Arsenal’s Champions League round of 16 upset loss to Porto was lacklustre.
Mikel Arteta’s team lost 1-0 at the Estadio do Dragao when Galeno scored in the 94th minute. William Saliba and Leandro Trossard struggled in the contest.
Trossard squandered several scoring chances and Saliba struggled.
Arsenal were hoping to win the first leg but struggled to score.
David Raya – 6
Had a few shaky first-half mоments but escaped punishment when Galenо Һit the pоst.
Rescued Arsenal’s clean sheet with crucial saves.
White, Benjamin (6)
White fared well at right-back as Porto hardly threatened him.
William Saliba—4
A weak header by the defender prevented a first-half goal.
As a shadow of himself, Saliba lost the ball throughout.
Gabriel Magalhaes—6
The Brazilian outperformed Saliba and helped the team keep a clean sheet.
Jakub Kiwior – 5
Jakub Kiwior had a quiet game after being booked for fouling Fernandes Conceiçao in the second half.
Martin Odegaard-6
Odegaard was Arsenal’s key creative, trying to influence the game.
He sometimes had trouble finding the edge.
Declan Rice—6
After losing focus, picked up Arsenal’s fastest booking (65s) since Abou Diaby in September 2012.
After the error, the midfielder had lots of ball but did not contribute anything.
Kai Havertz | 5
The attacker misused the ball and squandered two chances to put Arsenal ahead.
Saka Bukayo—5
Saka, Arsenal’s most threatening player, failed to make a significant attempt.
Leandro Trossard – 4
Trossard was substituted in the 73rd minute after failing to score.
The Gunners’ greatest chance was missed by the Belgian.
Gabriel Martinelli—4
The Brazilian battled with 40-year-old Pepe’s physicality and several ball losses.
Jorginho has been substituted. 73min – 6
Replaced Trossard late in the second half and made no influence.