Here is a look at the BVB vs Celtic UCL player ratings from the likes of German newspaper Bild and well known French sports paper L’Equipe following their Champions League clash on 1 October, 2024.
Borussia Dortmund hammered Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic 7-1 at Signal Iduna Park (half time score was 5-1)
Bild player ratings BVB Celtic 7-1
(Note German rating system where 6 is very bad and 1 is very good)
The worst Celtic player according to Bild was left back Greg Taylor (he got the worst possible player rating of 6), with a bunch of others getting 5. The best Celtic players against Dortmund were Maeda (3) and goalkeeper Schmeichel (4)
The best BVB players v Celtic were Guirassy and Adeyemi (both with the best 1 player rating)
Here is a look at the EPL Team of the Week for Match Day 6 from Troy Deeney at the BBC, Alan Shearer from the Premier League and Gabriel Agbonlahor at TS.
Troy Deeney Team of the Week GW6 2024-2025 season
Mads Hermansen (Leicester)
James Justin (Leicester), Micky van de Ven (Spurs), Joachim Andersen (Fulham), Joskvo Gvardiol (Manchester City)
Lewis Cook (Bournemouth), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle)
Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Dwight McNeil (Everton)
Liam Delap (Ipswich)
Micky van de Ven’s superb assist for Brennan Johnson’s opener at Old Trafford makes him the only Spurs player to earn a spot in this week’s TOTW from Deeney.
Arsenal scored twice in second half stoppage time to pick up a 4-2 win over Leicester City at the Emirates over the weekend. This was a crucial win for the Gunners given that Man City had dropped points away at Newcastle earlier in the day, and it allowed them to draw level with MCFC in the league table.
Here are our main talking points from the game.
Arsenal dominant going forward
The first half was all Arsenal- they had 12 shots to Leicester’s solitary one and had more than 75% of possession before the interval. And they were rewarded for that dominance, with goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard giving them a deserved 2-0 lead at half time.
James Justin’s brace brought Leicester back into the game (his second goal was an absolute peach), but no neutral would’ve begrudged Arsenal a win. The Gunners were as dominant in the second half as they were in the first, and finished with a whopping 35 shots (LCFC added 4 more in the second half to finish with 5)
Mikel Arteta’s side had 16 shots on target here against Leicester- the first time in 7 years that a Premier League side has managed more than 15 on target in a game!
A solid response after all the parking the bus talk last weekend against Man City!
Mads Hermansen saves vs Arsenal
The reason Leicester stayed so long in the game was due to the brilliance of their goalkeeper Mads Hermansen. The Danish stopper virtually decided to turn into prime Manuel Neuer in the second half, and produced save after save, denying the likes of Trossard, Gabriel, Havertz and Calafiori goals.
Hermansen was eventually beaten in the 94th minute and even that was down to a generous dose of luck for the home side- Trossard’s shot took a deflection off Ndidi.(it was declared an Ndidi own goal)
