Gabriel and William Saliba are given the second-lowest grade possible by German tabloid Bild after Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich... but which star is rated the BEST after Champions League clash?
- Gabriel and William Saliba were punished for their errors by Bayern - and Bild
- Bild gave them woeful ratings and weren't much kinder to their team-mates
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Gabriel and William Saliba were slapped with humiliating ratings by a vicious German tabloid after Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich.
The Arsenal defenders were handed the second-lowest possible grade by tabloid outlet Bild following their clangers in the Champions League last 16 clash.
Bild rates players from one to six, with six being at the harsh end of their scale, and they are known for dealing excoriating assessments of players.
Gabriel and Saliba were both handed a 'five' for their woes and misdemeanours as Arsenal surrendered their grip on the game and let an out-of-form Bayern capitalise.
The former was beat to the ball by Serge Gnabry for Bayern's first goal before a controversial handball - which wasn't given - in the second half.
![Gabriel was given the second-lowest possible grade by a German tabloid newspaper after Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/10/10/83434621-0-Gabriel_thought_Raya_was_teeing_him_up_to_take_the_goal_kick_and-a-7_1712740035543.jpg)
Gabriel was given the second-lowest possible grade by a German tabloid newspaper after Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich
![His centre-back partner William Saliba was also handed a 'five' - Bild's second-worst rating](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/10/10/83452489-0-image-a-8_1712740095297.jpg)
His centre-back partner William Saliba was also handed a 'five' - Bild's second-worst rating
Gabriel handled the ball after David Raya passed it to him, thinking he was taking a goal kick, but referee Glenn Nyberg had already blown the whistle, so the ball was in play.
Nyberg was lenient and let him off, a decision which caused rage in the Bayern camp, with Harry Kane, Thomas Muller, and Thomas Tuchel all slamming it.
Meanwhile, Saliba gave away the penalty that allowed Harry Kane to equalise for Bayern and fell short of his typical excellence.
It was a woeful night for the two centre-backs.
Bild were hardly kinder on Ben White, Jorginho, Gabriel Martinelli, and Kai Havertz, who all came in for a rating of 'four'.
White missed a golden opportunity from close range when Arsenal were 1-0 up and afterwards Mikel Arteta bemoaned his failure to seize a 'critical' chance.
At Bayern's end, Alphonso Davies was also given a 'five', with Eric Dier and Konrad Laimer coming in for a 'four' each.
Kane, who got on the scoresheet from the penalty spot to put Bayern 2-1 up in the first half, could not endear himself to the German press with his hardlinecomments on Gabriel.
![Ben White didn't fare much better, being slapepd with a 'four' by Bild after missing a golden chance](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/10/10/83452547-0-image-a-9_1712740191959.jpg)
Ben White didn't fare much better, being slapepd with a 'four' by Bild after missing a golden chance
![Leroy Sane was the only player on the pitch given the top rating of '1' after being instrumental in Bayern's win](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/10/10/83452579-0-image-m-11_1712740244556.jpg)
Leroy Sane was the only player on the pitch given the top rating of '1' after being instrumental in Bayern's win
![Bukayo Saka, who scored Arsenal's first goal, was given a solid rating of '2' for the game, as was Leandro Trossard](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/10/10/83452651-0-image-a-12_1712740358156.jpg)
Bukayo Saka, who scored Arsenal's first goal, was given a solid rating of '2' for the game, as was Leandro Trossard
The former Spurs man came in for a respectable but undistinguished 'three'.
Only one player on the pitch scored the best possible rating of 'one', and that honour fell on the shoulders of Leroy Sane.
Sane set Bayern off on their attack for their first goal, playing it to Leon Goretzka, who found Serge Gnabry.
Later in the first half, he turned Jakub Kiwior inside-out, danced past Jorginho, and drew a foul from Saliba to gain Bayern the penalty that Kane converted.
Arsenal goalscorers Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard and Bayern's Goretzka each came in for a 'two', placing them just behind Sane in Bild's pecking order for the match.
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