Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 Newcastle United
- Guimarães 13' (o.g.)
- Grimaldo 88'
- Gordon 51' (pen.)
- Miley 74'
10 December 2025
The match in data
Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Newcastle United finished level at 2–2 on 10 December 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 6).
Player of the match: Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), rated 74, thanks above all to 10 final-third passes and 81 passes. García produced 1.1 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Sandro Tonali, with 68.
Aleix García
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 90'
Produced 1.08× and cost 0.28× their position's average
- 10 final-third passes 1.8×
- 81 passes 1.9×
- 3 interceptions 3.2×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.7×
- 1 shot off target 1.2×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleix García ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 74 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| Ibrahim Maza | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Jarell Quansah | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Robert Andrich | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Malik Tillman | Midfielder | 85 | 42 |
| Ernest Poku | Forward | 71 | 42 |
| Christian Kofane | Forward | 44 | 40 |
| Patrik Schick | Forward | 46 | 26 |
| Arthur | Defender | 90 | 25 |
| Mark Flekken | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Nathan Tella | Forward | 19 | no rating |
| Claudio Echeverri | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
| Loïc Badé | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | 90 | 68 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 90 | 68 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 90 | 67 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 90 | 61 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 78 | 54 |
| Tino Livramento | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 60 | 42 |
| Lewis Miley | Midfielder | 30 | 33 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 90 | 32 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Yoane Wissa | Forward | 1 | 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.