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Premier League Team of the Week Round 33 (2024/25)- Media Outlet roundup for TOTW GW33

Here is a look at the EPL Team of the Week for Match Day 33 from Troy Deeney at the BBC and Alan Shearer at the Premier League.

Troy Deeney Team of the Week GW33 2024-2025 season

Deeney’s TOTW has two representatives from Arsenal in the form of defender William Saliba and forward Leandro Trossard after the Gunners beat Ipswich Town 4-0 over the weekend.

Palace’s 0-0 draw against Bournemouth saw three representatives in Deeney’s Team of the Week- Henderson and Guehi (Palace) and Cherries left back Milos Kerkez, who has been linked with many big name Premier League clubs.

Premier League Team of the Week Round 33 2024-2025

Villa’s impressive dismantling of Newcastle earns them two names in the XI in the form of Tielemans and Watkins as well as manager Unai Emery.

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L’Equipe Player Ratings Man Utd 5-4 Lyon 2025 Europa- Hojlund, Mikautadze, AMN

Here are the player ratings from well known French newspaper L’Equipe following Lyon’s quarterfinal exit at the hands of Manchester United last night at Old Trafford. The second leg tie was a see-saw one, with Man Utd prevailing in an epic clash, coming from 4-2 down in extra time to win 5-4.

Four Premier League teams are now in the European semis this year- United and Spurs (UEL), Arsenal (UCL) and Chelsea (UECL).

Man U 5 (Ugarte, Dalot, Bruno pen, Mainoo, Maguire)
Lyon 4 (Tolisso, Tagliafico, Cherki, Lacazette)

L’Equipe player ratings Man United 5-4 Lyon Europa League

The French newspaper thought there wasn’t much to choose between the two sides on the evening, giving MUFC a team rating of 5.3/10 and OL a 4.7/10.

They thought the likes of Mikautadze and Akoukou were pretty dire on the evening, giving the duo a 2/10 rating. Akoukou’s midfield partner Vererout didn’t fare much better- he was given a 3/10 rating.

Despite his match-changing red card, Corentin Tolisso still managed a 6/10 as did former Arsenal full back Ainsley Maitland-Niles

Man Utd 5-4 Lyon Player Ratings L'Equipe

No player on either side managed more than a 7/10 in L’Equipe’s books. Two OL players- Cherki and substitute Fofana managed it, while three Man United players- Bruno Fernandes, Garnacho and Casemiro got that rating.

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Second Leg Marca L’Equipe Player Ratings Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal 2025- Mbappe, Rice, Bellingham

Here is a look at the Real Madrid vs Arsenal 1-2 player ratings from the big European sports newspapers following the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. Arsenal won 2-1 at the Bernabeu to win the tie 5-2 on aggregate, and advanced to a semifinal clash against Paris SG.

L’Equipe player ratings Real Madrid 1 Arsenal 2 UCL QF 2nd Leg

The French newspaper gave Real Madrid a team rating of 4/10, with the likes of Alaba (2/10), Bellingham (3/10 rating) and Rodrygo (3/10) all having a disappointing evening in their books. Kylian Mbappe got a 4/10, and the only Real Madrid player to emerge with an element of credit was Belgian keeper Thibault Courtois, who got a 6/10 rating.

Real Madrid vs Arsenal FC 2025 Player Ratings L'Equipe

On the Arsenal side, as with the first leg at the Emirates Stadium, Declan Rice was again a standout player, with the midfielder getting a 8/10 rating from L’Equipe.

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