How did Saliba, Konate, Olise & others fare- L’Equipe Le Figaro Newspaper Player Ratings France vs Italy 1-3

Here is a look at the French and Italian newspaper ratings for France v Italy in the Nations League on 6 September, 2024. France took the lead in this game in the 1st minute, but Italy ended up winning 3-1.

France 1 (Barcola) Italy 3 (DiMarco, Frattesi, Raspadori)

L’Equipe player ratings France 1-3 Italy UNL 2024

Arsenal defender William Saliba got a 3/10 for his performance here, as did his defensive partner- Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate. The worst rating was reserved for Theo Hernandez (2/10) while the best was reserved for left winger Bradley Barcola.

Former Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante got a 3/10 while Michael Olise, on his Les Bleus senior debut, got a 4/10 player rating from L’Equipe.

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List of All 30 Nominees for Ballon D’Or 2023/24- Club wise breakdown (7 from RMA, 4 from Arsenal & MCFC)

Here is a club-wise breakdown of the full list of 30 nominees for the 2024 Ballon D’Or (23/24 football season). The club names of the nominees are the clubs as on the date of the nomination (for example, Kylian Mbappe played the 23/24 season for PSG, but is currently a Real Madrid player as of 24/25)

Among the Premier League clubs, Arsenal and Man City have 4 nominees for the 23/24 Ballon d’Or, followed by 1 each from Aston Villa & Chelsea. No Manchester United or Liverpool player was nominated for the Bdor in 2024.

Bdor all 30 Nominees for 2024 by club

Real Madrid (7)– Bellingham, Carvajal, Kroos, Rudiger, Valverde, Vini Jr & Mbappe

Man City (4)– Dias, Foden, Haaland and Rodri

Arsenal (4)– Saka, Rice, Saliba and Odegaard

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Marca AS ABC Newspaper Player Ratings Serbia v Spain- How did Raya, Cucurella & others fare?

Here is a look at the Spanish newspaper player ratings for Serbia vs Spain in the Nations League last night. The game- Spain’s first since their Euro 2024 triumph, ended in a 0-0 draw. Marca almost got their predicted Spanish lineup right- the only thing they missed was Ayoze Perez starting instead of Oyarzabal.

Marca player ratings Serbia vs Spain UNL 2024

A single star for Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya, who had a rare start for the national side in the absence of Unai Simon. His opposite number Rajkovic got 3 stars from Marca- the highest player rating on the Serbian side.

Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella got a single start too. Spain’s highest rated player was Lamine Yamal (3 stars), with the likes of Zubimendi, Laporte and Le Normand following closely behind with 2 stars.

Serbia vs Spain Player Ratings 2024 Marca

Diario AS player ratings SRB 0-0 ESP

The ratings were similar in Diario AS, with Raya and Cucurella getting one star and Lamine getting 3. AS however thought Zubimendi only deserved a single star (as opposed to Marca’s 2), and that Jovic didn’t deserve a rating at all.

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