Arsenal v Schalke 04, 24 October 2012
| Score | 2-0 to Schalke 04 |
| Referee | Jonas Eriksson |
| Competition | UEFA Champions League Group B |
| Venue | Emirates Stadium |
| Attendance | 60,049 |
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Kick-off: 7.45pm BST
0 Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Vito Mannone
Defender
Andre Santos
Defender
Carl Jenkinson
Defender
Per Mertesacker
Defender
Thomas Vermaelen
(captain)
Midfielder
Mikel Arteta
Midfielder
Francis Coquelin
Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder
Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward
Gervinho
Forward
Łukasz Podolski
Substitutions:
| Olivier Giroud for Gervinho | 75 |
| Andrei Arshavin for Łukasz Podolski | 82 |
| Serge Gnabry for Carl Jenkinson | 82 |
Cards:
| Thomas Vermaelen | 15 | Y |
| Mikel Arteta | 48 | Y |
| Aaron Ramsey | 70 | Y |
| Gervinho | 71 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
James Shea
Defender
Johann Djourou
Defender
Laurent Koscielny
Midfielder/Forward
Serge Gnabry
Forward
Andrei Arshavin
Forward
Marouane Chamakh
Forward
Olivier Giroud
Comments:
This was Arsenal's first home defeat in the Champions League group stages since a 3-0 loss to Internazionale in September 2003, so their first at the Emirates Stadium.2 Schalke 04
Manager: Huub Stevens
Goals:
| Klaas Jan Huntelaar | 76 |
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| Ibrahim Afellay | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Lars Unnerstall
Goalkeeper
Christian Fuchs
Defender
Benedikt Höwedes
Defender
(captain)
Atsuto Uchida
Defender
Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder
Roman Neustädter
Defender/Midfielder
Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder
Marco Höger
Midfielder
Jefferson Farfán
Midfielder/Forward
Lewis Holtby
Midfielder/Forward
Klaas Jan Huntelaar
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jermaine Jones for Marco Höger | 46 |
| Tranquillo Barnetta for Lewis Holtby | 65 |
| Ciprian Marica for Klaas Jan Huntelaar | 87 |
Cards:
| Ibrahim Afellay | 14 | Y |
| Marco Höger | 39 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Timo Hildebrand
Defender/Midfielder
Jermaine Jones
Defender/Midfielder
Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder
Tranquillo Barnetta
Midfielder
Christoph Moritz
Midfielder/Forward
Julian Draxler
Forward
Ciprian Marica