Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk

This was Arsenal’s first 1-0 victory in a UEFA Champions League group stage match in 29 such matches since a win against Borussia Dortmund in November 2013, while they last won 1-0 thanks to an own goal in a European match against PSV in September 2004.

Arsenal have kept three consecutive clean sheets in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since a run of four under Arsene Wenger in November 2007.

Shakhtar Donetsk’s Dmytro Riznyk became the third player to both score an own goal and save a penalty in a UEFA Champions League match, the first since Benfica’s Mile Svilar in October 2017 against Manchester United.

All four UEFA Champions League meetings between Arsenal and Shakhtar Donetsk have been won by the home side, in the 2000-01 and 2010-11 group stages; the Gunners won 3-2 at Highbury in 2000 and 5-1 at the Emirates in 2010.

Shakhtar Donetsk have failed to win any of their seven away UEFA Champions League matches in England, all in the group stages (D1 L6). They did avoid defeat on their last visit though, drawing 1-1 with Manchester City in November 2019.

Arsenal haven’t lost a home game in the group/league stage of the UEFA Champions League since September 2015 (2-3 v Olympiakos), winning eight of the nine such games since then (D1). Indeed, the Gunners have kept a clean sheet in all eight victories in that run.

Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in both of their games in the UEFA Champions League this season (0-0 v Atalanta and 2-0 v Paris SG), while they last kept three in a row in the competition back in September-November 2007 under Arsène Wenger (4).

Shakhtar Donetsk are one of only four teams yet to score in the UEFA Champions League this season, while the Ukrainian side rank last in the competition for total shots (10, level with Lille) and shots on target (1) through their opening two matches.