Arsenal thrash Lille with a clean three-goal win in the UEFA Champions League

Arsenal secured a big win over visitors Lille by 3 goals to nil, in the match played on 13 October 2026 as part of the second round of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League tournament, broadcast on beIN Sports.

All the goals of the match came in the second half, as Jurriën David Norman Timber opened the scoring in the 64th minute, before Eberechi Oluchi Eze added the second goal in the 67th minute, then Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka added the third goal in the 71st minute to seal the result in favour of his team.

Jurriën David Norman Timber won the man of the match award with a rating of 8.54, after playing for 78 minutes and contributing a goal.

Arsenal dominated the course of the match, with possession of 58% compared to 42% for their visitors, and took 15 attempts, 8 of which were on target, compared to no shots on target for Lille, while the expected goals rate was 1.89 for Arsenal compared to 0.4 for Lille.

Arsenal won 7 corner kicks compared to none for Lille, and committed 11 fouls compared to 9 for their visitors, while Lille's goalkeeper made 5 saves during the match, which was officiated by referee Felix Zwayer. The match saw no red cards, against two yellow cards for Arsenal and one for Lille.

With 3 points from one match won, Arsenal sit in 14th place in the standings after scoring one goal and keeping a clean sheet, while Lille are at the bottom of the standings in 23rd place without points, after losing their match, scoring two goals and conceding 3 goals.