Arsenal 5–1 Deportivo: UEFA Cup, 2 March 2000

The match

Arsenal and Deportivo finished 5–1 in the UEFA Cup on 2 March 2000. The match was played in the fourth round in London.

Arsenal won the match by 4 goals.

Goals and key incidents

Lee Dixon scored in minute 5 (Arsenal). Thierry Henry scored in minute 29 (Arsenal). Djalminha scored a penalty in minute 55 (Deportivo).

Thierry Henry scored in minute 66 (Arsenal). Nwankwo Kanu scored in minute 77 (Arsenal). Dennis Bergkamp scored in minute 82 (Arsenal).

Djalminha was sent off in minute 60.

Competition and tie context

The aggregate score recorded for the two-leg tie was Arsenal 6–3 Deportivo.

The same sides also met on 9 March 2000, when Deportivo finished 2–1 against Arsenal. That is a separate match result in this competition campaign.

Venue and attendance

The UEFA match record identifies the venue as Highbury, London.

The recorded attendance was 37,837 spectators.

The teams’ wider campaign

Arsenal came into this fixture after a Nantes 3–3 Arsenal result on 9 December 1999 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Deportivo 2–1 Arsenal on 9 March 2000.

Deportivo came into this fixture after a Panathinaikos 1–1 Deportivo result on 9 December 1999 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Deportivo 2–1 Arsenal on 9 March 2000.