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Arsenal 1–0 Lens: UEFA Cup, 6 April 2000

Arsenal and Lens finished 1–0 in the UEFA Cup on 6 April 2000. The match was played in the semi-finals in London.

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Source-checked report card · FootballMatch: Arsenal 1–0 Lens

2000-04-06 · London

Event date:

The match

Arsenal and Lens finished 1–0 in the UEFA Cup on 6 April 2000. The match was played in the semi-finals in London.

Arsenal won the match by 1 goal.

Goals and key incidents

Dennis Bergkamp scored in minute 2 (Arsenal).

Competition and tie context

The aggregate score recorded for the two-leg tie was Arsenal 3–1 Lens.

The same sides also met on 20 April 2000, when Lens finished 1–2 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 38,102 spectators.

The teams’ wider campaign

Arsenal came into this fixture after a Bremen 2–4 Arsenal result on 23 March 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Lens 1–2 Arsenal on 20 April 2000.

Lens came into this fixture after a Lens 2–1 Celta result on 23 March 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Lens 1–2 Arsenal on 20 April 2000.

Sources

Check the original record.

Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.