UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 3-1) Arsenal Stadium - London Thursday 18 March 2021 Arsenal FC 18.55CET (17.55 local time) Olympiacos FC Round of 16, Second leg Last updated 12/05/2021 11:20CET 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 22 1 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC Thursday 18 March 2021 - 18.55CET (17.55 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers El-Arabi 58; Ødegaard 11/03/2021 R16 Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC 1-3 Piraeus 34, Gabriel 80, Elneny 85 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Aubameyang 113 ET; 1-2 27/02/2020 R32 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC London Cissé 53, El-Arabi 120 agg: 2-2 ag (aet) ET 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 5 3 0 2 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 11 6 0 5 19 14 2 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC Thursday 18 March 2021 - 18.55CET (17.55 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Olympiacos FC 6 3 0 3 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 11 5 0 6 14 19 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) 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 Olympiacos FC - Manchester 25/11/2020 GS 0-1 Piraeus Foden 36 City FC Ferran Torres 12, Manchester City FC - 03/11/2020 GS 3-0 Manchester Jesus 81, João Olympiacos FC Cancelo 90 3 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC Thursday 18 March 2021 - 18.55CET (17.55 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - 1-0 06/08/2020 R16 Wolverhampton Jiménez 9 (P) Olympiacos FC agg: 2-1 Olympiacos FC - Wolverhampton El-Arabi 54; Pedro 12/03/2020 R16 1-1 Piraeus Wanderers FC Neto 67 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) 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 4 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC Thursday 18 March 2021 - 18.55CET (17.55 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London UEFA Champions League 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 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 10 6 2 2 11 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 21 11 3 7 33 23 Olympiacos FC 19 7 5 7 18 2 1 15 0 0 0 0 37 9 6 22 35 75 5 Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC Thursday 18 March 2021 - 18.55CET (17.55 local time) Match press kit Arsenal Stadium, London Match background Arsenal appear to be in command of their round of 16 tie against Olympiacos having won the first leg 3-1 in Piraeus, but they will be wary of opponents who came from behind to eliminate them from the UEFA Europa League in similar circumstances last season. • Arsenal claimed maximum points in the autumn from UEFA Europa League Group B, doing the double over Rapid Wien, Dundalk and fellow qualifiers Molde while scoring 20 goals – the most ever by an English team in a UEFA Europa League group – before edging out Benfica in the round of 32, a 1-1 draw in Rome followed by a 3-2 comeback win in Piraeus in which captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice, including an 87th-minute winner. • Despite losing their last five fixtures in UEFA Champions League Group C, Olympiacos managed to take third place above Marseille to secure an eighth appearance in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase. Further progress was made as they beat PSV Eindhoven 5-4 on aggregate, a 4-2 home win followed by a 2-1 defeat in Eindhoven that proved undamaging thanks to Egyptian international Ahmed Hassan's decisive 88th-minute strike.