Gabriel Gets 6.5, Saliba With 6 | Arsenal Players Rated In Narrow Loss Vs Porto | OneFootball

Arsenal clashed heads with FC Porto at the Estádio do Dragão earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a positive result in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last 16 tie. The Gunners made a dominant start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.

The North London club ended up conceding the opening goal in injury-time when Galeno found the back of the net. The match finished with Mikel Arteta’s men suffering a narrow 1-0 loss away from home.

Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player performed during the match against FC Porto.

GK: David Raya – 6/10

He made one good save during the game and won’t be pleased after conceding such a late goal.

RB: Ben White – 6/10

White didn’t do much wrong at the back but offered very little going forward.

CB: William Saliba – 6/10

He put his foot through the ball when he could and was tidy with his passing.

CB: Gabriel – 6.5/10

The Brazilian talent did his fair share of defending and won a couple of aerial duels.

Arsenal’s Spanish coach Mikel Arteta applauds during the UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg football match between FC Porto and Arsenal FC at the Dragao stadium in Porto on February 21, 2024. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)

LB: Jakub Kiwior – 6/10

He struggled to get into the flow of the game and was fortunate to last the whole 90 minutes without being taken off by Arteta.

CM: Martin Odegaard – 6/10

Odegaard lacked quality on the ball and produced a disjointed display in the middle of the park.

CM: Declan Rice – 7/10

He anchored the midfield with conviction but failed to make a difference in the Porto half.

CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10

He made one key chance in the final third but there was no goal for him tonight.

RW: Bukayo Saka – 6.5/10

Saka managed to show what he can do at times but failed to register a goal.

ST: Leandro Trossard – 6/10

He made one good chance in the final third but never looked like he would score.

Martinelli made a few encouraging runs with the ball but failed to find the back of the net.

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The Italian’s impact on the game was minimal.