After an individual play on the right, the midfielder finished at the goal and beat the rival goalkeeper to score his goal.
Bukayo Saka’s performance positioned him as the most outstanding player of the match. The Arsenal midfielder scored 1 goal, made 18 correct passes and searched for the opponent’s goal with 2 shots.
Declan Rice also played a good game. The Arsenal midfielder made 59 correct passes and searched for the opponent’s goal with 2 shots.
Arsenal strategist Mikel Arteta stopped the starting eleven with a 4-5-1 formation with David Raya in goal; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães and Riccardo Calafiori on the defensive line; Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Leandro Trossard in the middle; and Viktor Gyökeres in attack.
For their part, those chosen by Diego Simeone took to the field with a 4-4-2 formation with Jan Oblak between the three sticks; Marc Pubill, Robin Le Normand, Dávid Hancko and Matteo Ruggeri in defense; Giuliano Simeone, Marcos Llorente, Koke and Ademola Lookman in the midfield; and Antoine Griezmann and Julián Álvarez up front.
Daniel Siebert was appointed as the main referee for the match at Highbury.
Atlético de Madrid could not overcome the pressure in the rematch and fell by the wayside after having tied with Arsenal in the first leg. The title conquest will be next Saturday, May 30 against PSG or Bayern Munich.
Changes at Arsenal
- 57′ 2T – Riccardo Calafiori came on for Piero Hincapié, Eberechi Eze for Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke
- 73′ 2T – Myles Lewis-Skelly came out for Martín Zubimendi
- 82′ 2T – Leandro Trossard came out for Gabriel Martinelli
Booked at Arsenal:
- 49′ 2T Kepa Arrizabalaga
Changes at Atlético de Madrid
- 56′ 2T – Giuliano Simeone came out for Johnny Cardoso, Robin Le Normand for Alexander Sorloth and Ademola Lookman for Nahuel Molina
- 65′ 2T – Julián Álvarez left for Thiago Almada and Antoine Griezmann for Álex Baena
Reprimanded at Atlético de Madrid:
- 35′ 2T Marc Pubill (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 47′ 2T Diego Simeone (Insulting or disapproving of the referee) and 49′ 2T Koke (Unsportsmanlike conduct)