Arsenal 3-0 Sevilla: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 19 September 2007
Result
Arsenal 3-0 Sevilla
Champions League · Wednesday 19 September 2007, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Arsenal 3-0 Sevilla: match report
Arsenal defeated Sevilla 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 19 September 2007. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Cesc Fàbregas opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Cesc Fàbregas (27'), Robin van Persie (59') and Eduardo da Silva (90+2'). Sevilla did not score.
Discipline: Arsenal received 1 yellow card; Sevilla received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Arsenal were 17th on 6 points from 2 and Sevilla 16th on 6 points from 2. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-4-2 and Sevilla in a 4-4-2.
Key events
- 27'Goal · Cesc Fàbregas
- 49'Yellow card · Emmanuel Adebayor
- 59'Goal · Robin van Persie
- 74'Yellow card · Dani Alves
- 85'Yellow card · S. Kéita
- 90+2'Goal · Eduardo da Silva
Team news
Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)
Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, Philippe Senderos, Gaël Clichy, Cesc Fàbregas, Tomáš Rosický, Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini, Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor
Sevilla line-up (4-4-2)
Ivica Dragutinovic, Dani Alves, Jesús Navas, Julien Escude, Federico Fazio, Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen, Diego Capel, Luís Fabiano, Frédéric Kanouté, Palop, Jose Martí