Saliba stars- L’Equipe Bild AS Newspaper Player Ratings for France vs Belgium Euro 2024

Here is a look at the player ratings for France vs Belgium from the big European sports newspapers. We’ve got player ratings from French, German and Spanish papers. (also see xG stats for France v Belgium Euro 2024)

L’Equipe player ratings France 1-0 Belgium

French newspaper L’Equipe was very impressed with the performance of Arsenal defender William Saliba, giving him a 8/10 for his performance- the highest on either side.

Marcus Thuram and Antoine Griezmann got a 3/10 rating for their performance, as did Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku.

Both managers- Deschamps and Martinez, were given a 4/10 manager rating.

France vs Belgium L'Equipe player ratings

Nice Matin paper player ratings France Belgium 1-0

Nice Matin were disappointed with the performance of France’s forwards but praised the backline. They didn’t think the match was of any great quality though, and also thought the referee was poor.

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L’Equipe Bild Diario AS Player Ratings England vs Slovakia Euro 2024- European Newspaper Overview

Here is a look at the European newspaper player ratings following England’s last ditch escape against Slovakia in their Euro 2024 Round of 16 clash. We’ve got player ratings from French, German and Spanish sports papers below.

L’Equipe player ratings England 2-1 Slovakia Euro 2024

L’Equipe thought Kyle Walker was England’s worst player (3/10) rating followed by fellow defenders John Stones and Kieran Trippier (4/10 rating). Nobody on the England side got more than 6/10, and they thought the Slovakian starting XI was better as a team (average rating of 5.4) as compared to England (average team rating 5.1/10)

Goal scorer Schranz and midfielder Lobotoka both got 7/10 on the Slovakian side, as did the referee for the game.

l'EQUIPE PLAYER RATINGS ENGLAND SLOVAKIA

Bild player ratings England-Slovakia 2-1

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

On to German paper Bild, who thought Foden was the worst England player on show (5 rating). They had Jude Bellingham as the best (2) followed by Kane and Rice (3)

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xG France Belgium Euro 2024 Round of 16 | Expected Goals Stats FRA vs BEL Attendance 46,810

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from France vs Belgium (Crowd attendance of 46,810) in their Round of 16 Euro 2024 clash on July 1.

xG France 0.93-0.24 Belgium shots map (Actual score FRA 1-0 BEL)

1-0 Vertonghen own goal (no xG value for an own goal- deflected off Kolo Muani’s shot)

Belgium had just five shots in the entire game (and only one shot in the first half). Their five shots were Carrasco (27′ and 61′, both blocked), Lukaku 71′, De Bruyne 83′ and Theate’s long range one (90′)

xG France vs Belgium Euro 2024

France vs Belgium 1-0 Match Stats for comparison

(FRA stats on left; Belgium on right)

France had 19 shots to Belgium’s 5, and more possession.

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