European Championships

How did Saliba, Cucurella & others fare- L’Equipe, Bild Marca Player Ratings Spain vs France Euro 2024

Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings for Spain vs France (Attendance 62,042) from the big European papers. We’ve got player ratings from Spanish, French and German ones.

L’Equipe player ratings Spain v France semi final Euro 2024

French newspaper L’Equipe had Arsenal defender William Saliba as the best France player v Spain, and by some margin. Saliba got a 6 while their team rating was 3.6. Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella also got a 6, while Man City midfielder Rodri was given a 7.

The best player on either side, according to L’Equipe, was Lamine Yamal (8/10; the worst player was Theo Hernandez (2/10 rating)

Spain vs France Euro 2024 Player Ratings L'Equipe

Bild player ratings Spain 2-1 France July 9, 2024

German rating system (1 very good; 6 very bad)

Yamal was again the pick of the players with a 1 rating while Rodri got a 2.

No French player got above 3- Saliba was one of a few with that rating.

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How did transfer target Kadioglu, VVD & others fare? Newspaper player ratings Netherlands vs Turkey Euro 2024

Here is a look at the European newspaper player ratings for Holland vs Turkey (Attendance of 70,091 in Berlin). We’ve got player ratings from Turkish, German, French and Spanish newspapers below.

Turkish left-back Ferdi Kadioglu has been heavily linked to both Arsenal and Chelsea in this summer transfer window, more so the former.

Turkiye newspaper player ratings for Holland vs Turkey

Kadioglu got a 7 from the Turkiye Gazetesi newspaper for his performance. They were unimpressed with Bergwijn and Ake, giving the duo a 4 and a 5 respectively.

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xG England vs Switzerland Attendance 46,907 | Expected Goals Stats Saka Possession Shots

Saka vs Switzerland

Here is a look at the England vs Switzerland xG (expected goals) stats from their Euro 2024 quarterfinal. England prevailed 5-4 on penalties in front of a 46,907 strong crowd in Dusseldorf.

xG England 0.68-1.53 Switzerland shots map (Actual score ENG 1-1 SUI)

1-0 Breel Embolo goal vs England xG 0.90 (empty net, poked home)
1-1 Bukayo Saka goal vs Switzerland xG 0.04 (long range effort)

xG England vs Switzerland Euro 2024

Total shots- England 13, Switzerland 11

Shots distribution

First half: England 5-2 Switzerland
Second half: England 4-6 Switzerland
AET 1 Half: England 4-0 Switzerland
AET 2 Half: England 0-3 Switzerland

8 of England’s 13 shots in the game were blocked by Swiss players.

England’s first shot in the game came in the 14th minute (Declan Rice blocked xG 0.06)

Saka had the most shots for England (3), followed by Rice, Mainoo, Kane and Bellingham (2 shots each) and 1 each for Eze and Foden.

Time of England’s shots vs Switzerland

Rice 14′
Mainoo 16′
Kane 22′
Saka 43′
Mainoo 45′
Saka 47′
Saka 80′ (goal)
Kane 83′
Eze 88′
Rice 95′
Foden 101′
Bellingham 102′ (two shots- one blocked, one saved)

As you can see, there was no shot for England between Saka’s 47th minute effort and his 80th minute goal.

Another game where England’s xG was below 1. The Swiss didn’t create too many big xG chances either- theirs was primarily down to the Embolo goal.

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