French Newspaper Player Ratings Arsenal vs AS Monaco 2024 Champions League- L’Equipe & Nice Matin

Here are the player ratings for Arsenal vs Monaco in the Champions League (MD6) from the big French newspapers- renowned sports one L’Equipe as well as local paper Nice Matin (Monaco Matin)

Arsenal 3-0 Monaco (Bukayo Saka*2, Kai Havertz)

L’Equipe player ratings Arsenal vs Monaco UCL December 2024

Not surprisingly, Bukayo Saka’s brace had him as Arsenal’s best player on the evening, but L’Equipe tend to be notoriously harsh in giving out player ratings, and the winger got a 8/10. No other Arsenal player got as much, but coach Mikel Arteta got the same rating for his tactics.

Arsenal vs Monaco 2024 Player Ratings L'Equipe

The lowest rated Arsenal players in L’Equipe’s players were defender Jakub Kiwior and winger Gabriel Martinelli (both 5/10), with Arsenal as a team getting a rating of 6.3/10

On the Monaco side, former Liverpool player Takumi Minamino got a good rating from the bench (6/10) and was their best performer on the evening, along with Lamine Camara. The worst ASM players, according to L’Equipe, were central defender Salisu (2/10) and forward Breel Embolo (3/10)

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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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Lawro, Sutton, Merson- Pundit Predictions for Chelsea vs Arsenal

The big game this weekend is without a question the London derby between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge- a game that pits two teams on the same number of points (18 from 10 games).

Here is how the big pundits think the game will go.

Chris Sutton

Sutton at the BBC thinks this match hinges on whether or not Cole Palmer is fit enough to take the field for Chelsea.

He reckons Palmer makes such a difference to the team that he’s predicted a 2-1 Chelsea win if the forward plays, and a 1-1 draw if he doesn’t.

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