Real Madrid 1–2 Arsenal
- Junior 67'
- Saka 65'
- Martinelli 90+3'
16 April 2025
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Arsenal against Real Madrid on 16 April 2025, in the 2024-25 Champions League (Quarter-finals).
Player of the match: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), rated 62, thanks above all to 3 shots on target (non-penalty) and 1 goal (non-penalty). Saka produced 1.5 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Real Madrid, the highest-rated player was Dani Ceballos, with 69.
Bukayo Saka missed a penalty at 13'.
Bukayo Saka
Arsenal · 77'
Produced 1.48× and cost 0.59× their position's average
- 3 shots on target (non-penalty) 4.0×
- 1 goal (non-penalty) 4.0×
- 0.31 xG (non-penalty) 1.3×
- 2 failed dribbles 1.6×
- 1 ball lost 0.8×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dani Ceballos | Midfielder | 29 | 69 |
| Federico Valverde | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Raúl Asencio | Defender | 74 | 54 |
| Rodrygo | Forward | 61 | 54 |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | Midfielder | 90 | 52 |
| Vinicius Junior | Forward | 90 | 52 |
| Kylian Mbappé | Forward | 75 | 50 |
| Antonio Rüdiger | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Thibaut Courtois | Goalkeeper | 90 | 47 |
| Jude Bellingham | Midfielder | 90 | 40 |
| Lucas Vázquez | Defender | 61 | 38 |
| David Alaba | Defender | 61 | 32 |
| Endrick | Forward | 29 | 28 |
| Fran García | Defender | 29 | 22 |
| Luka Modrić | Midfielder | 16 | no rating |
| Brahim Díaz | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukayo Saka ★ | Forward | 77 | 62 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Forward | 90 | 57 |
| Jakub Kiwior | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Mikel Merino | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| David Raya | Goalkeeper | 90 | 41 |
| Martin Ødegaard | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| Declan Rice | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Thomas Partey | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| William Saliba | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| Jurriën Timber | Defender | 90 | 25 |
| Leandro Trossard | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Ben White | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Kieran Tierney | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | Defender | 1 | 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?
Gabriel Martinelli, with 6 recoveries. Next: Declan Rice 5, Jurriën Timber 4.
In Arsenal's 1–2 away win, Martinelli set the defensive tone with 6 ball recoveries. The forward outworked Rice, who had 5, and Timber, who recorded 4.
Which Real Madrid player won the most aerial duels?
Federico Valverde, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Antonio Rüdiger 2, Jude Bellingham 1.
In Real Madrid's 1–2 loss, Valverde dominated the skies with 4 aerial duels won. Valverde outperformed Rüdiger, who had 2, and Bellingham, who won just 1.
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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