Match events
Minute by minute- 7'1–0 Goal: Theo WalcottAssist: Alexis Sánchez Arsenal
- 21' Yellow card: Marek Suchy FC Basel
- 26'2–0 Goal: Theo WalcottAssist: Alexis Sánchez Arsenal
- Half-time 2–0
- 57' Substitution: Andraz SporarOff: Seydou Doumbia FC Basel
- 70' Substitution: Mohamed ElnenyOff: Alex Iwobi Arsenal
- 70' Substitution: Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainOff: Theo Walcott Arsenal
- 71' Substitution: Mohamed ElyounoussiOff: Luca Zuffi FC Basel
- 75' Substitution: Kieran GibbsOff: Nacho Monreal Arsenal
- 79' Substitution: Matías DelgadoOff: Birkir Bjarnason FC Basel
- 85' Yellow card: Mohamed Elyounoussi FC Basel
Line-ups
Confirmed
Arsenal4-2-3-15-3-2FC Basel
- 13 Ospina
- 1875' Monreal
- 6 Koscielny
- 20 Mustafi
- 24 Bellerín
- 29 Xhaka
- 19 Cazorla
- 1770' Iwobi
- 11 Özil
- 1470' Walcott
- 7A2 Sánchez
- 1 Vaclík
- 3 Traoré
- 23 Balanta
- 34 Xhaka
- 17 Suchy
- 5 Lang
- 15 Fransson
- 771' Zuffi
- 879' Bjarnason
- 11 Steffen
- 8857' Doumbia
Arsenal bench
- 35Mohamed Elneny70'
- 15Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain70'
- 3Kieran Gibbs75'
FC Basel bench
- 10Matías Delgado79'
- 24Mohamed Elyounoussi71'
- 9Andraz Sporar57'