Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal: Player ratings as Gunners draw in hard-fought first leg of Champions League semi-final

SportFootballAtletico Madrid vs Arsenal: Player ratings as Gunners draw in hard-fought first leg of Champions League semi-finalAtletico Madrid 1-1 Arsenal: Penalties from Viktor Gyokeres and Julian Alvarez meant the first leg ended in a draw at the MetropolitanoChris Wilson Wednesday 29 April 2026 22:23 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967335","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/atletico-madrid-vs-arsena-player-ratings-champions-league-b2967335.html","title":"Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal: Player ratings as Gunners fight to draw in first leg"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-88303","index":0}A penalty from Viktor Gyokeres means Arsenal go into the second leg as slight favourites (Reuters)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Arsenal will return home to London the h...