§ Champions League · 2025-26 · League Stage 4

Newcastle United 2–0 Athletic Club

  • Burn 11'
  • Joelinton 49'

5 November 2025

The match in data

Newcastle United beat Athletic Club 2–0 on 5 November 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 4).

Player of the match: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), rated 66, thanks above all to 7 duels won and 4 aerials won. Burn produced 1.7 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Athletic Club, the highest-rated player was Dani Vivian, with 64.

66
Player of the match

Dan Burn

Newcastle United · 65'

Produced 1.72× and cost 0.62× their position's average

Added
  • 7 duels won 2.1×
  • 4 aerials won 3.3×
  • 2 interceptions 2.5×
Took away
  • 10 misplaced passes 2.0×
  • 1 duel 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.

Newcastle United
PlayerPositionMinRating
Dan Burn ★ Defender 65 66
Nick Pope Goalkeeper 90 65
Malick Thiaw Defender 90 64
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder 66 64
Harvey Barnes Forward 66 53
Lewis Hall Defender 25 51
Joelinton Midfielder 90 50
Sven Botman Defender 90 48
Lewis Miley Midfielder 24 47
Jacob Murphy Forward 49 45
Sandro Tonali Midfielder 90 42
Kieran Trippier Defender 90 37
Nick Woltemade Forward 83 33
Anthony Elanga Forward 24 33
Anthony Gordon Forward 41 8
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder 7 no rating
Athletic Club
PlayerPositionMinRating
Dani Vivian Defender 90 64
Adama Boiro Defender 90 60
Nico Serrano Forward 21 58
Aitor Paredes Defender 90 56
Alejandro Rego Midfielder 80 42
Álex Berenguer Forward 90 41
Mikel Vesga Midfielder 90 39
Jesús Areso Defender 78 36
Robert Navarro Forward 69 34
Mikel Jauregizar Midfielder 69 32
Unai Simón Goalkeeper 90 31
Selton Sánchez Midfielder 21 25
Unai Gómez Midfielder 78 23
Andoni Gorosabel Defender 12 no rating
Asier Hierro Forward 12 no rating
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Midfielder 10 no rating

Did you know?

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

Which Athletic Club player completed the most dribbles?

Álex Berenguer, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Dani Vivian 1, Adama Boiro 1.

In the 2–0 loss to Newcastle United, Álex Berenguer led Athletic Club with 3 completed dribbles. Dani Vivian and Adama Boiro recorded just 1 each.

Which Newcastle United player won the most aerial duels?

Malick Thiaw, with 8 aerial duels won. Next: Dan Burn 4, Sven Botman 2.

Malick Thiaw anchored Newcastle United's aerial game, winning 8 aerial duels. Dan Burn won 4 and Sven Botman added 2 to preserve the 2–0 win.

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