This Obafemi Martins goal vs Bayer Leverkusen (VIDEO BELOW) was the Nigerian striker’s first ever goal for Inter Milan, and it came in the Nerazzurri’s 2-0 win over Bayer 04 on 19 March, 2003. That was also the last time Inter and Leverkusen met in continental competition- Tonight’s EL quarterfinal (see predicted Inter Leverkusen lineups here) will be the two sides’ first meeting in 17 years.
Month: August 2020
Newspaper player ratings Bayern 4-1 Chelsea Champions League 8 August 2020 | Christensen, Lewandowski, Alphonso Davies
Here is a look at the player ratings from various European newspapers following Bayern Munich’s 4-1 win over Chelsea in the second leg of their knockout tie.
AS newspaper rating FCB Chelsea 4-1 Second Leg
AS thought that several Chelsea players, and virtually their entire backline didn’t deserve a player rating for this game! On the Bayern front, Robert Lewandowski the only player to get three stars, with Davies, Alaba, Thiago and Perisic the next best in their opinion.
L’Equipe player ratings Bayern-Chelsea 4-1
While AS thought N’Golo Kante didn’t deserve a rating, L’Equipe gave him a 5. They were however disappointed with the performances of both Andreas Christensen and Mason Mount, both of whom got a 3/10 rating.
L’Equipe also gave referee Hategan a 6/10, as opposed to the 3/10 they gave Cakir in their ratings for Barca Napoli.
Newspaper Player Ratings Barcelona 3-1 Napoli August 8 2020 UCL | How did De Jong, Mertens, Griezmann, Manolas play?
Here is a look at the player ratings from some of the biggest European sport newspapers following Barcelona’s 3-1 win at the Nou Camp on 8 August, 2020 in the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie. xG didn’t quite favour Barca in this game, but they made it thanks to some individual magic from Lionel Messi.
L’Equipe player ratings Barcelona vs Napoli Second Leg
French paper L’Equipe were very disappointed with Antoine Griezmann’s performance against Napoli, giving him a 3/10 player rating. On the Napoli side, Diego Demme and Jose Callejon were also given a 3/10.
LE were also unhappy with the performance of referee Cakir, giving him a 3/10 rating.
Sport newspaper player ratings FCB 3 Napoli 1
Sport were very impressed with the duo of Messi and Frenkie de Jong, giving both of them a 9/10 player rating against the Partenopei. Barca got an overall team rating of 7/10, while Napoli were given a 5/10.
Sport also thought that Manolas and Koulibaly were the worst players among Napoli’s starting XI against Barca, and that Dries Mertens and skipper Lorenzo Insigne were their best.
