Overview

• Emi Buendía broke the deadlock on 61 minutes before captain John McGinn sealed the result late on.
• Martínez was withdrawn minutes before kickoff with a calf issue, with Bizot producing multiple saves to keep a clean sheet.
• Referee Rade Obrenovic faced scrutiny for booking, not dismissing, Anel Ahmedhodzic for a last-man foul on Ollie Watkins following a VAR review.
• Obrenovic also ruled out Ayase Ueda’s first-half header for a foul on Matty Cash, a decision widely questioned in post-match reports.
• Unai Emery’s side extended their winning run to three and maintained a 100% league-phase record against a Feyenoord team leading the Eredivisie.