Bayer Leverkusen have progressed from four of their five major European knockout ties against English clubs, failing only against Liverpool in 2004-05 in the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal's only previous European meetings with Bayer Leverkusen came in the second group stage in 2001-02, drawing 1-1 away and winning 4-1 at Highbury.

Arsenal's only previous European meetings with Bayer Leverkusen came in the second group stage in 2001-02, drawing 1-1 away and winning 4-1 at Highbury.

All five of Arsenal's UEFA Champions League knockout ties against German teams have come against Bayern Munich, going out in the last 16 in 2004-05, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2016-17, and in the 2023-24 quarter-final.

Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last three UEFA Champions League games (W2 D1), keeping a clean sheet in all three. The German side have never previously kept four consecutive shutouts in the competition.

Arsenal are the only team who haven’t trailed at any point in the UEFA Champions League this season (62% winning, 38% drawing of their total match time). Indeed, the Gunners have the best xG difference when in a drawing game state of any team in this edition (+8 – 9.4 xG for, 1.4 xG against).

Coming into the round of 16 fixtures, Bayer Leverkusen have conceded more shots from high turnovers (26) than any other side in the UEFA Champions League this season. Overall, only Qarabag (118) have conceded more total high turnovers than the German side (109) in this edition.

43% of Bayer Leverkusen’s chances created in the UEFA Champions League this season have come from the left side (split by left/centre/right thirds); the highest percentage of any team. Indeed, left wing back Alejandro Grimaldo has created 23 chances for them in this edition, which is 12 more than any of his teammates (11, Ibrahim Maza).

Arsenal’s Viktor Gyökeres has netted 10 goals in 14 UEFA Champions League appearances, four of which have been scored following a carry (travelling 5+ metres with the ball). Coming into the round of 16, only Vinícius Júnior (6), Raphinha and Lamine Yamal (both 5) have more goal-ending carries in the competition since the start of last season.

Since the start of last season, Arsenal defender Jurriën Timber has the lowest dribbled past percentage (7.4%) of any player to attempt 50+ true tackles in the UEFA Champions League (4/54).

Bayer Leverkusen’s Aleix García has averaged 16.6 line-breaking passes per 90 in the UEFA Champions League this season; the most by any midfielder (min. 300 minutes played).