§ Champions League · 2024-25 · League Stage 8

Girona 1–2 Arsenal

  • Danjuma 28'
  • Nwaneri 38'
  • Jorginho 42' (pen.)

29 January 2025

The match in data

A 2–1 win for Arsenal against Girona on 29 January 2025, in the 2024-25 Champions League (League Stage 8).

Arsenal came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 28'.

Player of the match: Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), rated 63, thanks above all to 7 duels won and 3 tackles. Calafiori produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Girona, the highest-rated player was Juanpe, with 58.

Raheem Sterling missed a penalty at 90+3'.

63
Player of the match

Riccardo Calafiori

Arsenal · 70'

Produced 1.17× and cost 0.42× their position's average

Added
  • 7 duels won 2.0×
  • 3 tackles 2.1×
  • 4 final-third passes 1.0×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.7×
  • 2 duels lost 0.7×

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.

Girona
PlayerPositionMinRating
Juanpe Defender 90 58
Arnaut Danjuma Forward 90 56
Pau López Goalkeeper 90 50
Oriol Romeu Midfielder 57 50
Yáser Asprilla Forward 57 49
Portu Forward 22 45
Iván Martín Midfielder 68 44
Viktor Tsygankov Forward 68 44
Abel Ruiz Forward 57 42
Arnau Martínez Defender 90 35
Jhon Solís Midfielder 33 35
Antal Yaakobishvili Defender 90 31
Yangel Herrera Midfielder 33 30
Donny van de Beek Midfielder 22 28
Cristhian Stuani Forward 33 27
Alejandro Francés Defender 90 26
Arsenal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender 20 78
Riccardo Calafiori ★ Defender 70 63
Martin Ødegaard Midfielder 90 60
Mikel Merino Midfielder 90 59
Raheem Sterling Forward 90 54
Thomas Partey Midfielder 45 54
Leandro Trossard Forward 70 49
Jorginho Midfielder 82 48
Jakub Kiwior Defender 90 47
Gabriel Magalhães Defender 90 46
Jurriën Timber Defender 45 46
Kai Havertz Forward 20 46
Ethan Nwaneri Midfielder 87 37
Neto Goalkeeper 90 34
Gabriel Martinelli Forward 9 no rating
Declan Rice Midfielder 8 no rating

Did you know?

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

Which Arsenal player recovered the most balls?

Mikel Merino, with 10 recoveries. Next: Jorginho 3, Riccardo Calafiori 3.

Mikel Merino controlled the middle of the pitch for Arsenal, racking up 10 ball recoveries. He comfortably outpaced Jorginho and Riccardo Calafiori, who had 3 each.

Which Girona player made the most interceptions?

Arnau Martínez, with 3 interceptions. Next: Yáser Asprilla 1, Alejandro Francés 1.

Arnau Martínez led Girona with 3 interceptions in the 1–2 loss. His teammates Yáser Asprilla and Alejandro Francés managed only 1 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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Girona 1–2 Arsenal, Champions League 2024-25. Player of the match: Riccardo Calafiori, 63
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.