{"id":16501,"date":"2025-10-21T22:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T22:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2025\/10\/21\/gyokeres-gets-9-rice-with-8-arsenal-players-rated-in-dominant-win-vs-atletico-madrid\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T22:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T22:27:28","slug":"gyokeres-gets-9-rice-with-8-arsenal-players-rated-in-dominant-win-vs-atletico-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2025\/10\/21\/gyokeres-gets-9-rice-with-8-arsenal-players-rated-in-dominant-win-vs-atletico-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Gyokeres Gets 9, Rice With 8 | Arsenal Players Rated In Dominant Win Vs Atletico Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arsenal entertained Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.<\/p>\n

Gabriel finally broke the deadlock in the 57th minute before Gabriel Martinelli got his name on the scoresheet just seven minutes later. Viktor Gyokeres bagged a quick-fire brace soon after as Mikel Arteta\u2019s men cruised to a dominant 4-0 win at the Emirates.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at how each Arsenal<\/a> player fared during the clash against Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n

GK: David Raya \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raya made one good save during the game and earned a solid clean sheet at home.<\/p>\n

RB: Jurrien Timber \u2013 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was solid when defending inside his half and was a real threat going forward.<\/p>\n

CB: William Saliba \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saliba kept a good shape at the back and was accurate with his ball distribution.<\/p>\n

CB: Gabriel \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

He dealt with the danger when he could and has got a goal and an assist to show for his efforts.<\/p>\n

\"Arsenal\"
LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 OCTOBER 21: Viktor Gyoekeres of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team\u2019s third goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Phase MD3 match between Arsenal FC and Atletico de Madrid at Arsenal Stadium on October 21, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB: Myles Lewis-Skelly \u2013 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

He caught the at times on both ends of the field and has got an assist to show for his efforts.<\/p>\n

CM: Martin Zubimendi \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zubimendi anchored the midfield well and ran the show in the opposition half.<\/p>\n

CM: Declan Rice \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

He anchored the midfield well and made two inviting chances in the final third. Rice has also got an assist to his name.<\/p>\n

CAM: Eberechi Eze \u2013 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eze managed to shine at times, but there was no goal for him.<\/p>\n

RW: Bukayo Saka \u2013 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

He caused a few problems for the opposition defenders but failed to register a goal.<\/p>\n

ST: Viktor Gyokeres \u2013 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gyokeres was a real handful for the opposition defenders and managed to score twice in the second half.<\/p>\n

LW: Gabriel Martinelli \u2013 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

He caused some chaos in and around the Atletico penalty box and managed to score just after the hour mark.<\/p>\n

Substitutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CB: Cristhian Mosquera \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was solid at the back.<\/p>\n

CM: Christian Norgaard \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Norgaard struggled to influence the game.<\/p>\n

CM: Ethan Nwareri \u2013 6.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

He caused some problems for the opposition defenders.<\/p>\n

CM: Mikel Merino \u2013 N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n

RB: Ben White \u2013 N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arsenal entertained Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break. Gabriel finally broke the deadlock in the 57th minute before […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12815,"featured_media":16502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}