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 72, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 68 passes. Palacios produced 1.5 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
For Arsenal, the highest-rated player was Noni Madueke, with 76.
Exequiel Palacios
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 82'
Produced 1.46× and cost 0.52× 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: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exequiel Palacios ★ | Midfielder | 82 | 72 |
| Martin Terrier | Forward | 82 | 68 |
| Robert Andrich | Midfielder | 90 | 63 |
| Aleix García | Midfielder | 90 | 61 |
| Ernest Poku | Forward | 90 | 54 |
| Christian Kofane | Forward | 90 | 51 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Jarell Quansah | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Ibrahim Maza | Midfielder | 74 | 26 |
| Janis Blaswich | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| 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 | 76 |
| Declan Rice | Midfielder | 90 | 74 |
| William Saliba | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Martín Zubimendi | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | Forward | 74 | 53 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| Eberechi Eze | Midfielder | 82 | 49 |
| Jurriën Timber | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Bukayo Saka | Forward | 60 | 36 |
| Piero Hincapié | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| David Raya | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Kai Havertz | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Gabriel Jesus | Forward | 8 | no rating |
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.