L’Equipe, Marca Player Ratings Liverpool vs Real Madrid- Mbappe gets a 2/10!

Here is a look at the player ratings for Liverpool vs Real Madrid in the Champions League last night from the big contintental newspapers- we’ve got ratings from French paper L’Equipe as well as Spanish newspapers Marca and Diario AS. LFC won the game 2-0.

L’Equipe player ratings Liverpool Real Madrid 2-0

Kylian Mbappe got a 2/10 player rating from L’Equipe, as did Arda Guler and Ferland Mendy. L’Equipe thought former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibault Courtois and medio Eduardo Camavinga were the pick of the Real players, with both given a 7/10.

Liverpool vs Real Madrid 2024 Player Ratings L'Equipe

L’Equipe didn’t think Liverpool’s starting XI team performance was that great either, giving them a team rating of 5.8/10. But they clearly thought Arne Slot (manager rating 7/10) outcoached Ancelotti (4/10)

Marca player ratings LFC 2-0 RMA 2024/25

Marca deemed Mbappe and Mendy as not worth a rating at all, and had Alexis MacAllister as the best player on either side- he was the only one to get 3 stars.

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L’Equipe O Jogo Player Ratings Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal 1-5- Gyokeres, Havertz, Gabriel & others

Here is a look at the player ratings for Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal from the big continental newspapers following AFC’s 5-1 win in the Portuguese capital.

Sporting 1 (Inacio) Arsenal 5 (Martinelli, Havertz, Magalhaes, Saka pen, Trossard)

L’Equipe player ratings Sporting CP v Arsenal 1-5

The French newspaper is notoriously harsh with its player ratings, and Sporting managed a team rating of just 3.7/10. No SCP player got more than 5 in their player ratings, with Viktor Gyokeres, recently linked with Manchester United, given just a 3 by them.

Sporting vs Arsenal Player Ratings L'Equipe

On the Arsenal side, they had winger Saka and central defender Gabriel Magalhaes as the best outfield players against Sporting (8/10 rating). Manager Mikel Arteta also got a 8/10 from L’Equipe. Former Chelsea star Kai Havertz scored a goal, but was given a 6/10, with Arsenal’s starters getting a team rating of 6.7/10.

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Referee for Leicester vs Chelsea 2024-25 announced | CFC unbeaten in last 4 games under him

The referee for Chelsea’s Week 12 game against Leicester City has been announced as Andy Madley. Blues fans have reason to feel encouraged by his appointment- CFC are unbeaten in the last four games that he’s been in charge, and one of those fixtures, interestingly, was a FA Cup clash between these very two teams (Chelsea v Leicester) last season that CFC won 4-2.

Chelsea last four games under Andy Madley as referee (going into Leicester game in 24/25)

Chelsea 2-0 Brentford (December 2023)
Man City 1-1 Chelsea (February 2024)
Chelsea 4-2 Leicester (March 2024; FA Cup QF)
Chelsea 5-0 West Ham (May 2024)

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