How did Havertz, Cucurella & others fare- Bild Marca Newspaper Player Ratings for Germany vs Spain Euro 2024

Here is look at the player ratings from the big European newspapers for Spain vs Germany. La Roja edged Die Mannschaft to move into the last four, where they will meet France.

Marc Cucurella was involved in one of the more controversial moments of the game- there was a handball call against him, but the referee didn’t award a penalty. Kai Havertz had one of Germany’s good chances when Unai Simon was off his line- he could’ve passed it to Wirtz who would’ve had a tap-in, but instead went for an ambitious chip, which missed the target.

Bild player ratings Germany 1-2 Spain Euro 2024

(German rating system; the lower the better; 1 very good, 6 very bad)

Cucurella got a 3 here, while Havertz was given a 4 by German paper Bild. They were very unhappy with Anthony Taylor’s performance, giving him a 5. The best player in their eyes was Dani Olmo (1 rating), who was an early replacement for Spain following a tough challenge by Kroos on Pedri.

Spain Germany Bild

ABC player ratings Espana Germany

Spanish newspaper ABC gave just one star to Cucurella, and chose not to rate Kai Havertz at all. Rodri got two stars.

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Saliba Shines; Bruno, Ronaldo struggle- L’Equipe AS Newspaper Player Ratings France vs Portugal Euro 2024

Here is a look at the player ratings for France vs Portugal at Euro 2024 from the big European newspapers. Les Bleus prevailed 5-3 on penalties to set up a semi-final meeting vs Spain, who beat hosts Germany 2-1 in the other quarterfinal on the evening.

L’Equipe player ratings France vs Portugal QF

Arsenal defender William Saliba again starred for France, just as he had done in their Round of 16 clash against Belgium. He had a 100% pass completion rate in the first half here (19/19)

French paper L’Equipe gave Saliba a 8/10 for his performance here, the highest of any French outfield player. They were very unhappy with the performances of Bruno Fernandes and Kylian Mbappe though- the pair got a 2/10 rating here. Cristiano Ronaldo was given a 3/10, as was Antoine Griezmann.

Portugal vs France Player Ratings L'Equipe

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xG Spain vs Germany Euro 2024 QF | Expected Goals Stats ESP 1-1 GER

Merino header v Germany

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Spain vs Germany on 5 July, 2024. Spain edged a tightly fought clash 2-1.

Germany had only 3 shots in the first half, but that figure improved to 13 in the second half as they searched for an equaliser. Spain had 8 in the first half, but only 3 in the second.

xG Spain 0.98-1.33 Germany shots map (Actual score Espana 1-2 Deutschland)

1-0 Olmo goal vs Germany xG 0.12
1-1 Wirtz goal vs Spain xG 0.08
2-1 Merino header goal vs Germany xG 0.04

xG Spain vs Germany Euro 2024

Germany had a couple of other chances- Havertz chip when Simon was off his line, and Fullkrug hitting the post (he wasn’t standing when he took the shot) and then a late Fullkrug header that went wide.

Spain’s other best chances on xG went to Morata (47th minute) and Torres (122nd minute)

Spain vs Germany 2-1 Match Stats for comparison

(Espana stats on left; Germany on right)

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