Arsenal player ratings vs Porto in the Champions League: David Raya saves the Gunners

Arsenal had to dig deep and rely on David Raya during the penalties to put away Porto in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie. After the first leg ended 1-0 to Porto, Arsenal won the second leg by 1-0 thanks to a wonderful striker from Leandro Trossard. So, how did the players of Mikel Arteta perform in this Arsenal vs Porto game? Here are the Arsenal player ratings vs Porto in their 1-0 (1-1 agg, pen 4-2) win in the Champions League at The Emirates.

Arsenal player ratings vs Porto - Champions League

Let’s start the Arsenal player ratings vs Porto in their 1-0 (agg 1-1, pen 4-2) win in the Champions League round of 16 at the Emirates with the goalkeeper and player of the match David Raya (9/10)* who didn’t have much to do; however, when he was needed during the penalties, he came out with flying colours. Ben White (7/10) did an excellent job defensively and was good going forward as well. William Saliba (4/10) had a rare poor game and also got booked due to his foul on Galeno. Gabriel Magalhaes (5/10) also didn’t have the best of games as he looked a bit rushed. Jakub Kiwior (7/10) was brilliant in one-on-one situations putting up a brilliant performance.  

The Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard (8/10) should have got a goal and was pivotal for the equalizer of Arsenal. Jorginho (4/10) played some horrendous passes and looked a bit out of pace. Declan Rice (8/10) delivered some great corners and also looked calm while putting away the penalty. Leandro Trossard (8/10) finished the beautiful pass from Odegaard clinically to give Arsenal the lead in the match and equalizer in the tie. Kai Havertz (6/10) fouled Costa and that is why Arsenal couldn’t get the second goal to finish the tie in regulation time and he looked off in the game. Bukayo Saka (4/10) had a difficult night as he was pocketed by the Porto left-back.

When it comes to the substitutes for the Gunners in this Arsenal vs Porto game, Arteta brought on Gabriel Jesus (6/10) for Jorginho in the 83rd minute of the game and could have scored a goal right at the end.  Eddie Nketiah (6/10) came on for Trossard in the 106th minute of the game and at the same time, Oleksandr Zinchenko (6/10) came on for Kiwior. For Mikel Arteta (6/10), this performance from Arsenal was not convincing as the Gunners should not be depending on penalties to close this straightforward tie.

Arsenal player ratings vs Porto: Dubravka (5/10), Livramento (5/10), Schar (4/10), Botman (3/10), Burn (4/10); Longstaff (3/10), Guimaraes (5/10), Willock (4/10); Gordon (4/10), Isak (6/10)*, Almiron (4/10); Substitutes - Murphy (6/10), Krafth (4/10), Amderson (3/10), Miley (5/10), While (3/10); Manager - Howe (4/10)

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