Arsenal entertained Sevilla at the Emirates Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a good result at home in the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners made a bright start to the contest and scored the opening goal in the 29th minute when Leandro Trossard found the back of the net. Mikel Arteta‘s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Bukayo Saka doubled Arsenal’s advantage in the 64th minute when he got his name on the scoresheet. The Gunners ended up cruising to an impressive 2-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player performed during the match against Sevilla.
GK: David Raya – 7/10
He had to make just one save in the game and kept a comfortable clean sheet inside his half.
RB: Ben White – 7/10
White earned the ball back twice and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: William Saliba – 7/10
The French talent didn’t do much wrong at the back and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Gabriel – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when needed and was accurate with his passing.
LB: Takehiro Tomiyasu – 6.5/10
Tomiyasu earned possession back once and was substituted at half-time.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending and was not shy of having a shot at goal.
CM: Jorginho – 7/10
Jorginho made two inviting chances in the final third and was tidy with his ball distribution.
CM: Declan Rice – 7/10
The England international was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 9/10
Saka was a constant menace on the right-wing and has got a goal and an assist to show for his efforts.
ST: Leandro Trossard – 7/10
Trossard caused some problems for the opposition defenders and managed to score the opening goal in the 29th minute.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 8.5/10
He made a lot of dangerous runs with the ball and ended the game with an assist to his name.
Substitutes:
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6.5/10
He kept things solid at the back.
RW: Reiss Nelson – N/A
CM: Fabio Vieira – N/A
CB: Jakub Kiwior – N/A
CM: Mohamed Elneny – N/A