Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Arsenal
- Andrich 46'
- Havertz 89' (pen.)
11 March 2026
The match in data
A 1–1 draw between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Arsenal on 11 March 2026, in the 2025-26 Champions League (Round of 16).
Player of the match: Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), rated 66, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 68 passes. Palacios produced 1.3 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
For Arsenal, the highest-rated player was Noni Madueke, with 67.
Exequiel Palacios
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 82'
Produced 1.34× and cost 0.49× their position's average
- 7 final-third passes 1.4×
- 68 passes 1.7×
- 9 recoveries 2.2×
- 9 misplaced passes 1.5×
- 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.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exequiel Palacios ★ | Midfielder | 82 | 66 |
| Robert Andrich | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Martin Terrier | Forward | 82 | 62 |
| Christian Kofane | Forward | 90 | 54 |
| Aleix García | Midfielder | 90 | 53 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Janis Blaswich | Goalkeeper | 90 | 43 |
| Ernest Poku | Forward | 90 | 38 |
| Jarell Quansah | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Ibrahim Maza | Midfielder | 74 | 23 |
| Malik Tillman | Midfielder | 16 | no rating |
| Ezequiel Fernández | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Jonas Hofmann | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noni Madueke | Forward | 30 | 67 |
| Declan Rice | Midfielder | 90 | 66 |
| William Saliba | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Martín Zubimendi | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| Eberechi Eze | Midfielder | 82 | 43 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | Forward | 74 | 40 |
| David Raya | Goalkeeper | 90 | 39 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Bukayo Saka | Forward | 60 | 34 |
| Jurriën Timber | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Piero Hincapié | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| Kai Havertz | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Gabriel Jesus | Forward | 8 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Arsenal player played the most passes?
William Saliba, with 86 passes. Next: Declan Rice 76, Martín Zubimendi 67.
William Saliba dictated Arsenal's circulation with 86 passes in the 1–1 draw, finishing ahead of Declan Rice (76) and Martín Zubimendi (67).
Which Bayer 04 Leverkusen player made the most interceptions?
Exequiel Palacios, with 5 interceptions. Next: Robert Andrich 2, Martin Terrier 2.
Disrupting passing lanes was vital in securing the 1–1 draw. Exequiel Palacios led Bayer 04 Leverkusen with 5 interceptions, more than doubling Robert Andrich and Martin Terrier, who each had 2.
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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