Match Centre: Real Madrid vs Arsenal
Player of the match Mikel Merino 8.6
First leg
Arsenal · Real Madrid 3–0Final aggregate
Real Madrid 1–5 Arsenal
GolVolt rating 1.3GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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90+3'
The winner came late: Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Settled by 9′.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 9′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 0.4 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 5.2 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% A quarter-final, a clash of big clubs. Stakes: 6.5 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.2 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 1.3more watchable than 13% of Champions League matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals5 cards2 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 4' David Alabayellow card
- 10' VAR Review
- 11' Raúl Asencioyellow card
- 13' Bukayo Sakamissed penalty
- 27' Penalty cancelled
- 36' David Rayayellow card
- Half-time · 0:0
- 61' 3 substitutionsCeballos for RodrygoEndrick for VázquezGarcía for Alaba
- 65' Goal: Bukayo Sakaassist: Merino0:1
- 67' Goal: Vinicius JuniorReal Madrid1:1
- 74' SubstitutionModrić for Asencio
- 75' SubstitutionDíaz for Mbappé
- 77' SubstitutionTrossard for Saka
- 85' Thomas Parteyyellow card
- 85' Antonio Rüdigeryellow card
- 90+3' Goal: Gabriel Martinelliassist: Merino1:2
- 90+5' 3 substitutionsTierney for MartinelliWhite for TimberZinchenko for Rice
- Full-time · 1:2
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Real Madrid
- 26 Fran González GK —
- 34 Sergio Mestre GK —
- 18 Jesús Vallejo DEF —
- 20 Fran García DEF on
- 10 Luka Modrić MID on
- 15 Arda Güler MID —
- 19 Dani Ceballos MID on
- 21 Brahim Díaz MID on
- 16 Endrick ATT on
Arsenal
- 32 Neto GK —
- 36 Tommy Setford GK —
- 3 Kieran Tierney DEF on
- 4 Ben White DEF on
- 17 Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF on
- 63 Michał Rosiak DEF —
- 44 Jimi Gower MID —
- 45 Jack Henry-Francis MID —
- 53 Ethan Nwaneri MID —
- 19 Leandro Trossard ATT on
- 30 Raheem Sterling ATT —
- 37 Nathan Butler-Oyedeji ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Arsenal Mikel Merino
- 2. place · Real Madrid Vinicius Junior
- 3. place · Arsenal Gabriel Martinelli
Real Madrid
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