Here is a round up of player ratings from the big European newspapers following Rasenball Sport Leipzig’s 1-0 win over Tottenham in the first leg of their UCL Round of 16 tie.
L’Equipe player ratings Spurs v RB Leipzig
Ben Davies and Dele Alli were the worst Spurs players against Leipzig, getting ratings of 2/10 and 3/10 respectively in French paper L’Equipe. Jose Mourinho got a manager rating of 4/10, with his opposite number Julian Nagelsmann getting a 6/10.
AS Newspaper player ratings Tottenham vs Leipzig
Like L’Equipe, AS were also disappointed with Davies and Alli, deeming their performance as not worthy of a rating.
Telegraph player ratings Spurs-Leipzig UCL
The UK Telegraph gave 7 for practically every Leipzig player bar Christopher Nkunku and Patrik Schick, both of whom were rated 6/10.
Gazzetta dello Sport player ratings Spurs-RB Leipzig 0-1
Hugo Lloris and Giovani Lo Celso the best of the Spurs players, with Italian publication GdS giving the duo a 8/10 rating.
Leipzig Volkszeitung RBL player ratings vs Spurs Champions League
On to German publication Leipzig Volkszeitung, and they loved Konrad Laimer and Marcel Sabitzer’s performances. The German system of player ratings means that 1 is the highest rating.