The English international winger gave the Lions' defense a run for their money and reached the end of the race with a goal and an assist. Raya responded to the green and white reaction and counted on the imposing presence of the defenders. Martin Odegaard sweated, it's true, but in Alvalade he left a trail of perfume. Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard also scored
Bukayo Saka (7)
Couldn't you have just come to Lisbon by train? Was it really necessary to come by TGV? What speed! How easy it was to transform curves (sometimes sharp) into straights that quickly brought the team together with the reviewer (Franco Israel, that is). He assisted Kai Havertz to make it 0-2, scored the penalty for 1-4 and, in between, a show of… 'rally'.
A rout that also included the help of… a goalkeeper. David Raya he just didn't stop Gonçalo Inácio's shot, in the lions' honorary goal. Because, in the rest, the Spaniard was there: saves from shots by Quenda (44'), Morita (47), Edwards (56) and Hjulmand (73 and 90+3). He's a keeper at a big club.
In the defensive axis, there were two central defenders who won the majority of individual duels (yes, even with Gyokeres…), and Gabriel Magellan He still had the head to score the Londoners' third goal.
Martin Odegaard spread perfume in Alvalade – the penalty conceded was just (another) one of his moments – with the captain fighting until the end for the man of the match award.
With the balances given by Thomas Partey e Declan Ricethe front trio was able to explode several times, with particular emphasis on the first half, in which English dominance was incomparably superior.
Havertz e Martinelli they tasted good, just like Trossardwho jumped from the bench to cash in (in this case, head on).
Arsenal player ratings:
David Raya (7), Jurrien Timber (6), William Saliba (7), Gabriel Magalhães (7), Riccardo Calafiori (5), Martin Odegaard (7), Thomas Partey (6), Declan Rice (6), Bukayo Saka (7), Kai Havertz (7), Gabriel Martinelli (6), Mikel Merino (5), Leandro Trossard (6), Zinchenko (5), Ethan Nwaneri (5) e Jakub Kiwior (-)
