In the first round of the Champions League, Arsenal played poorly away from home and ended up with a 0-0 draw with Atalanta, missing a good start. The team has achieved 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the past 18 UEFA matches against Italian teams. In this game, most of Arsenal's players were in a slump, such as Saka, Havertz, Martinelli and Jesus, all of whom were concentrated in the midfield and frontcourt. Among them, Martinelli, who is worth 70 million euros, was rated only 6.2 points, the lowest score of the game.

The biggest change in the reformed new Champions League is that the "league stage" game replaces the traditional group stage. For teams that want to compete for a better ranking, every game is crucial, and this is true for Atalanta and Arsenal.

Last season, Arsenal stopped in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. In the new season, they are eager to make a breakthrough. The first opponent is Atalanta, the champion of the Europa League last season. The two sides have no record of playing against each other in the past.

In the first half, the two teams attacked and defended each other. Arsenal made 5 shots and hit the target 2 times, but missed 1 great opportunity. Havertz's shot from a small angle hit the side net, and Saka's free kick was saved. Atalanta also failed to score. Shortly after the start of the second half, Thomas brought down Ederson and sent a penalty. Then goalkeeper Raya saved Retegui's penalty twice in a row.

Arsenal, who escaped the disaster, had the opportunity to take away a victory, but Martinelli wasted the opportunity.

In the 75th minute, Arsenal made continuous passes in the frontcourt. Martinelli made a high-speed advance to the penalty area to create a single-handed opportunity. In the end, the shot was not suppressed and the ball flew directly.

At the end of the game, Arsenal tied Atalanta 0-0, each with 1 point. Martinelli started the game and played the whole game, with only 2 shots not hitting the target.

In addition, Martinelli's pass success rate was only 70%, he lost the ball 8 times, and missed a goal once. Among them, the data of goals, assists, shots on target, opportunities created, successful dribbling, successful crosses, and successful confrontations were all zero. After the game, he was rated only 6.2 points, the lowest in the game.

It is worth mentioning that Martinelli has not participated in goals for 17 consecutive games, that is, he has no goals or assists, which directly affected Arsenal's offense. Many fans hotly discussed, "gradually Anthony-like", "Others play to improve their ball skills, but this guy has a ball-dropping quotient. If he can't do it, he should play as a left back", "Let him be loaned out or sent to the echelon to practice. He always feels superior."