home victory over AFC Bournemouth on 27 November and will be sidelined until mid-January. • Arsenal said on 1 December that Santi Cazorla will travel to Sweden for surgery on his right ankle. Cazorla, who sustained the injury against Ludogorets on 19 October, is expected to be sidelined for around three months. • Wenger announced on 17 November that Hector Bellerín will be out for four weeks with an ankle injury. Chapecoense commemoration Teams taking part in all of the matchday six UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches will observe a minute's silence to pay respect to the victims of last week's air disaster involving the Chapecoense team and accompanying delegation. The Brazilian club lost most of their players and coaching staff in the accident, which occurred in Colombia, where Chapecoense were due to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atlético Nacional. "European football is united in expressing its deepest sympathy to Chapecoense, the Brazilian Football Confederation [CBF], CONMEBOL and the families of all the victims," said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin. "This tragedy has shaken the world of football, and we would like to send our support to all of those affected by it."
6 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Squad list
FC Basel 1893 Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Tomáš Vaclík CZE 29/03/1989 27 - - - 5 - 17 - 13 - 37 - 13 Djordje Nikolić SRB 13/04/1997 19 ------18 Germano Vailati SUI 30/08/1980 36 ------12 - 40 Dario Thürkauf SUI 26/02/1997 19 ------41 Jozef Pukaj SUI 13/02/2000 16 ------Defenders 3 Adama Traoré CIV 03/02/1990 26 - - - 5 - 12 - 5 - 9 - 4 Omar Gaber EGY 30/01/1992 24 - - - 1 - 7 - 1 - 1 - 5 Michael Lang SUI 08/02/1991 25 - - - 4 - 14 4 4 - 26 3 17 Marek Suchý CZE 29/03/1988 28 * - - 5 - 17 3 29 1 91 2 23 Éder Balanta COL 28/02/1993 23 - - - 5 - 15 1 5 - 5 - 26 Daniel Høegh DEN 06/01/1991 25 - - - - - 6 - - - 13 - 30 Eray Cümart SUI 04/02/1998 18 ------Midfielders 6 Geoffroy Serey Dié CIV 07/11/1984 32 - - - 2 - 6 - 8 - 24 - 7 Luca Zuffi SUI 27/03/1990 26 - - - 5 1 13 2 12 1 34 7 8 Birkir Bjarnason ISL 27/05/1988 28 - - - 5 - 12 4 5 - 23 3 10 Matías Delgado ARG 15/12/1982 33 - - - 5 - 16 9 17 - 68 17 11 Renato Steffen SUI 03/11/1991 25 - - - 4 1 14 2 4 1 19 5 15 Alexander Fransson SWE 02/04/1994 22 - - - 2 - 9 - 2 - 5 - 29 Charles Pickel SUI 15/05/1997 19 ------34 Taulant Xhaka ALB 28/03/1991 25 - - - 5 - 16 - 19 - 40 - 39 Davide Callà SUI 06/10/1984 32 - - - 2 - 13 3 7 - 26 3 Forwards 9 Andraž Šporar SVN 27/02/1994 22 - - - 4 - 6 - 4 - 10 1 21 Marc Janko AUT 25/06/1983 33 - - - 4 - 12 6 10 - 52 17 24 Mohamed Elyounoussi NOR 04/08/1994 22 - - - 2 - 14 3 2 - 18 7 35 Nicolas Hunziker SUI 23/02/1996 20 ------77 Jean-Paul Boëtius NED 22/03/1994 22 - - - - - 2 - - - 14 2 88 Seydou Doumbia CIV 31/12/1987 28 - - - 5 - 12 9 26 13 41 25 Coach - Urs Fischer SUI 20/02/1966 50 - - - 5 - - - 5 - 42 -
7 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Arsenal FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 13 David Ospina COL 31/08/1988 28 - - - 5 - - - 11 - 13 - 26 Emiliano Martínez ARG 02/09/1992 24 ------2 - 2 - 33 Petr Čech CZE 20/05/1982 34 - - - - - 14 - 111 - 126 - 50 Deyan Iliev BUL 25/02/1995 21 ------53 Hugo Keto FIN 09/02/1998 18 ------Defenders 2 Mathieu Debuchy FRA 28/07/1985 31 - - - - - 1 - 22 - 47 1 3 Kieran Gibbs ENG 26/09/1989 27 - - - 4 - 4 - 38 1 41 2 5 Gabriel BRA 26/11/1990 26 - - - - - 2 - 4 - 12 - 6 Laurent Koscielny FRA 10/09/1985 31 - - - 5 - 13 2 38 2 42 2 16 Rob Holding ENG 20/09/1995 21 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 18 Nacho Monreal ESP 26/02/1986 30 - - - 2 - 13 - 20 - 32 - 20 Shkodran Mustafi GER 17/04/1992 24 - - - 5 - 11 - 10 - 16 - 24 Héctor Bellerín ESP 19/03/1995 21 - - - 3 - 11 - 13 - 13 - 25 Carl Jenkinson ENG 08/02/1992 24 - - - 2 - 1 - 10 - 15 - 38 Marc Bola ENG 09/12/1997 18 ------39 Tolaji Bola ENG 04/01/1999 17 ------42 Kristopher Da Graca SWE 16/01/1998 18 ------51 Chiori Johnson ENG 05/10/1997 19 ------Midfielders 8 Aaron Ramsey WAL 26/12/1990 25 - - - 2 - 6 - 41 8 48 11 11 Mesut Özil GER 15/10/1988 28 - - - 5 4 13 4 66 11 88 12 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ENG 15/08/1993 23 - - - 5 1 12 2 27 4 29 4 19 Santi Cazorla ESP 13/12/1984 31 - - - 3 - 8 2 38 - 85 9 29 Granit Xhaka SUI 27/09/1992 24 - - - 4 1 11 1 19 1 41 5 31 Jeff Reine-Adélaïde FRA 17/01/1998 18 ------34 Francis Coquelin FRA 13/05/1991 25 S - - 4 - 11 - 19 - 24 1 35 Mohamed Elneny EGY 11/07/1992 24 - - - 4 - 9 - 16 1 42 3 37 Krystian Bielik POL 04/01/1998 18 ------1 - 40 Gedion Zelalem GER 26/01/1997 19 ------1 - 1 - 46 Charlie Gilmour SCO 11/02/1999 17 ------55 Ainsley Maitland-Niles ENG 29/08/1997 19 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 58 Marcus McGuane ENG 02/02/1999 17 ------60 Savvas Mourgos GRE 16/03/1998 18 ------65 Ben Sheaf ENG 05/02/1998 18 ------68 Chris Willock ENG 31/01/1998 18 ------Forwards 7 Alexis Sánchez CHI 19/12/1988 27 - - - 5 2 14 11 43 11 55 12 9 Lucas Pérez ESP 10/09/1988 28 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 19 4 12 Olivier Giroud FRA 30/09/1986 30 - - - 3 2 7 3 26 12 31 14 14 Theo Walcott ENG 16/03/1989 27 - - - 3 3 13 6 56 14 64 17
8 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Arsenal FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA 17 Alex Iwobi ENG 03/05/1996 20 - - - 5 - 10 - 7 - 7 - 22 Yaya Sanogo FRA 27/01/1993 23 ------3 1 7 1 32 Chuba Akpom ENG 09/10/1995 21 ------41 Josh Dasilva ENG 23/10/1998 18 ------44 Aaron Eyoma ENG 22/09/1997 19 ------48 Kaylen Hinds ENG 28/01/1998 18 ------57 Stephy Mavididi ENG 31/05/1998 18 ------64 Tyrell Robinson ENG 16/09/1997 19 ------Coach - Arsène Wenger FRA 22/10/1949 67 - - - 5 - - - 175 - 233 -
9 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Head coach Urs Fischer Date of birth: 20 February 1966 Nationality: Swiss Playing career: FC Zürich (twice), FC St Gallen Coaching career: FC Zürich (youth and U21s head coach, assistant and head first-team coach), FC Thun, FC Basel 1893 • Fischer spent his playing career as a defender for Zürich and St Gallen. Though he won four senior caps for Switzerland, his greatest achievement was arguably winning the Swiss Cup with Zürich in 2000. He made 545 Swiss top-flight appearances before retiring in 2003. • Fischer's first achievement as a coach came at Zürich, where he worked his way up from the youth ranks to the top job. He took over the first team in 2010 and steered them to the brink of the title in his maiden season. • Zürich finished only three points behind Basel in Fischer's debut campaign, a 2-2 draw against his future employers with three games remaining proving crucial. • Fischer and Zürich parted ways in 2012. He then had a nine-month break before joining Thun, whom he guided into the top half of the table despite a limited budget. • His success prompted Basel to come calling when seeking a replacement for Paulo Sousa in 2015. Fischer led Basel to the Swiss Super League title – and automatic UEFA Champions League qualification – in his first season in the dugout. He could not take Basel to a home final in the UEFA Europa League, though, eventual winners Sevilla knocking them out in the last 16. Arsène Wenger Date of birth: 22 October 1949 Nationality: French Playing career: AS Mutzig, FC Mulhouse, AS Vauban, RC Strasbourg Coaching career: RC Strasbourg (assistant coach), AS Cannes (assistant coach), AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Monaco FC, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal FC • Not the most successful of players, Arsène Wenger has more than made up for that as a coach, turning Arsenal into one of Europe's top teams. • Born in Strasbourg, Wenger worked at Strasbourg and Cannes before Nancy-Lorraine offered him his big break. He impressed sufficiently to be offered the job as coach of Monaco in 1987. • Within a year Monaco scooped the French title and Wenger the Coach of the Year award. He led the side to 1991 French Cup glory, then the 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup final where they lost to SV Werder Bremen. After reportedly turning down France and FC Bayern München, he moved on to Japan and enjoyed huge success with Grampus Eight. • Appointed by Arsenal in September 1996, Wenger became the first non-Briton to win the Premier League, in 1998, adding the first of six FA Cup triumphs. The Gunners lost the 2000 UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray AŞ but claimed another domestic double in 2002, and in 2003/04 played some thrilling attacking football en route to becoming the first team since 1889 to negotiate an English top-flight season unbeaten. • Wenger nearly topped all his achievements by taking Arsenal to the 2006 UEFA Champions League final, only for FC Barcelona to come from behind to win 2-1. Arsenal's move to their new stadium later that year was instigated by Wenger, who ended nine years without a trophy by guiding Arsenal to the 2014 FA Cup and retained the trophy a year later, the club's 12th triumph in the competition – setting a new record that was equalled by Manchester United FC 12 months later.
10 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Match officials
Referee Manuel De Sousa (POR) Assistant referees Alvaro Mesquita (POR) , Paulo Soares (POR) Additional assistant referees Fabio Verssimo (POR) , João Capela (POR) Fourth official Ricardo Santos (POR) UEFA Delegate Márton Esterházy (HUN) UEFA Referee observer Alan Snoddy (NIR)
Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Manuel De Sousa 18/06/1975 9 61
Manuel De Sousa Referee since: 2000 First division: 2003 FIFA badge: 2006
Tournaments: N/A
Finals N/A
UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 13/07/2006 UEL 1QR FC Basel 1893 FC Tobol Kostanay 3-1 Basel 01/09/2006 U21 QR Moldova Switzerland 1-3 Tiraspol 26/08/2010 UEL PO Manchester City FC FC Timişoara 2-0 Manchester 20/10/2011 UEL GS Tottenham Hotspur FC FC Rubin 1-0 London 21/08/2014 UEL PO AEL Limassol FC Tottenham Hotspur FC 1-2 Larnaca 03/09/2014 FRIE. GS-FT England Norway 1-0 23/10/2014 UEL GS LOSC Lille Everton FC 0-0 Villeneuve d'Ascq 19/02/2015 UEL R32 BSC Young Boys Everton FC 1-4 Berne
11 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Fixtures and results
FC Basel 1893 Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 24/07/2016 League FC Sion (H) W 3-0 Delgado 37 (P), 47, Doumbia 44 Janko 4, Delgado 19 (P), Elyounoussi 42, 31/07/2016 League FC Vaduz (A) W 5-1 Steffen 89, Doumbia 90+2 07/08/2016 League FC Luzern (A) W 3-2 Suchý 4, Janko 70, 79 10/08/2016 League BSC Young Boys (H) W 3-0 Zuffi 55, B. Bjarnason 59, Vilotić 71 (og) 14/08/2016 Cup FC Rapperswil-Jona (A) W 1-0 Boëtius 58 Suchý 45, Steffen 48, Doumbia 56, M. 20/08/2016 League FC Lugano (H) W 4-1 Lang 60 28/08/2016 League FC Thun (A) W 3-0 M. Lang 4, Janko 13, Zuffi 19 10/09/2016 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (H) W 3-1 B. Bjarnason 28, Doumbia 31, 86 13/09/2016 UCL PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (H) D 1-1 Steffen 79 18/09/2016 Cup Zug 94 (A) W 1-0 Høegh 45 21/09/2016 League FC Lausanne-Sport (A) W 2-1 B. Bjarnason 67, Balanta 90+3 Delgado 25, Gelmi 75 (og), Doumbia 90 24/09/2016 League FC St Gallen (A) W 3-1 (P) 28/09/2016 UCL Arsenal FC (A) L 0-2 01/10/2016 League FC Thun (H) D 1-1 Callà 90 15/10/2016 League FC Luzern (H) W 3-0 Doumbia 25, M. Lang 55, Elyounoussi 89 19/10/2016 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (A) L 0-3 22/10/2016 League FC Lugano (A) D 2-2 Delgado 51, Callà 88 (P) 26/10/2016 Cup FC Tuggen (A) W 4-1 Boëtius 8, 18 (P), M. Lang 35, Balanta 44 29/10/2016 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (A) W 2-0 Delgado 17, 22 (P) 01/11/2016 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (H) L 1-2 Zuffi 76 05/11/2016 League FC Lausanne-Sport (H) W 2-1 Suchý 90+1, Janko 90+2 Doumbia 10, 51, Elyounoussi 19, M. Lang 19/11/2016 League FC Vaduz (H) W 6-0 74, B. Bjarnason 77, Callà 90 23/11/2016 UCL PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (A) D 0-0 27/11/2016 League FC Sion (A) W 2-1 Delgado 34, Janko 77 03/12/2016 League BSC Young Boys (A) L 1-3 Delgado 66 (P) 06/12/2016 UCL Arsenal FC (H) 10/12/2016 League FC St Gallen (H) 04/02/2017 League FC Lugano (H) 11/02/2017 League FC Thun (A) 18/02/2017 League FC Lausanne-Sport (H) 25/02/2017 League FC Luzern (H) 02/03/2017 Cup FC Zürich (H) 04/03/2017 League FC Vaduz (A) 11/03/2017 League FC Sion (A) 18/03/2017 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (H) 01/04/2017 League FC St Gallen (A) 08/04/2017 League BSC Young Boys (H) 15/04/2017 League FC Lausanne-Sport (A) 22/04/2017 League FC Vaduz (H)
12 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel
FC Basel 1893 29/04/2017 League FC Luzern (A) 06/05/2017 League FC Lugano (A) 13/05/2017 League FC Thun (H) 17/05/2017 League FC Sion (H) 20/05/2017 League BSC Young Boys (A) 28/05/2017 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (A) 02/06/2017 League FC St Gallen (H)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Basel 1893 17 14 2 1 48 15 44 2 BSC Young Boys 17 9 5 3 39 22 32 3 FC Luzern 17 9 2 6 35 30 29 4 FC Sion 17 8 2 7 35 30 26 5 Grasshopper Club Zürich 17 6 3 8 26 32 21 6 FC St Gallen 17 6 3 8 20 26 21 7 FC Lausanne-Sport 17 5 2 10 29 33 17 8 FC Lugano 17 4 5 8 23 35 17 9 FC Thun 17 3 7 7 21 31 16 10 FC Vaduz 17 4 3 10 20 42 15
Arsenal FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers Walcott 31, Oxlade-Chamberlain 64, 14/08/2016 League Liverpool FC (H) L 3-4 Chambers 75 20/08/2016 League Leicester City FC (A) D 0-0 Santi Cazorla 9 (P), Alexis Sánchez 40, 27/08/2016 League Watford FC (A) W 3-1 Özil 45+1 10/09/2016 League Southampton FC (H) W 2-1 Koscielny 29, Santi Cazorla 90+4 (P) 13/09/2016 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (A) D 1-1 Alexis Sánchez 78 Alexis Sánchez 17, 83, Walcott 55, Xhaka 17/09/2016 League Hull City AFC (A) W 4-1 90+2 Xhaka 23, Lucas Pérez 60 (P), 71, Oxlade- 20/09/2016 Cup Nottingham Forest FC (A) W 4-0 Chamberlain 90+3 24/09/2016 League Chelsea FC (H) W 3-0 Alexis Sánchez 11, Walcott 14, Özil 40 28/09/2016 UCL FC Basel 1893 (H) W 2-0 Walcott 7, 26 02/10/2016 League Burnley FC (A) W 1-0 Koscielny 90+3 15/10/2016 League Swansea City AFC (H) W 3-2 Walcott 26, 33, Özil 57 Alexis Sánchez 13, Walcott 42, Oxlade- 19/10/2016 UCL PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (H) W 6-0 Chamberlain 47, Özil 56, 83, 87 22/10/2016 League Middlesbrough FC (H) D 0-0 25/10/2016 Cup Reading FC (H) W 2-0 Oxlade-Chamberlain 33, 78 29/10/2016 League Sunderland AFC (A) W 4-1 Alexis Sánchez 19, 78, Giroud 71, 76 01/11/2016 UCL PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (A) W 3-2 Xhaka 20, Giroud 42, Özil 88 06/11/2016 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) D 1-1 Wimmer 42 (og) 19/11/2016 League Manchester United FC (A) D 1-1 Giroud 89 23/11/2016 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (H) D 2-2 Giroud 45+1 (P), Verratti 60 (og) 27/11/2016 League AFC Bournemouth (H) W 3-1 Alexis Sánchez 12, 90+1, Walcott 53
13 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Arsenal FC 30/11/2016 Cup Southampton FC (H) L 0-2 Özil 24, Alexis Sánchez 72, 80, 86, 03/12/2016 League West Ham United FC (A) W 5-1 Oxlade-Chamberlain 84 06/12/2016 UCL FC Basel 1893 (A) 10/12/2016 League Stoke City FC (H) 13/12/2016 League Everton FC (A) 18/12/2016 League Manchester City FC (A) 26/12/2016 League West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 01/01/2017 League Crystal Palace FC (H) 03/01/2017 League AFC Bournemouth (A) 14/01/2017 League Swansea City AFC (A) 22/01/2017 League Burnley FC (H) 31/01/2017 League Watford FC (H) 04/02/2017 League Chelsea FC (A) 11/02/2017 League Hull City AFC (H) 25/02/2017 League Southampton FC (A) 04/03/2017 League Liverpool FC (A) 11/03/2017 League Leicester City FC (H) 18/03/2017 League West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 01/04/2017 League Manchester City FC (H) 04/04/2017 League West Ham United FC (H) 08/04/2017 League Crystal Palace FC (A) 15/04/2017 League Middlesbrough FC (A) 22/04/2017 League Sunderland AFC (H) 29/04/2017 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) 06/05/2017 League Manchester United FC (H) 13/05/2017 League Stoke City FC (A) 21/05/2017 League Everton FC (H)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Chelsea FC 14 11 1 2 32 11 34 2 Arsenal FC 14 9 4 1 33 14 31 3 Liverpool FC 14 9 3 2 35 18 30 4 Manchester City FC 14 9 3 2 30 15 30 5 Tottenham Hotspur FC 14 7 6 1 24 10 27 6 Manchester United FC 14 5 6 3 19 16 21 7 West Bromwich Albion FC 14 5 5 4 20 17 20 8 Everton FC 14 5 5 4 17 16 20 9 Stoke City FC 14 5 4 5 16 19 19 10 AFC Bournemouth 14 5 3 6 19 22 18 11 Watford FC 14 5 3 6 18 24 18 12 Southampton FC 14 4 5 5 13 15 17 13 Middlesbrough FC 14 3 6 5 13 15 15 14 Crystal Palace FC 14 4 2 8 24 26 14 15 Burnley FC 14 4 2 8 12 23 14 16 Leicester City FC 14 3 4 7 17 24 13
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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 17 West Ham United FC 14 3 3 8 15 29 12 18 Sunderland AFC 14 3 2 9 14 24 11 19 Hull City AFC 14 3 2 9 11 29 11 20 Swansea City AFC 14 2 3 9 16 31 9
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UEFA Champions League - Group stage Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Paris Saint-Germain 5 3 2 0 11 5 11 Arsenal FC 5 3 2 0 14 5 11 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 5 0 2 3 4 13 2 FC Basel 1893 5 0 2 3 2 8 2
Matchday 1 (13/09/2016) FC Basel 1893 1-1 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Goals: 0-1 Jonathan Cafú 45, 1-1 Steffen 79 FC Basel 1893: Vaclík, Traoré, M. Lang, Zuffi (70 Fransson), B. Bjarnason, Delgado (82 Callà), Steffen, Suchý, Janko (40 Doumbia), Balanta, Xhaka Matchday 2 (28/09/2016) Arsenal FC 2-0 FC Basel 1893 Goals: 1-0 Walcott 7, 2-0 Walcott 26 FC Basel 1893: Vaclík, Traoré, M. Lang, Zuffi (71 Elyounoussi), B. Bjarnason (79 Delgado), Steffen, Fransson, Suchý, Balanta, Xhaka, Doumbia (57 Šporar) Matchday 3 (19/10/2016) Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 FC Basel 1893 Goals: 1-0 Di María 40, 2-0 Lucas 62, 3-0 Cavani 90+3 (P) FC Basel 1893: Vaclík, Traoré, M. Lang, Serey Dié (78 Janko), B. Bjarnason, Delgado (70 Zuffi), Steffen, Suchý, Balanta, Xhaka, Doumbia (61 Šporar) Matchday 4 (01/11/2016) FC Basel 1893 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain Goals: 0-1 Matuidi 43, 1-1 Zuffi 76, 1-2 Meunier 90 FC Basel 1893: Vaclík, Traoré, Gaber (69 Šporar), Serey Dié, B. Bjarnason, Delgado (59 Zuffi), Steffen, Suchý, Balanta, Xhaka, Doumbia (59 Janko) Matchday 5 (23/11/2016) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 0-0 FC Basel 1893 FC Basel 1893: Vaclík, Traoré, M. Lang, Zuffi, B. Bjarnason (85 Callà), Delgado (80 Šporar), Suchý, Balanta, Elyounoussi, Xhaka, Doumbia (79 Janko) Matchday 6 (06/12/2016) FC Basel 1893-Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
UEFA Champions League - Group stage Matchday 1 (13/09/2016) Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Arsenal FC Goals: 1-0 Cavani 1, 1-1 Alexis Sánchez 78 Arsenal FC: Ospina, Koscielny, Alexis Sánchez, Özil (85 Elneny ), Oxlade-Chamberlain (63 Giroud), Iwobi, Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Mustafi, Bellerín, Coquelin (71 Xhaka) Matchday 2 (28/09/2016) Arsenal FC 2-0 FC Basel 1893 Goals: 1-0 Walcott 7, 2-0 Walcott 26 Arsenal FC: Ospina, Koscielny, Alexis Sánchez, Özil, Walcott (70 Oxlade-Chamberlain), Iwobi (70 Elneny ), Monreal (75 Gibbs), Santi Cazorla, Mustafi, Bellerín, Xhaka Matchday 3 (19/10/2016)
16 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Arsenal FC 6-0 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Goals: 1-0 Alexis Sánchez 13, 2-0 Walcott 42, 3-0 Oxlade-Chamberlain 47, 4-0 Özil 56, 5-0 Özil 83, 6-0 Özil 87 Arsenal FC: Ospina, Gibbs, Koscielny, Alexis Sánchez (73 Iwobi), Özil, Walcott (62 Lucas Pérez), Oxlade- Chamberlain, Santi Cazorla (57 Elneny ), Mustafi, Bellerín, Coquelin Matchday 4 (01/11/2016) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 2-3 Arsenal FC Goals: 1-0 Jonathan Cafú 12, 2-0 Keșerü 15, 2-1 Xhaka 20, 2-2 Giroud 42, 2-3 Özil 88 Arsenal FC: Ospina, Gibbs, Koscielny, Alexis Sánchez (90 Iwobi), Ramsey (75 Oxlade-Chamberlain), Özil, Giroud, Mustafi, Jenkinson, Xhaka (87 Elneny ), Coquelin Matchday 5 (23/11/2016) Arsenal FC 2-2 Paris Saint-Germain Goals: 0-1 Cavani 18, 1-1 Giroud 45+1 (P) , 2-1 Verratti 60 (og) , 2-2 Iwobi 77 (og) Arsenal FC: Ospina, Gibbs, Koscielny, Alexis Sánchez, Ramsey, Özil, Giroud, Iwobi (77 Xhaka), Mustafi, Jenkinson (81 Oxlade-Chamberlain), Coquelin (80 Walcott) Matchday 6 (06/12/2016) FC Basel 1893-Arsenal FC
17 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Competition facts
18 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Team facts
FC Basel 1893 Formed: 1893 Nickname: Bebbi (local slang for Basel natives) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 19 (2016) Swiss Cup: 11 (2012) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2014/15: round of 16 2013/14: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2011/12: round of 16 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: UEFA Europa League group stage 2008/09: group stage 2007/08: UEFA Cup round of 32 2006/07: UEFA Cup group stage Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Basel v SS Folgore 24/08/00, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-5: Fram Reykjavík v Basel 18/09/73, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Basel v FC Barcelona 22/10/08, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: FC Bayern München v Basel 13/03/12, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win 4-0: Basel v PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 04/11/14, group stage • Biggest away win 1-3: AS Roma v Basel 19/10/10, group stage 0-2: FC Spartak Moskva v Basel 05/11/02, first group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Basel v FC Barcelona (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: FC Bayern München v Basel (see above for details)
Arsenal FC Formed: 1886 Nickname: The Gunners UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Champions League: (2006) • UEFA Cup: (2000)
19 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel • 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: 12 (2015) League Cup: 2 (1993) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: round of 16 2014/15: round of 16 2013/14: round of 16 2012/13: round of 16 2011/12: round of 16 2010/11: round of 16 2009/10: quarter-finals 2008/09: semi-finals 2007/08: quarter-finals 2006/07: round of 16 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal v SK Slavia Praha 23/10/07, UEFA Champions League group stage • Biggest away win 0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal 03/11/93, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Arsenal v FC Spartak Moskva 29/09/82, UEFA Cup first round second leg 0-3: Arsenal v FC Internazionale Milano 17/09/03, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC 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 Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details) • Biggest away win 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal 25/11/03, group stage 0-4: PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal 25/09/02, first group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Arsenal v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Bayern München v Arsenal (see above for details) 4-0: AC Milan v Arsenal (see above for details)
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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
21 FC Basel 1893 - Arsenal FC Tuesday 6 December 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, 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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