Newspaper Player Ratings Borussia Dortmund 2-1 PSG Champions League 18 February 2020- Gueye, Verratti, Haaland, Mbappe

Here is how the big European newspapers rated Borussia Dortmund and Paris SG’s players following the former’s 2-1 triumph at the Westfalenstadion on 18 February, 2020. This was expected to be a tasty clash, featuring the likes of Haaland, Mbappe and Neymar, and two of this trio were on the scoresheet in the first leg of this Round of 16 CL game.

L’Equipe player ratings BVB-PSG 18 February, 2020

L’Equipe gave PSG a team rating of 4.3/10, as compared to the 6.3/10 for Borussia Dortmund. Not surprisingly, Erling Haaland was the highest rated player on either side, getting a 8/10. For PSG, Gueye (2/10) and Di Maria (3/10), while Zagadou got the lowest player rating for BVB with a 4/10.

Thomas Tuchel got a manager rating of 3/10- his opposite number Lucien Favre was given a 7/10.

There were some worries before the game about referee Lahoz, but L’Equipe found him to be quite decent, giving him a 7/10.

Player Ratings BVB PSG 2020 Champions League L'Equipe

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French Newspaper Player Ratings Amiens 4-4 PSG 15 February 2020- Navas, Draxler, Bongani Zungu & Gueye

Here is how the big French newspaper rated ASC and Paris SG’s players following their 4-4 draw on Saturday afternoon. The second from bottom club lead the defending champions 3-1 at half time, with the game eventually finishing 4-4. As you’d expect from the scoreline, several PSG players had a shocker, and that’s reflected in the ratings from the papers.

L’Equipe player ratings Amiens-PSG 4-4

For PSG, Ander Herrera and Kouassi, both of whom found the back of the net got a 6 and 7 respectively, but plenty of 2, 3’s and 4/10 for the rest. Amiens got a team rating of 5.4 from 10 while PSG were rated as a 4.2

From the Amiens side, Gael Kakuta, who scored a stunner; Serhou Guirassy, who netted a stoppage time equaliser and Bongani Zungu got a 7/10 for their efforts.

Player Ratings Amiens 4-4 PSG 2020 L'Equipe

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