Champions League · 2025/26 · 14 April 2026

Atlético Madrid 1 to 2 Barcelona

Second leg · first leg Atlético Madrid 2–0 Barcelona · aggregate 3–2

Match Entertainment Rating

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Why 4.0 stars

13 shots on target, a high count: 90th percentile of 2025/26 matches (14.4 points).
3 goals contributed to the entertainment score (14.4 points).
The score stayed within one goal for 92% of the match (16.1 points).
1 equaliser on aggregate added 3.8 drama points.

How the rating adds up

65.2 / 100 match score

Entertainment
Competitiveness
Drama

Entertainment

40% weight

Goals and shots on target.

Component score0.72 of 1.00

Points added28.8 of 40

Goals3 goals0.60 × 60%14.4 pts
Shots on target13 in the match; 90th percentile of 2025/26 matches0.90 × 40%14.4 pts

Competitiveness

35% weight

How close the final score was, and how long the match stayed within one goal.

Component score0.86 of 1.00

Points added30.1 of 35

Final margindecided by 1 goal0.80 × 50%14.0 pts
Within one goalfor 92% of the 90 minutes (stoppage time not counted)0.92 × 50%16.1 pts

Drama

25% weight

Late result-changing goals, comebacks, equalisers, red cards, penalties and shootouts.

Component score0.25 of 1.00

Points added6.2 of 25

Equalisers (aggregate)1 equaliser+0.153.8 pts
Red cards1 red card; counts up to 2+0.102.5 pts

Second leg: drama was scored on the aggregate score, because that was higher than this match on its own.

A component score runs from 0 to 1. Points added are its share of the 100-point match score (score × weight). The stars come from the match score, using cutoffs fixed on the 2025/26 season.

Goals

4′Goal · Barcelona0–1agg 2–1
24′Goal · Barcelona0–2agg 2–2
31′Goal · Atlético Madrid1–2agg 3–2
Half-time · 1–2
Full time · 1–2

Goals only, from ESPN. Minutes can differ by one from broadcast graphics. Red cards are counted in the statistics but not placed here, so timelines read the same across competitions (the domestic league data has no card times).

Match statistics

Statistic	Atlético Madrid	Barcelona
Goals	1	2
Shots on target	5	8
Red cards	0	1
xGcontext only, never in the rating	Not available for this competition
Penalties awardedboth teams, during play	0

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About this rating

Complete rating. Every rating input was available for this match.
The stars are a data-driven entertainment heuristic built from goals, shots on target, how close the score stayed and match events. They are not a judgement of football quality.
xG is shown for context only and is not part of the rating.
Data: ESPN public match data (scores, events, shots on target, cards); no xG available. Club crests are trademarks of their clubs; images via ESPN.

Technical details

Match ID: UCL-2025-espn:401862892
Source record: espn · 401862892
Rating method: mer-1.0.0
Calibration: cal-2025-v1 (2025/26, frozen)
Input fingerprint: c330a139397bfcda21d6adc65c2aa60ef11a079d1072201820265cf43b3455b7
Revision: 1 · rated 2026-10-14