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Athletic Bilbao v Arsenal BBC Radio 5 Live This video can not be played Athletic Bilbao v Arsenal BBC Radio 5 Live Follow live coverage of six games on opening night of Champions League Arsenal under way against Athletic Club before Tottenham host Villarreal at 20: 00 BST Watch BBC Radio 5 Live Champions League Final Score at top of page, including commentary of both matches Real Madrid v Marseille & Juventus & Dortmund also on Tuesday Press 'get involved' at top of page to join conversation Neil Johnston & Adam Millington Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal Arsenal have conceded just 18 goals in 24 Champions League matches under Mikel Arteta. The home side have had six touches inside the Gunners box but David Raya has not been forced into a save. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal Ten minutes on the clock. As expected, Athletic Club, roared on by their fans, have started strongly but the Gunners are well organised at the back. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal Ally Mc Coist Former Rangers striker on TNT Sports Eze just switched off ever so slightly there in his defensive duties and that allowed Gorosabel in behind. There were a couple of great defensive blocks there from the captain Gabriel. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal Paul Robinson Former Tottenham goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames Declan Rice is protesting his innocence to the referee but it's clever play from Mikel Jauregizar. Rice was just a bit late. Comment at the top of this page, Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Can Arsenal just play simple football and pass the ball forward quickly? They will lose this game, if they're not careful. Joseph Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal The set-piece is hammered into the wall and Arsenal clear. The ball cannons off Jurrien Timber. Promise David (9 mins, pen) The visitors have taken a surprise lead! Christian Burgess is clumsily brought down by Ivan Perisic inside the PSV box. Promise David then steps up from the spot and sends goalkeeper Matej Kovar the wrong way. We have our first goal of the Champions League league phase this season. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal Declan Rice brings down Mikel Jauregizar on the edge of the Arsenal box - and the England man is shown an early yellow card. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal Incredible stat. .. Athletic Club are the first Spanish side to start a Champions League game with 11 players who have never played Champions League football before since Real Madrid in September 1995. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal Ally Mc Coist Former Rangers striker on TNT Sports It was a bright move. It's not a good ball from Sancet. If he weights that ball perfectly then Berenguer is on goal. That has got to go down as a chance. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal Alex Howell BBC Sport football reporter in San Mames Stadium It really is a special atmosphere inside the San Mames. When the teams walked out the noise was incredible. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal A first hint of danger from Athletic Club and Inaki Williams is at the heart of the move. Arsenal have registered 82. 6% possession in the opening five minutes but much of that has been inside their own half. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal Despite the frenzy and thumping noise from the stands, it's been a low key start. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal The Gunners are wearing their blue away shirts, while the hosts are decked out in their traditional red and white. The visitors are enjoying plenty of early possession but are spending the opening moments inside their own half. Athletic Club 0-0 Arsenal Arsenal's latest attempt to win the Champions League for the first time is under way. Athletic Club v Arsenal (17: 45 BST) Paul Robinson Former Tottenham goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at San Mames This feels like a major tournament final or a World Cup game in here. Comment at the top of this page, Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Arsenal to go all the way. I've booked my trip to Budapest already! Charlie, Sussex Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Six Stars: Some mouthwatering ties coming up. I’m backing Liverpool, but failing that then any English side - including Newcastle. Athletic Club v Arsenal (17: 45 BST) Arsenal Arsenal are the first non-Spanish team to name four Spaniards in their starting XI for a Champions League game against Spanish opposition (Raya, Mosquera, Merino, Zubimendi) since Chelsea-Barcelona in February 2018 (Alonso, Azpilicueta, Pedro, Fabregas). Athletic Club v Arsenal (17: 45 BST) Here they come. .. Last Updated 16th September 2025 at 17: 55 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Ernesto Valverde Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Mikel Arteta Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Ernesto Valverde Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Mikel Arteta Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 To watch and listen, you need to enable Java Script in your browser. Athletic Bilbao v Arsenal. BBC Radio 5 Live. Audio Athletic Bilbao v Arsenal BBC Radio 5 Live Listen live Champions League build-up. BBC Radio 5 Live. Champions League build-up BBC Radio 5 Live Listen here at 19: 45 Tottenham v Villarreal. BBC Radio 5 Live. Tottenham v Villarreal BBC Radio 5 Live Listen here at 20: 00 UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be the first competitive meeting between Athletic Club and Arsenal, and just the third time the Lions have faced an English opponent in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (eliminated by Manchester United in 1956-57 quarter-final and Liverpool in 1983-84 last 16). If Arsenal win this game, they will become the first side in European Cup/UEFA Champions League history to win six consecutive matches against Spanish sides. Indeed, they have won all five of their matches against Spanish opposition across the last two campaigns (two v Real Madrid, two v Sevilla and one v Girona). Athletic Club have only lost two of their previous 10 home games against English sides in major European competition (W5 D3), although one of those did come in the most recent one, losing 3-0 against Manchester United in last season’s UEFA Europa League (semi-final first leg). This will be Athletic Club’s first outing in the UEFA Champions League since the 2014-15 season, which was also under Ernesto Valverde, in the second of his three spells as club manager. Athletic have won six of their seven European matches played at San Mamés since Valverde returned in 2022 (L1). Across the last two editions of the UEFA Champions League, only Real Madrid (33) have accumulated more points in the group/league phase than Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal (32 – P14 W10 D2 L2). Arsenal only lost three of their 14 games in the UEFA Champions League last season (W9 D2), with all three defeats coming against 2024-25 finalists Paris SG (L2) and Internazionale (L1). Athletic Club boss Ernesto Valverde has only lost nine of his 42 games as a manager in the UEFA Champions League (W23 D10). Among Spanish managers with 10+ matches in the competition, only Pep Guardiola has a lower loss rate (17. 1%) than Valverde (21. 4%). Arsenal have conceded just 18 goals in 24 UEFA Champions League matches under Mikel Arteta. Among teams with 20+ games under a manager, only four sides in the competition have a better goals conceded per game average (0. 75): Fabio Capello’s Milan (0. 38), Louis van Gaal’s Ajax (0. 63), Frank Rijkaard’s Barcelona (0. 68) and Ernesto Valverde’s Barcelona (0. 71). Arsenal’s Viktor Gyökeres was directly involved in seven goals in eight appearances in the UEFA Champions League last season (six goals, one assist for Sporting CP), averaging a goal or assist every 87 minutes played. Only one Arsenal player had a minutes per goal involvement ratio under 100 (Bukayo Saka, 95).     No non-Spanish player has ever appeared for Athletic Club in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, while two could do so in this game: Ghanaian Iñaki Williams and Moroccan Maroan Sannadi. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.