Arsenal 1-0 Atletico Madrid โ xTears 8.38 (05/05/26)
Arsenal won 1-0 against Atletico Madrid on 5 May 2026 in the semi-finals of the Champions League, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 8.38 xTears.
Even with the xTears split leaning slightly the other way, the heaviest moments for Arsenal still ran through B. Saka at 44' goal (+1.41 xT) and Koke at 90+5' yellow card (+1.22 xT).
The scoreboard and xTears did not tell exactly the same story: Arsenal punished better without fully owning the emotional volume.
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How it unfolded
44'
Goal
B. Saka - Arsenal
All-out war
3.07
90+5'
Yellow card
+1.22 xT
Koke - Atletico Madrid
81'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
Marc Pubill - Atletico Madrid
-5'
Yellow card
+0.81 xT
Kepa - Arsenal
Late drama
2.65
90+5'
Yellow card
+1.22 xT
Koke - Atletico Madrid
81'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
Marc Pubill - Atletico Madrid
83'
Substitution
+0.39 xT
Gabriel Martinelli for L. Trossard - Arsenal
Absolute chaos
1.80
44'
Goal
+1.41 xT
B. Saka - Arsenal
83'
Substitution
+0.39 xT
Gabriel Martinelli for L. Trossard - Arsenal
Referee scandal
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Cruelty
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Crushed hope
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
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