Arsenal faced off against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners made a solid start to the game and managed to get to the half-time interval with a goalless scoreline.
Joshua Kimmich opened the goal-scoring in the 63rd minute for the home side. However, Mikel Arteta‘s men failed to come up with a response and crashed to a narrow 1-0 loss away from home.
Arsenal ended up losing the tie by a 3-2 scoreline.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player performed during the clash against Bayern Munich.
GK: David Raya – 6.5/10
Raya made two decent saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet tonight.
RB: Ben White – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending and made one decent run with the ball.
CB: William Saliba – 6.5/10
Saliba put his foot through the ball when needed and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Gabriel – 6.5/10
The Brazilian did his best to keep things tidy inside his half but didn’t do enough to secure the clean sheet.
LB: Takehiro Tomiyasu – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles and had a few lively moments in the opponent’s half.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 6.5/10
Odegaard caused some headaches for the opposition defenders but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
CM: Jorginho – 6.5/10
He anchored the midfield well but offered very little in the final third.
CM: Declan Rice – 7/10
Rice made a few important clearances at the back and made two good chances in the Bayern half.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10
Saka was quiet for most of the game and never looked like he would score.
ST: Kai Havertz – 6.5/10
Havertz caused some problems for his marker but didn’t do enough to get his name on the scoresheet.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 6.5/10
He had some bright moments in the game but there was no goal for him tonight.
Substitutes:
LW: Leandro Trossard – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 6/10
He made one good run with the ball.
ST: Eddie Nketiah – N/A
