Match events
Minute by minute- 5'1–0 Goal: Manu TriguerosAssist: Samuel Chukwueze Villarreal
- 29'2–0 Goal: Raúl AlbiolAssist: Gerard Moreno Villarreal
- 37' Yellow card: Pau Torres Villarreal
- 44' Yellow card: Dani Ceballos Arsenal
- 45' Substitution: Francis CoquelinOff: Paco Alcácer Villarreal
- Half-time 2–0
- 57' Red card: Dani Ceballos Arsenal
- 58' Yellow card: Thomas Partey Arsenal
- 63' Substitution: Gabriel MartinelliOff: Martin Ødegaard Arsenal
- 67' Yellow card: Étienne Capoue Villarreal
- 70' Substitution: MarioOff: Juan Foyth Villarreal
- 73'2–1 Penalty goal: Nicolas Pépé pen Arsenal
- 80' Red card: Étienne Capoue Villarreal
- 80' Substitution: Moi GómezOff: Manu Trigueros Villarreal
- 81' Substitution: Alberto MorenoOff: Alfonso Pedraza Villarreal
- 85' Substitution: Pierre-Emerick AubameyangOff: Bukayo Saka Arsenal
- 90' Yellow card: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal
- 90+5' Substitution: WillianOff: Nicolas Pépé Arsenal
- 90+5' Substitution: Mohamed ElnenyOff: Emile Smith Rowe Arsenal
Line-ups
Confirmed
Villarreal4-4-24-2-3-1Arsenal
- 13 Rulli
- 2481' Pedraza
- 4 Torres
- 3 Albiol
- 870' Foyth
- 1480' Trigueros
- 5 Parejo
- 25 Capoue
- 11A Chukwueze
- 1745' Alcácer
- 7A Moreno
- 1 Leno
- 34 Xhaka
- 22 Marí
- 16 Holding
- 21 Chambers
- 8 Ceballos
- 18 Partey
- 1990+5' Pépé
- 1163' Ødegaard
- 785' Saka
- 3290+5' Rowe
Villarreal bench
- 23Moi Gómez80'
- 2Mario70'
- 19Francis Coquelin45'
- 18Alberto Moreno81'
Arsenal bench
- 35Gabriel Martinelli63'
- 25Mohamed Elneny90+5'
- 14Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang85'
- 12Willian90+5'