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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2019/20 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 1-0) Arsenal Stadium - London Thursday 27 February 2020 Arsenal FC 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Olympiacos FC Round of 32, Second leg Last updated 20/09/2020 22:25CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 6 Team facts 8 Squad list 10 Fixtures and results 13 Match-by-match lineups 17 Match officials 20 Legend 21 1 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC Thursday 27 February 2020 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 20/02/2020 R32 Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC 0-1 Piraeus Lacazette 81 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/12/2015 GS Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC 0-3 Piraeus Giroud 29, 49, 67 (P) Walcott 35, Alexis Sánchez 65; Pardo 29/09/2015 GS Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC 2-3 London 33, Ospina 40 (og), Finnbogason 66 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Maniatis 64, Mitroglou 04/12/2012 GS Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC 2-1 Piraeus 73; Rosický 38 Gervinho 42, Podolski 03/10/2012 GS Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC 3-1 London 56, Ramsey 90+4; Mitroglou 45+1 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Djebbour 16, David 06/12/2011 GS Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC 3-1 Piraeus Fuster 36, Modesto 89; Benayoun 57 Oxlade-Chamberlain 28/09/2011 GS Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC 2-1 London 8, André Santos 20; David Fuster 27 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/12/2009 GS Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC 1-0 Piraeus Leonardo 47 Van Persie 78, 29/09/2009 GS Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC 2-0 London Arshavin 86 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Arsenal FC 4 3 0 1 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 4 15 11 Olympiacos FC 5 3 0 2 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 4 0 5 11 15 Arsenal FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Henry 16 (P); Cygan 02/11/2004 GS Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC 1-1 London 75 (og) 2 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC Thursday 27 February 2020 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London UEFA Champions League González 65, Olisadebe 82; 20/10/2004 GS Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC 2-2 Athens Ljungberg 18, Henry 74 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Henry 23, 52 (P); 16/10/2001 GS1 Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC 2-1 London Olisadebe 50 26/09/2001 GS1 Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC 1-0 Athens Karagounis 25 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sypniewski 74; Boa 09/12/1998 GS Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC 1-3 Athens Morte 64, 86, Anelka 80 Adams 62, Keown 75; 30/09/1998 GS Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC 2-1 London Pereira Da Silva 87 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Bergkamp 22; Vryzas 30/09/1997 R1 Arsenal FC - PAOK FC London agg: 1-2 87 16/09/1997 R1 PAOK FC - Arsenal FC 1-0 Salonika Frantzeskos 61 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 30/09/1981 R1 Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC London Talbot 53 agg: 3-0 McDermott 34, Meade 16/09/1981 R1 Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC 0-2 Athens 72 Olympiacos FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Alli 45+1, Kane 50, Tottenham Hotspur - 26/11/2019 GS 4-2 London 77, Aurier 73; El Arabi Olympiacos FC 6, Rúben Semedo 19 Podence 44, Olympiacos FC - Tottenham Valbuena 54 (P); 18/09/2019 GS 2-2 Piraeus Hotspur Kane 26 (P), Moura 30 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 30/08/2018 PO Burnley FC - Olympiacos FC Burnley Vydra 86; Podence 83 agg: 2-4 Fortounis 19, 60 (P), 23/08/2018 PO Olympiacos FC - Burnley FC 3-1 Piraeus Bouchalakis 49; Wood 33 (P) 3 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC Thursday 27 February 2020 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Manchester United FC - 3-0 Van Persie 25 (P), 19/03/2014 R16 Manchester Olympiacos FC agg: 3-2 45+1, 52 Olympiacos FC - Manchester Domínguez 38, 25/02/2014 R16 2-0 Piraeus United FC Campbell 55 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-0 Ballack 5, Lampard 05/03/2008 R16 Chelsea FC - Olympiacos FC London agg: 3-0 25, Kalou 48 19/02/2008 R16 Olympiacos FC - Chelsea FC 0-0 Piraeus UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Newcastle United FC - 4-0 Dyer 18, Shearer 45, 16/03/2005 R16 Newcastle Olympiacos FC agg: 7-1 69, Bowyer 54 P. Djordjević 14 (P); Olympiacos FC - Newcastle 10/03/2005 R16 1-3 Piraeus Shearer 12 (P), United FC Robert 33, Kluivert 68 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sinama Pongolle 47, 08/12/2004 GS Liverpool FC - Olympiacos FC 3-1 Liverpool Mellor 80, Gerrard 86; Rivaldo 27 28/09/2004 GS Olympiacos FC - Liverpool FC 1-0 Piraeus Stoltidis 17 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Choutos 70, P. Olympiacos FC - Manchester Djordjević 74; Blanc 23/10/2002 GS1 2-3 Athens United FC 21, Verón 59, Scholes 84 Manchester United FC - Giggs 19, 66, Verón 01/10/2002 GS1 4-0 Manchester Olympiacos FC 26, Solskjær 77 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Solskjær 79, Giggs Manchester United FC - 23/10/2001 GS1 3-0 Manchester 88, Van Nistelrooy Olympiacos FC 90+4 Olympiacos FC - Manchester 10/10/2001 GS1 0-2 Athens Beckham 66, Cole 82 United FC UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 Heskey 28, Barmby 07/12/2000 R3 Liverpool FC - Olympiacos FC Liverpool agg: 4-2 60 4 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC Thursday 27 February 2020 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London UEFA Cup Alexandris 65, 89; 23/11/2000 R3 Olympiacos FC - Liverpool FC 2-2 Athens Barmby 38, Gerrard 66 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Olympiacos FC - Tottenham 1-0 08/11/1972 R2 Piraeus Arguroidis 44 Hotspur agg: 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur - Pearce 11, 58, 25/10/1972 R2 4-0 London Olympiacos FC Chivers 35, Coates 48 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Bovington 58 (og), Olympiacos FC - West Ham 2-2 01/12/1965 R1 Athens Polychroniou 81 (P); United FC agg: 2-6 Peters 28, 53 West Ham United FC - Hurst 23, 43, Byrne 24/11/1965 R1 4-0 London Olympiacos FC 65, Brabrook 82 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Arsenal FC 9 6 2 1 10 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 19 10 3 6 29 20 Olympiacos FC 16 7 4 5 15 1 1 13 0 0 0 0 31 8 5 18 31 65 5 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC Thursday 27 February 2020 - 21.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London Match background Arsenal struck late to defeat Olympiacos 1-0 in Piraeus, and the 2018/19 runners-up have history on their side as they seek to close out this UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie, even though the Greek side were victorious on their last visit to the Gunners' home. • Arsenal's third successive UEFA Europa League group stage campaign began with three straight wins, but they stuttered thereafter and needed a late comeback at Standard Liège on Matchday 6 to qualify as Group F winners. Olympiacos competed in the UEFA Champions League during the summer and autumn, coming through three qualifying ties before claiming third place in Group B behind Bayern München and Tottenham Hotspur thanks to a closing 1-0 win at home to Crvena zvezda. Previous meetings • Alexandre Lacazette's close-range strike in the 81st minute – the Frenchman's 19th UEFA Europa League goal – proved to be the difference between the two sides in the first leg as Arsenal claimed a second successive victory over Olympiacos in Piraeus. • The clubs have been paired together four times in the UEFA Champions League group stage, and on every occasion Arsenal have staged the home fixture on Matchday 2 and Olympiacos the return game on Matchday 6. • The first six matches between them – in 2009/10, 2011/12 and 2012/13 – all ended in home wins, but last time out, in 2015/16, the roles were reversed, Olympiacos winning 3-2 in north London only to succumb to a 0-3 defeat at home. Olivier Giroud's hat-trick enabled Arsenal to pip their hosts to the runners-up spot in the group on the head-to- head rule and therefore secure a 16th successive appearances in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase. • Arsenal's record at home to Greek visitors is W6 D2 L1, Olympiacos's most recent visit ending their unbeaten run. The Gunners have kept only two clean sheets in those nine fixtures. • The 3-2 win at Arsenal in September 2015 ended Olympiacos's sequence of 12 defeats in as many visits to England.