§ Champions League · 2025-26 · League Stage 1

Athletic Club 0–2 Arsenal

  • Martinelli 72'
  • Trossard 87'

16 September 2025

The match in data

Arsenal beat Athletic Club 2–0 on 16 September 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 1).

Player of the match: Declan Rice (Arsenal), rated 66, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 10 final-third passes. Rice produced 1.5 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

For Athletic Club, the highest-rated player was Gorka Guruzeta, with 46.

66
Player of the match

Declan Rice

Arsenal · 90'

Produced 1.49× and cost 0.53× their position's average

Added
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 10 final-third passes 1.8×
  • 3 key passes 2.7×
Took away
  • 11 misplaced passes 1.6×
  • 2 duels lost 0.4×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Athletic Club
PlayerPositionMinRating
Gorka Guruzeta Forward 22 46
Iñaki Williams Forward 90 44
Adama Boiro Defender 68 44
Oihan Sancet Midfielder 68 44
Aitor Paredes Defender 90 43
Unai Gómez Midfielder 20 42
Mikel Vesga Midfielder 81 41
Yuri Berchiche Defender 22 38
Andoni Gorosabel Defender 90 32
Dani Vivian Defender 90 32
Álex Berenguer Forward 90 32
Mikel Jauregizar Midfielder 90 31
Unai Simón Goalkeeper 90 30
Robert Navarro Forward 61 25
Alejandro Rego Midfielder 9 no rating
Nico Serrano Forward 9 no rating
Arsenal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Leandro Trossard Forward 25 83
Declan Rice ★ Midfielder 90 66
Gabriel Magalhães Defender 90 52
Riccardo Calafiori Defender 90 52
David Raya Goalkeeper 90 48
Eberechi Eze Midfielder 71 42
Noni Madueke Forward 90 39
Jurriën Timber Defender 90 38
Viktor Gyökeres Forward 65 38
Cristhian Mosquera Defender 90 37
Mikel Merino Midfielder 90 36
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder 90 32
Gabriel Martinelli Forward 19 no rating
Christian Nørgaard Midfielder 1 no rating
Piero Hincapié Defender 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Arsenal player won the most duels?

Riccardo Calafiori, with 9 duels won. Next: Cristhian Mosquera 7, Eberechi Eze 7.

Riccardo Calafiori led Arsenal's physical battles in the 0–2 win at Athletic Club, winning 9 duels. Cristhian Mosquera and Eberechi Eze provided close support with 7 duels won each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Athletic Club 0–2 Arsenal, Champions League 2025-26. Player of the match: Declan Rice, 66
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.